| Show the livestock Livest Ocl situation Situa fion BY L A mcnaughton i the smallest pig crop in im the pas past t twenty years Is forecast for the fall of 1934 by the united states department of agriculture tho the extremely grave drouth situation coupled with the agricultural adjustment administrations corn hog reduction program pr has created a situation that may well cause concern the united states pork production for the next year Is going to foil fall far short of average production according 7 to official estimates and may tend to make pork something of it luxury ilog hog prices have advanced during recent weeks mainly because of light supplies here in southern california hog slaughter continues to bo be considerably below either cither last year or the year previous while allo the lie market price of live hogs stands st at around five cents a pound which in ili itself would mean cheap clieaf pork it must be remembered that the federal processing tax of a cwt cat must be added to the market price which makes pork costs to the packer and tho the ultimate consumer relatively high government estimates indicate the united states spring pig crop to bo be around head a decrease of 28 per cent smaller than a year ago or a reduction of 14 head it Is also judic indicated atea that the number of sows bows bred to farrow in ili the fall of 1934 will be ba 38 per cent smaller than a year benr previous if the government estimates tire correct and with pasture and crop con as bad as they are tills this decius likely only about sows bows will have farrowed furrowed far rowed in 1934 3 13 per cent less than in 1933 mid and per cent less lhnn in 1932 it would seem evident that thal 1 these stati statistics sticH a period of reduction pork production and 1 if buying power shows any gains wha whoever whatever ever we should be in for a a period of attractive hog prices 3 despite the huge decreases in production breeding stoel stock Is still available nt at relatively low prices partly because of serious drouth condl conditions in ill so many of the hog raising states it would seem that the map man who alio lias sufficient feed and capital with which to earry carry on would find it worth while to consider getting back into pork product production to especially ili hi the western states where WO have always been deficient in supplying ur home pork requirements it seel seems ls to I 1 0 roe me that aliat liat the young men in ili clubs find and future 1111 rn er cr organizations might velt vell consider lie hie purchase of a few got good ud bred gilts gilt or sows bows while wo we leivi been going through trying ana unusual times during the past few years it should bo be kept in mill mili mil i that year car in and year out the old ohl soy sov hua has beun been ft a profitable part of the ille form batup pork Is and always will be one of the great staple foods now it looks as though production Is in line to again become a profitable sideline |
