Show the my I 1 lie livestock situation by J A As aa the dates of tho the great beef cattle battlo show tit lit treasure island sau hau sisco february 18 to 28 approach interest in ili tile the show on the part ot of western cattlemen Is mounting more than 1200 enerle from the united states and canado canada have been drawn to the magnet of that will ie be offered in ili premiums for beef cattle hereford entries number more than according to information received from ezra eira J fjeldsted caleb of the division of livestock the beef cattle show the first major livestock event of the exposition will follow the convention of the american national nation al livestock association february 16 15 to 17 at san francisco the combined events are expected to attract the largest group of at ock ever assembled in one spot in the united states exhibitors at the show will welcome the opportunity to display their cattle before the leading stockmen stoc kmen of the nation although many people are not aware of the fact california Is 18 second only to texas among western states in numbers of beef cattle cattie As the second largest range state in the united states california otters offers an excellent market for registered beef cattle of popular type it Is to be expected that many of tile the regi registered sterea cattle on display at treasure island will remain in this state auction sales of the three major beef breeds will be held la ili conjunction with the show and of course a number of sales will doubtless be made lit at private treaty it la is my iny firm conviction that stock shows without sales both at auction and privately only partially answer their purpose primarily stock shows archeld are held as a means of comparing animals anil and establishing types as well as a arousing interest in breeding improved stock many stockmen stoc kmen while attending shows goi get the burgs to buy some soine hotter better foundation ant mala and build up the quality of their herds herds auction sales held in conjunction with shows furnish opportunity for this 14 although though Call california fornia annually imports ninny many thousands of stocke 6 r and feeder cattle more california cattlemen are becoming interested in establishing breeding herds and raising their own calves many stockmen stoc kmen believe that land values and taxes are arc too high in california to maintain a breeding herd the year around the comparatively ively vely high prices of well bred calves during the past taw icv years however have brought about the idea that it might ile be cheaper to raise these calves in some cases than it if la Is to buy uy them the adjoining states of arizona oregon and nevada havo have made tremendous progress in building up the quality of their cattle in the past few years and some of the highest priced registered cattle cattie in the nation have gone to these states and to california in all probability many of the I 1 excellent cattle that will beon be on d display at treasure asand february 18 to 28 will remain in the west to add their influence in ind increasing rensing the quality of western cattle |