Show J 1 Live sio cid L JA Observers agree that the mar mar- marketing marketing marketing experience In connection with beet beef bee cattle during the past season has baa Indicated an unquestionable unquestionable trend rend on the part of ot the trade toward younger lighter beet animals representing earlier ma- ma maturity maturity ma maturity and finish feeding Losses on the eastern markets In the past several months on 11 heavy cavy beet cattle have been ex- ex ex experienced contrast contrasted d with good profits upon that class during the preceding year This ot of o course may bo ho accounted for tor in two ways was one is the fact that there was a 1 a much larger supply of o this class duo to the large largo amount of corn corli corn which was through the lie medium m of feeding beef cattle dur during ng the tho- past sea sea- seaBon sea eon Bon eon The second second reason no doubt may be credited to toa a a preference on on the the pir p par r of consumers ners of beet beef lighter for or lighter r and younger younger cattle cattle ilS as prices on this 1118 class have main maln- maintained l a favorable ratio as com corn compared pared with the ht heavier l r kinds kinds The corn situation has las had a aery avery cry ery direct bearing on the severe breaks which cattle have e suffered on the eastern castern and the tho feature that was responsible for throwing so much corn into bee beef feeding channels was that while bile tim 1923 and 1924 around hogs were marketed this number as r was reduced to In 1925 and in 1926 This tIe tIe- decline de decline cline dine of hogs bogs equaling 27 per per er cent may be credited to the decreased corn production of 1924 which curtailed hog and then when this years year's cro crop was available the porkers were not In the country so the time corn was diverted to beet beef channes channe's lI I bringing about au nu unusual situ situ- situation situation situ situation in the ratio of corn to beef bed bee vai al values ues Indications are arc that the con con- consumption consumption figures figure gures on beef beet will show a substantial increase in over o preceding years ears as for forthe forthe forthe the first ten months of this year ear over 01 cattle have been handled d at nt at stockyards Duo Due 10 C th the fact that so many cattle It ordinarily move to the countr country as stockers or feeders ha have been finished out in the corn belt dur- dur durIng during dur during ing the tha past season there hero has lias I been more or less of a shot short o of feeder cattle which has hall caused many Corn Belt feeders to feed sheep and lambs durin during tIme the present year ear Instead of catU It catt I It i is estimated In the Corn Com Belt DalL that a sharp decrease In the num num- nuni- nuni number I her ber of ot cattle on feed will be evl- evl eli I This situation contributes to the I belle belief that satisfactory beef cato cat I price levels le will be maintained during the coming year ear as a reo re- reflection rc of the tho curtailed supply On O l the tho other hand due duo to th the satisfactory feed fled conditions on the Pacific coast and In the so south west sooth west a larger number of cattle have moved to the time ranges for grass feeding than is ordinarily the case So far as the feed lots iota In iii the Pacific and southwest tel tel- ter territory arc concerned of cours Increase Is due to a large et e tent to the tendency of ot the In- In Industry industry in industry to use supplementary feed feeds In feeding cattle for market marlet as well well well-as as an increasing trend toward feed lot finishing with with the ae- ae accompanying ac accompanying companying unprecedented gr growth In population resulting In a a greatly greaty d consumer demand In- In Indications Indications In Indication are In la the th the Pacific south south- west couth west that this tills practice will wilt d de develop steadily There Is no question que but what the utility of the younger heat I animal in the time fe teed feed d lot Jot has been demonstrated and through rough the evident preference of the market for this class no doubt many feed feeders ers era will be attracted toward finish feeding of ot this type The tendency toward o r maturity and finish fee feeding of beef cattle in of great importance particularly to the tIle range cow cow- cowman cowman cowman man as ns it will mean a quicker turnover of his product with nc- nc accompanying ac accompanying companying decre decreased ed carrying charges which have hare proven so ex- ex ex expensive pensive to the Industry as a under the tim practices of the tho past pastOn On the other hand the develop elop development development ment of finish feeding of live lI stock stock fits in admirably with the program in the west designed to 0 encourage the handling of a few I head of livestock on every farm farmin farmIn In the interest of or economical pro pro- pro production I of fertilizer as well as 8 the addition of a profitable di- di di dl diversification ersi versification |