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Show TiJLivestock.) I. AiiiroK's, November 6, 1933 A i'ovti.a:i makes an interesting suir-;.e-tien as to ono way to luiilii up oat'.lo oii.i.'i i.n iii many parts of the west, where e:ttlonien are com-; riivnsr cattle production with on!i-luivy on!i-luivy larninir operations. It is his! opinion that cattlemen who have; farming property would do well to consider raisins; only "cow feed" on their farniintr property, to the end ,... f-,.v ,",)v orodace a larger per-j centage of fat beef. ! Ho hellves that n any cattlemen who are raisins farming: products' couid finish their beef cattle every vear. and do it to a hotter advantage than eov.ld be done, in ordinary dry-lots dry-lots far distant from where the cattle are produced. He believes that under ordinary range conditions, not a large enouirh percentage of fat cattle can be produced. When the cowman atterrpts to force his half fa'-c-itt'e on tiie market, he not only fails to obtain a satisfactory price but such plain beef injures consumption consump-tion and hurts the price to others. The objection of the cowman to feeding- cattle is that as a usual thing, his land is taxed so high that he cannot afford to raise cow feci but must raise crops that offer higher high-er financial returns. It is possible through organized efforts of a strong livestock association, that it would be possible to induce county assessors to tax land on the basis of what it is best fitted to produce. Naturally, a man with both range and farming land would be best adapted to raising uow feed and it seems only fair that the land should be assessed and taxed accordingly. There is a growing opinion among cattlemen that it is becoming more and more necessary to market only fat beef if there is to be any profit in the business. Market demand calls for better finished beef. There is always al-ways a surplus of unfinished and common quality beef, partly becau-e of the fact that dairymen are continually con-tinually unloading their surplus cows through beef channels. In other words, the cowman is attempting at-tempting to work his business out so that he is not entirely dependent upon up-on the elements and the purchase of the higher priced feeds in order to finish his stock in the years when moisture is deficient. |