Show EAT LAMB IS PLEA or OF NG Problems of Western Sheep Producer Out Out- Outlined Outlined Outlined lined In Statement SAN SAX FRANCISCO April 23 In order to avoid vold r y later Inter In the 8 are urged b by TV W P Wing secretary ot of the Call California Cornia Wool Fool ool Growers to rat pat more limb lamb The Tho Southern Pacific railroad d Wing Wings lamb designated April 9 14 as n s Bala 8 seek cek In connection with its dinIng Ine car sen s ice Lamb growers toddy today are arc faced with t two 0 difficulties said Wing nIng First rt they lire ire unable to move any of ot their lambs east est at this 3 season or oC o the 3 Sear seir r e to compete alth the winter fed lambs at the thc central markets ts This Is because ot of the bid b d mountain weather Heather and a amen men Fen i n lo to right I ht pound In transit Second because of ot lack lark of ot pas s plure turn Inre these lambs lamb must be mo moved moed ed The The only alternative e e Is to 10 send the limbs lambs io lo the killing h eSI ments h menus on the coast const which i invoices a 0 shrinkage of ot only toto tour four to fuse five fl e rounds per head There was no rain In to California roe Cor forty five days Consequently there thero has bas been a gradual grad drying Ing IngUi up Ui of ot the green succulent pa 1 tures which serve eerie to grow the lambs and feed cod the ewes tog In milk for Cor the tha limb lambs These pastures p have hale h e become so o dry that although rain at this time mv ivo Ewe s the llio gnas in the tho Sacramento illey alley v-alley It will not save the tho grass In tho ho Bakersfield and section sc t on in ot of the Son San Alle valley sailey Iven the present prent R SIll Kill not bring conditions back IP to aern tor for the sheep cheep In the th Sacramento and San valleys valleY Coulomb California I la is essentially ana an ag- ag state and its prosperity prosper In city and county depends each the tho state year on the success of oC and livestock products Ono One crops of the greatest Industries of o the state Is Iq sheep raising raisin There are arc sheep shepp In California rep rep rep- representing resenting nn en investment of The Tho lamb Iamb cro crop this year yearby y his by been ben estimated d at t pcr cr cent the largest in to year years A steady and normal demand for lamb will Insure a 0 a steady mar mar- market ket It If the lambs are thrown on the market with no buyers there will ho be a heavy VV drop In prices but the shortage ot of o lambs Il later Iter In th I lla season seon will sill automatically c prices to a 1 high level Ie lei el Therefore of ot the west no co 0 are aro urging people to cat eat more lamb Iamb now |