Show FAVORABLE ID LIVE STOCK OUTLOOK department of agriculture reports 18 percent fewer hogs with rising market A considerable increase in hog bog production next tall fall and a corn acreage about the same as in 1924 1024 are recommended by the united states department of agriculture la in the second section of its annual out look report released today to day deer beet cattle prices this year average somewhat higher than last las year and aad those for sheep and woo wool should be at least on par with those ot of 1924 the report says Is dairymen Dal rye are urged to make no further expansion in their industry higher egg prices may be expected expect et during the season of 0 flush production this year than last but poultry prices may be lower hog producers the report says enter 1025 1925 with IS 18 per cent fewer hogs than a year ago and there is every indication that prices during the next IS 18 months will be higher than at any time since 1920 six to eight million fewer pigs will be born this spring than last spring fewer sows bows will farrow next fall fail than farrowed furrowed far rowed last tall fall it if producers respond to the unfavorable relation of corn and hog prices as they have done in the past while the 1924 corn crop will probably be well cleaned up an increased acreage in 1925 does not appear advisable in view of the indicated reduction in the feeding demand stocks of old corn on farms are likely to be smaller than usual in the beginning of the new crop year 1925 but it appears that not more than an average crop will be required to supply the needs of the country tor for both teed feed and commercial purposes prices for beet beef cattle tor for 1925 should average somewhat higher than for 1921 the industry is gradually working into a more favorable position due to the relation of beet beef to competing commodities especially pork improved industrial conditions aud and in no small measure to the catt cat lemans own sacrifices market receipts will probably be somewhat smaller than 1924 all conditions indicate that the longtime outlook for the industry is even more favorable further expansion in dairying in 1925 seems inadvisable A recovery in prices of dairy products could hardly be expected should the number of milk cows be further increased domestic production appears adequate and the foreign dairy situation is such as to keep world market prices low t and thus limit the height to which our butter prices can rise without bringing in foreign butter prospects for the sheep industry in 1925 appears favorable the world wool outlook and the prospective meat situation lu this country promise prices for 1925 at least on a a par with those of 1924 there does not appear to be any immediate danger of overproduction as the increase I 1 in the number of sheep has as yet been only slight the outlook of the poultry industry during 1925 from the standpoint of market egg prices is favorable while from the standpoint of market poultry prices it is not so encouraging it seems probable that higher egg prices will prevail during the season of flush production this year than last with an abnormally large carryover carry over of dressed poultry in storage it seems probable that lower prices on market poultry may prevail tor for at least the first halt half of the year there are as many horses and mules of working age on farms as will be needed for the coming season and average prices of work stock are lower than they were a year ago A decided decrease in colt production during the past few years however points to a future shortage of 0 good work stock this shortage Is likely to be acute during the time that colts foaled coaled this year and next or even young horses purchased now are still in active service |