Show W I 1 S Z e live 1 1 1 abue ftc 1 I 1 Ul alaj AJ ua ay I 1 V ja 1 s n los angeles december 12 having just returned from a trip which i carried me through thet middle west and a visit to the great international live livestock stock exposition at chicago the writer la Is convinced that the livestock industry Is on a more prosperous footing than has been tho the case tor for several leiis the middle west had good crops crops for or ahe the most part there are more mor eattle battle in alian I 1 tor for a good many years consumer colsum or buying ilu g power Is on the upgrade and andgrade trade opinion generally Is that we are in 14 tor for several years ot of good times the middle f addle west has a great deal of 0 soft sot torn ma corn due to the late planting period last summer and early frosts in the fall about the only thing that can bo done with this corn is to turn it immediately into beef cattle feeding the result Is that a good many middle western cattle are exported expected to come on the markets rather barix early tills this probably will mean that the markets will continue to be supplied with litif a vast vait amount of mediocre beet beef while prime long tod led tattle cattle will be scarcer than ever during the winter months there Is a feeling fee liag ln in the e middle vloet that cattle were laid in too high for comfort of feeders however feeds are plentiful and relatively cheap and most ot of the middle western farmers believe that beet beef production will pay a fair price tor for crops that would otherwise have little value the california barley tanner farmer could learn a valuable lesson from the middle western tann barmor erthe the idea of marketing grain th through ei the mad lum ot of pork beet beef and ot of speculating an the highly fluctuating grain markets meats are staple and price trends do not begin to fluctuate to the extent that Is true with barley the attitude ot of those attending the international livestock exposition wag optimistic there Is a broad demand deman d for or high quality bie breeding eding stock and tho that great grea t array of registered beet beef cattle nd shee sheep p attracted wide interest JI 1 am jioie tul ful thal that los angeles next year may have suitable buildings for its great livestock show those wha are tami familiar I 1 with the history of th e chlcagno chicago show know of abe vast amount ot of good theat has b been een acco tor for the middle west to my mind every one benefits from the exhibition afi of the great breeding herds for example Inter international natio nal week in chicago Is the biggest trade week of the year tor for chicago merchants the money chicago spends in making the great livestock ix exposition position possible Is returned many times in money during the show but of course the greatest bene tits fits come to the livestock industry it self it Is a great thing thin g to bring to gether not only the tine fine livestock but the forward thinking stock meu when the good breeding stock than chan hands bonds at the stock show it means better quality livestock on the average farm arm or ranch a better product tor for the consumer and places tile the en tho livestock and meat industry on a more stable and profitable prod table basis i |