Show elive 0 sto ck arl 00 1 0 U sl mw the large number of dairy cows coming into the various livestock markets during the recent weeks is au an indication that dairy men are taking advantage ot of the present favorable beef prices to dispose of some of 0 the lower producing animals in their herds at prices which compare very favorably with the original price paid tor for these animals when they were first purchased as fresh cows or springers there lias has been as high as 15 per cent of the cattle receipts at some markets consisting of this class ot of animal and as these are tat fat and have been on full teed feed they dress dregs out well and make very acceptable meet meat when compared with the ordinary run ol of cattle recent instances are recorded where dairymen have received more than per head for cows going to the packers the packing interests look with lavor favor on this grade ot of cattle because they dress out fairly high as when approaching the drying ott off period they take on considerable flesh at present prices approximately three discarded cows will take carcot the purchase ot of two fresh cows which Is a favorable exchange considering the price received during the producing period of 0 one to three years almost any dairyman can make some replacements replacement at the present time lime to his distinct advantage in higher herd average and lowered pro costs some of the dairy dalry ment located at long distances from market are now finding it profitable to diversity diversify their intensive dairy program by the addition ot of swine to their former specialized livestock interests shipping cream at prevailing butterfat prices and feeding the skim milk mik to grow ing ine pigs with some of the local second or third grade barley beans or other fattening ening foods which are obtainable tai locally at various seasons of 0 the year many of the dairymen are working this plan out to quite distinct advantage over the former practice of shipping whole milk as in addition to revenue from sale of hogs they have less transportation costs on oil the cre crean an than milk and also the additional fertility remain ing on the ranch from the hog and calf feeding the larger dairy farm owners are nearly all acquiring adjoining lower price land when available where some cows cos can be put up tor for the dry period feeding when the pasture will not carry them some dairymen have ranches in addition to their home place where they haul their dry cows and weaned calves to the ranch with their own trucks and returning bring fresh cows back to the dairy these ranches provide pasture feed to supply cheaper carrying over and raising costs than are possible at the intensive dairy farms there Is an opportunity in the south southwest wet for ranchers to buy well bred dairy lieffers hei fers sired by purebred sires at tt prices and raise them to milking age for sale to the intensive dairy centers near the big cities where good dairy cows are now bringing about twice what it would cost to raise the calves to maturity under range conditions the rancher located so as to take advantage of these conditions will be rewarded with more lucrative returns than either the intensive dairy farmer or the distant producer who is not located close enough to take advantage of the well bred dairy calves now being healed |