Show the livestock situation Situa fion by J A mcnaughton Naughton Me tito tremendous increase In creaso in the importance of as the market for western livee livestock tock Is reflected in statistics lust just released by george A scott federal agricultural statistician U V 8 department of agriculture in 1030 california packers slaughtered a total of oo cattle as aa against a total slaughter in ili 1922 of calf slaughter calf slaughter in 1030 totaled against tit in 1032 sheep and lamb slaughter of compares com paros with 1720 in ili 1022 1922 A decrease la Is shown in ili hog slaughter due to ety of hogs hoga the country over in 1030 slaughter included hov hogs 3 against in 1033 the PC peak ak year in ili hog slaughter in california and in 1022 wo we may expect a gradual increase In creaso in hog in california as supplies auppl lea of hogs increase fifteen states market cattle and calves in sizable volume in california 1 and several other states market stock at various times but of course aside from california itse itself it the bulk of receipts come from nearby states principally arizona nevada new mexico oregon utah and idaho idabo the broad demand for stocker and feeder cattle for grazing and feedlot finishing in california Is shown by statistician scotts scott fig ur urea during the ten year period from 1022 to 1031 1931 inclusive call fornia forkla imparted an average of stocker and feeder cattle and calves while the average from 1032 1932 to 1030 1930 inclusive was waa and in ili 1020 the total was thus may be seen the importance of california as a marketing place for hundreds hun dreda of thousands of west ern produced cattle arizona depends mainly upon california as an all outlet for lind and feeders and also for fat stock in 1022 1922 Ariz arizona onet shipped tipped ol cattle into california fl stockers and feeders against 17 2 in 1030 arizona lias hits made great forward strides in ili feedlot and pasture finishing cattle as aa indicated by the fact that only arizona cattle and calves were marketed t in california for immediate slaughter in fit 1022 1922 while the total in 1030 1036 was new mexico stands second in ill tho the number of stockers and feeders marketed in ill california tho the 1030 total OU of comparing with in 1022 1922 while cattle and calves were marketed for Im mediates laughter in 1030 against only in 1022 these figures are presented to indicate the importance of california as aa a marketing place for live stock produced in the far western sante 5 it is especially significant to point out ont that it was wag not so many any years ago that california cattle cattlemen niell had to depend mainly upon poll outside states for the sale bale of their product produce whilo now because of the tremendous increase in population ula tion this lils state not only con aumea tho the equivalent of its entire output but imports more thaia a tilled third of it n uni nials from other states |