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Show THE LIVESTOCK SITUATION The coming Christmas Fat stock Week December 5th-10th in Los Angeles An-geles marks another milestone toward to-ward an annual livestock event which, no doubt, eventually will assume international in-ternational proportions. This is the second affair of this character attempted at-tempted in California and those in close touch with the livestock industry indus-try are agreed that the foundation has been laid for the development of an annual fat livestock exhibit that will prove of a great deal of benefit to everyone from the producer to the consumer in an educational way. The Fat Stock Week cannot properly proper-ly be called a livestock show as it was inaugerated to satisfy demand for premium quality meat foods during dur-ing the holiday season. However, along with this a great deal of benefit bene-fit results through the bringing together to-gether of the many classes of livestock live-stock from the standpoint of comparison compari-son which is always of a great deal of value to the producer. It has been demonstrated that the most democratic place imaginable is a fat livestock exhibit. Breeders of all classes forget their differences and rub shoulders in a mutual endeavor endeav-or to bring about a common end; namelv, better breeding and finishing finish-ing of livestock. In the old days the sheepman, the range cowman, " the dairvman and raiser of hogs had little in common and many times differed severely in their views. However, all lines of this nature are forgotten at such an exhibit and everyone throws in for the good of the cause. The Los Angeles exhibit is unique inasmuch as it is held entirely for the purpose of collecting together an assortment of high class, well finish-. finish-. ed fat livestock to meet the demand at this season for choice offerings of all kinds. To this feature has been added the offering of substantial substan-tial prizes contributed by people in a wide range of activities, many of whom are rather removed from .the livestock industry but this serves to .show that the public is appreciative ,of the importance of proper production produc-tion of meat food animals. These prizes are awarded to classes in the .fat stock exhibit as a recognition of superior quality. The basis of the Christmas Fat 'Stock exhibit in Los Angeles is some-what some-what different than the practice at other points where livestock exhibits :are a regular occasion. The Los Angels exhibit is open to all classes, .all comers and all breeds. It is be-.ing be-.ing supported by many individuals throughout the southwest, selling agencies at the Yards, meat packers, producers, the livestock exchange, meat jobbers, retailers, bankers and manv others and is conducted wholly from the standpoint of meeting the requirements of the trade for premium premi-um quality offerings at this season of the year. . As has been demonstrated at other points where activities of this character char-acter have been started the benefit from an educotional standpoint thru the opportunity to compare methods and in bringing the requirements of the consumer and packer to the notice of the producer brings about a more practical, economical and profitable operation in the production, distribution distribu-tion and marketing of meat food animals ani-mals and products incident thereto. It would seem well founded to predict pre-dict that the Pacific Southwest and California is due for rapid development develop-ment in efforts of this kind which have been so successfully worked out in other sections and everything points to a large exhibit of quality livestock from all sections of the west. |