Show the livestock situation by J A mcnaughton liton interest la in the western cow colI country li Is now centered in the great western livestock show which la Is to be held october to november ird ard 3rd at the los angeles union stock bards yards because the show Is of such a practical and ami educational nature cattlemen from the western stated state have come to rega regard rd this annual institution as being tremendously important to the conduct of their business the show Is h held eld by the district agricultural association anh and Is supported mainly by state funds probably tahe greatest influence influent ce the show has exerted has been in the development of catle feeding in fil faw fh west divot ahen the great westi gil ern was inaugurated fourteen leq years ro ago there was atas hardly such ft a thing as a feedlot in Calf california fornia or arizona As a result of the fat stock show is was elearly clearly demonstrated that western cattle feeders using homegrown home grown feeds and byproducts of western industries could produce beef of choice and prime quality equal to any produced anywhere in the world the stock show sales helped to publicize tills this fact and helped to create ft a price premium bor for the better quality stock in this way the stock show has proven to be of tremendous economic benefit to western estern tt agriculture providing an outlet for home produced hay grain and other feeds theother the other big lesson derived by cattlemen from the stock show has been in the demonstration of the economic worth and usefulness of regIste registered Ud bulls one of the outstanding features of the los angeles show again this year will be the auction sale of registered dIere hereford fora bulls consigned by leading hereford breeders bleeders bre eders of the western states iMore than head will wilf be sold including valuable lierd herd sire prospects range bulis bulls and fou foundation nAtIon heifer heffers hei fers s the famous I 1 beet beef cattle auctioneers col arthur IV V thompson of lincoln nebraska has been brought out by the cattlemen to preside at the sale these good registered bulls will improve the quality of the beef and the earning power of the herds into which they go other features of the show will be the rodeo on saturday and sunday the junior division comprising exhibits by the youthful lii l II and future farmer exhibitors the array of breeding swine fat cattle lambs and hogs fed by commercial stockmen stoc kmen and farmers |