Show the arr I 1 lie livestock situation by J A mcnaughton california farmers are becoming livestock minded 11 tills this statement may limy appear mitt unusual sual when la Is it considered that california Is ono one of lie largest livestock states in ili Anic america rica but tho the fact la Is that most of the stats states cattle and sheep uro tire by stockmen stoc kmen who nix are not and have never been farmers in ill other words california Is 1 a state of nn anil d only ili rare instances la Is there a great deal of diversification practiced by individual zarmora or stockmen stoc kmen hut blit dinies arc gradually changing ua is farmers far nicra tire aro looka to livestock feeding as it of products product a of their kind for the most moat moa t part it seems to io be a change toward a lotter and more balanced b a in need livestock feeding on oil the farms where the feed Is produced means more efficient chent we of the states resources resource a and tit the same saine time thile tends toward maintaining or improving soil noil fertility it la Is not economically sound for tho the grain and forono to stand the costs of extra a nul nd extra handling charges when at least a fair share of the product might bo be utilized to good on oil tho the barnis fauns where it la Is produced I 1 in california chilli oman ns as well cl iw as in ili most of the other western tern states tho the range catinat bo be depended upon to nil jill of the livestock grazed bihm it tile tho result Is that range operators need food ers who will buy the ill ln lit or half fat stock and fattore the aal nl mals i before flioy go to for few castio tire properly satiated altun teil for livestock aceil ing it la Is usually truo true that grain and almy am y inny lie be to better fin advantage through tile the medium of livestock feeding one important feature that needs more attention li 19 wll RAI fertility it Is es wittel to to life of agriculture ng ri culture landa in ili tile alio west bilat livestock nimit tre be given a moi moie e important place in tile the form farm pro grant grain livestock Lh estock ikamire Is the hlenn fertilizer fc livestock feeding Is becoming moro more wid more an 03 sentral phase of a pi ba balanced latic ln in the west |