Show the livestock situation by J A Me Naughton or of fed cattle during tile lute late spring and summer months arc expected to be larger than during I 1 tile period a ago states the of agricultural B economics co no lilies the chief reason for this la 19 that in tile corn cuttle cattle on feed tire ore estimated ti it total 13 per cent more than last year large supplies of feed in the corn kelt belt tire arc responsible for this find will also its probably influence feeders to hold their cuttle cattle longer it la is expect expected ed that the proportion of cuttle cattle to be marketed from froin april through julle will be it a little larger tills year than last but will be far below the proportion in ili any of the lie preceding 10 years likewise tile the Iro proportion portion of red fed cattle to be marketed after august I 1 will probably be the largest in ili 10 years except for ta capt t year prices of the better grades of bleers s aud and heifers heffers frequently de bitne during the spring months increases in marketing while prices of the lower grades of slaughter cattle usually advance because of small supplies A 1 factor that Is 19 expected to hold the slaughter of cows cowa and heifers heffers down tills this year Is the tendency 01 on the part of cattle nien to increase their herda cattle prices have averaged si 1 to ija 2 higher so far in 1030 1930 than in t the lie corresponding period of 1938 1038 bartly duo due to reduced volume in slaughter laughter and to stronger consumer demand deni and hero here at the los angeles union stock yards it a new top for 1039 was W as established during the latter part of april by 1122 lb ib steers from the new L ew mexico state agricultural college which sold at 1010 ro per cwt cat most feed steers grading good to choice are selling 11 at t 9 to 10 per cwt cat at tile the los angeles union stock yards last year on may ilay 2 the new mexico college steers also set bet a now new top tol for the year bringing 10 per ewt cwt tile the success of 0 the new mexico college jn ln regularly producing market topping 9 Is typical of the good work being done by western universities ond and experiment dla ata lons in ill developing the most efficient methods of western feeding bartly because of tho the educational work being done there la Is a u growing movement to pend feed cattle in ill our western states that in ill the vist past liale have lial e turned out range cattle only additional dry lot feeding will result in fit a larger more stabilized supply of veu irell finished beet beef as well as give tile the funner a better market for the feed he raises find and an opportunity to build up tho mo fe fertility iiii of 0 his soil |