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Show fLrvestoclc : dSituationJ I gCTMMJCHrofeQy Los Angeles, September 24, 1934 Nothing short of sensational has been the showing of the farm boys in 4-H clubs and high school Future Farmer classes at the Pacific coast stock shows so far this fall. So adept have these young men become in selecting breeding stock and in feeding feed-ing their animals that they have won. champion ribbons in competition with veteran stockmen who have been studying breeding and feeding for many years. Should the youngsters win a single championship at a show, it might not be noteworthy, but when, as in the case of the California State fair, the youngsters consistently won blue and purple ribbons throughout the show, particularly in the dairy and swine classes, it means that these boys really know what they are doing and it certainly indicates that livestock live-stock production of the future is bound to show the greatest improvement improve-ment we have ever witnessed in our centuries of breed development. The. fact that these young men in their high school work are carrying out projects of real merit is also a tribute to the type of instructors who are in charge of the high school agricultural agri-cultural departments. The fact that a boy wins a purple ribbon in a stock show is of course important and the honor means a great deal, but more important than that is the fact that the boy's mind is being developed to have a keen appreciation of the value of good breeding and feeding practices. prac-tices. We must all appreciate that these young men will be the commercial commer-cial stockmen of the coming generation. genera-tion. There never has been a time when good quality livestock did not have a better sales appeal than mediocre stock and it is very probable prob-able that consumers will continue to have a better appreciation of quality products. The time is not far distant when' advertising of the meat business will be predicated to a great extent upon quality. There will always be enough of the common and plain livestock never too much quality stock. The young men of today have been fortunate in being able to build up their foundation flocks and herds with relatively small outlay of money. A purebred sow backed with generations of valuable breeding has cost him very little more than an ordinary old sow. The same has been true of beef cows, dairy cows and ewes. Agricultural instructors have been keen to reaelize this fact and have encouraged the boys to enter into the livestock business on a much higher scale than probably would have been possible when prices i of purebred stock were relatively high. These young fellows stand a . good chance to be in excellent posi-; posi-; tion to raise livestock on a very ; profitable basis when they become i established on their own farms and i ranches. r : |