Show r k T I 1 jivu itu 9 L A lie 0 i L t JA los loa angeles california november 6 early fall rains accompanied by warm weather we athar has brought out early development of green pastures and ranges in southern california e extending x t e I 1 i di n g w well e ll 11 i into rit 0 the S san a n J joaquin 0 aquin V valley a 1 le y a and n d C coast 0 us t R hange an e c country 0 u nt r y indications at this time point to one of the most satisfactory green teed feed years in recent southern california history a situation which means huge amounts saved to stockmen stoc kmen who otherwise would be forced arced to carry stock through on hay and concentrates cen A broad demand tor for stocker and feeder cattle has developed at the los angeles union stock yards there is an all especially urgent demand tor for good quality calves tor for which there are now a dozen buyers tor for every load arriving about twenty per cent of 0 the large cattle runs now arriving on oil the los log angeles angela market are going to country buyers tor for range and feedlot replacements again this tall fall in the stocker and feeder trade there la Is an absolute scarcity of well bred cattle suitable tor for feedlot and range requirements never la Is the need tor for good breeding bulls more apparent than when stocker and feeder cattle roll into the markets it would mean additional dit dit lonal ional millions ot of dollars in revenue to western cattlemen it if they could unite on a range cattle improvement pro program true it Is that many cattlemen are using registered bulls but more educational work Is needed to demonstrate to range operators the characteristics most needed even in registered bulls to develop the ibe blocky thrifty wide muzzled sort of 0 feeder calves that are most desired ie desired sired it must be admitted that one of 0 the problems facing any range cattle improvement program in the past has been the difficulty in establishing a price differential between good feeders and ordinary or mediocre a stock but now that a large proportion of the stocker and feeder cattle are being sold through western central markets the price differential Is being established competitive bidding on the open market wll probably do more to build up the quality of western feeder cattle than any program which might be devised lill impetus petus to the breeding up of good quality stor sto kers ekers and feeders will also come through tile the stocker and feeder section ot of the great western livestock show to bo be held december 14 to at the los angeles union stock yards it will be an easy matter to prove to western cattlemen that cattle feeders are more than willing to pay premium prices tor for thrifty good looking high quality feeders |