Show the livestock situation by J A mcnaughton As aa a result of unusually favor tible winter and spring range teed teea conditions will have the largest crop af 0 early carly lambs in till ill history according to estimates of or the united states department of agriculture tills this years early inma rop crop has already started in oving moving to market uio the seasons foryt shipment having arrived on tile tho los angeles market last week tilt the movement of these choice quinba will attain full volume la in april may and juno june not only will california californi ll 11 have more early lambs than ever before but other early lamb producing sections report indications all pointing towards larger crapa than last season generally around 15 per cent above tho the rather small mail 1037 crop comparatively little difficulty la Is anticipated lit in the marketing of oc tho the california lamp crop due to the unusually high quality of this years crop it Is estimated that well in ill excess of it liala million early curly california lambs will bo be shipped east going as far annew york nud and boston there will be an abundant supply of these choice spring lambs available tor for easter dinner tables all over the land california sheep men have developed lambs that call for premium i lit in nil all parts of the country the itile choice quality Is duo due to the intelligent and ana widespread use of good registered rams of the most approved typos in fact california lins lias long been one of the best markets in the united states for high quality rams it ls Is said that only new zealand has developed tile the production of choice lambs on a scale comparable with tho the accomplishments ments of california sheep nien men california stands second in the united states in tho the number of stock sheep on farms farina and ra ranches its as of january according to tho the united department of agriculture ri texas with stands first california with second aud and wyoming with 3 lO OOOO third in III the eleven clevell western states and texas are around stock sheep nearly hearty GO per cent of till nill tho the sheep lu in tho the en cn tiro tire united states Call C fornias shet p and lamb population ad of january lat wati waa es to have a lit in ulcess of |