Show the livestock situation by J A mcnaughton although go goyer ment estima estimates es of the number of pigs farrowed furrowed far rowed in ili 1038 1938 shows that we are rapidly regaining our nor normal mill swine number western pork producers will remain in ili a better situation as regards marketing than corn belt farmers fan ners the reason for this is that california Californi ft annually imports over two thirds of the hogs bogs for slaughter anu and in ili addition brants in a 1 I large amount of cured pork because of this the western states will continue to enjoy price differential equivalent to the cost of shipping hogs from the corn belt here at the los angeles anlu stock yards our hog market Is generally the highest in the united states this Is an additional reason that more western ranchers could profitably raise a few hogs hog raising is a means of marketing a great many cull products such I 1 as fruit grain screen screenings ings skim shim milk and various other waste products many grain ranchers keep tf few brood sowa on oil liand hand to clean up 11 stubble fields and supply pigs to consume part of the grain raised on the ranch the use of irrigated and native pasture is a houn boun to the hog rals rr or records kept at various california ranches where pigs were ivere fed grain while on pasture show very low costs costa of putting on gain where pasture Is available around or less ills ibs of concentrates la Is usually sufficient to turn out ibs of pork successful hog rals ors ers consider that some sort of pasture or a source of cheap ny pro duct feeds Is 13 essential to coi consist tut ent swine production prod action pit pasture sture is used fur I 1 og find and ladan Is con com og illo hlo pi eminence also the use vf ct green pastures cuts down the amount of protein supplement necessary ces sary while it Is possible to fatten fattell hogs hoga on a straight grain ration it Is more economical to use some home hilgh protean feed to balance the ration meat scraps fish meal and abid skim milk are coid corn donly used ou trinny vei allary 10 tae annual swine day will be held nt at tile the university of saufoi nia college of agriculture nt at da davis vis it Is planned at that time to leave as speakers on the program several successful hog producers special emphasis will be placed on oil the use of cheap weeds such as linia lima beans cull fruit and rice byproducts |