Show Ogden Stockyards Growing Million and third One-third Head Comprise Years Year's Business Largest Yards Yard West We t of Denver Provide Rea Ready Sale Or Convenient Outlet to Markets in Middle West WestOr WestOr WestOr Or Pacific Coast Ogden's Importance a as a ft live live- tock center as the shipping teed feed feed ine Ing and find marketing point for cattle callie cheep and hogs hoes has attracted tion na na- na natIOnwide wide lion attention Og- Og Ogden den Us-den den uen la is I the railroad of the territory with lines lite radiating In all directions direction from this ity and because Ogden Ofden Is i In the heart o 0 great livestock range and feeding area local men nen have hav Invested heavily In the here with the tha one pur- pur pur purpose pose ose OC o of making Ogden the big tie live live- tock market of the tain tam territory In April 1117 1911 the Ogden Oden UnIon to was wu established by a 1 of or local bual business ess men head bead beaded I ed Oct by L F Whitlock Fred J I James Pingree W H Vat Wat- WatI Wat-la Wat VatIS I Is IS Lars Lure Hansen and S S S Jensen I i These The men with their ress resa realized the th opportunity of a ft real reat livestock mar mar- market market mar market ket at ab Ogden Orden and placing L F F WhItlock at the head of the or- or organIzation organization or as general manager lIme established the first unit of he yards with with a ft capacity of 50 of cattle 30 carloads ot of oft oft-neep neep and 30 carloads of hogs hoes Dy By management and ani with the operation theco-operation operation eo-operation of the IntermountaIn livestock raisers who realized the great be b derived by the th of a ft market at fit Ogden n the yard have hav made a remarkable growth necessItating the buIlding of ot additions In the th way of yards Jer vers and loading facilities until to to- to today today day Oay the yards ve a ft capacity of 50 carloads of rattle carloads t of sheep and carloads of hogs hoga Ion 1011 SANITATION S These additions have been con con- con constructed with a view of makIng th the yards ards the most modern and yards to be b found All Allenc ens enc are ar constructed with con con- concrete conCrete con concrete crete floors drains n a splendid system concrete watering troughs and with alt aI alJ latest conver r lences lur pure mountain water is III piped into ll pens barn has been construct construct- constructed constructed ed which which will vIll house hous under cover This Thi sheep barn barri Im- Im Im Immediately mediately to adjoins the th loading ch Chutes ute To take care of the th summer ummer sheep and lamb shIpments a ft large lare area areaba has baa been set aside which will ae- ae ac accommodate sheep or lambs Shade hade ire Are re scattered J through through- throughput put the pens givIng gl ample ampi ton from from the th sun xun Concrete wa Wa- Wa Watering wa troughs and up to feed r are ar constructed In each pen Theme hese sheep feeding pens pen are pro pro- pronounced pro pronounced by shippers as the most moat modern and convenient to be he found fount The Ogden Union stockyards Is not only a largo large feeding point for transient shipments but It has grown until today It Is a ft real live lIve- lIvestock kock stock rock market California with Its ll taId ld growth In population has hila turned to Ogden pr len as Its livestock market and each day a ft large laree num num- nuni- nuni number bier ber of California buyers buyer are on the market purchasIng fat tat p he p and swine which are shipped to all California packers Six livestock commission firms have established offices In the Ex Ex-chanc Ex change and are dally daily op- op op op at the tho th yards In addItion to these firms are a ft large larf nurn- nurn num number bee ber of order buyers buyer and traders among mong them being Charl Charles Clayton who dally daily operates on the Ogden Oden market and who Is recognized ns as the largest buyer In the th entire country STRONG G D DEMAND With these thes buyers buyer constantly on the Ogden market looking for cat cat- cattie cat cattle tie tle sheep ani an hogs hoes for California and find eastern markets marleNs shippers of the tir tain tam territory are assured of good Of-fn Of for all sto stock lock k shipped hipped to Ov Og- Og tec er The American Packing company located at Of- Of Ogen en en the Cudahy Packing company company compan at Silt Salt lAke I together witha with It a l large number of smaller mailer packing plants are constant buyers on the Ogden market The fhe Th United States department of agriculture O has a ft district office offic In Inthe inthe Inthe the Exchange building from which dally dully market returns are quoted The annual report re- re re Issued by the government run that head of ot livestock were handled lat last year at the Ogden Union stockyards This Is the largest number handled at any stock alock yard west of ot Denv Denver r and is I itemized as follows Sh Sheep ep Hors hogs Cattle Catti Horses Houes k 2139 Total The Th part of the report that Is most moat gratifying to Manager Manner Whit Whit lock lock loek and others other Interested In the theO O Ogden den Union stockyards Is that whIch shows show the th In sales of cattle sheep and hogs hos ho s upon the Ogden Oden market markt Of the head hend of cattle whIch were received at the th Ogden rd during the past year were on the market or per cent of all aU catti re- re r w were re for market market- This ThI government annual report also alao shows that during the th year yearl 1926 1925 the Ogden Union stockyards handled cars of livestock car cars being shipped Into Ogden and 1077 cars care being belne shipped hipped out of Ogden FEEDING YARDS Ogden Is I rapidly being fixed as SI a ft livestock feeding see see- sec section tion lion During the th past pat few months feeder cattle have bave been purchased at the th Ogden Orden yard by feeders d r operating oper within 20 miles of the th city These Thee cattle caUle have bave been taken out on the th farms and nd In InI inthe I the he fled feed lots where they are ar fed fel feland f and fattened and are ar heinz reo re- re turned to 10 the Ogden yards ready for Cor market Many small farmers farmer near Ogden have found the ad- ad advantage ad advantage vantage of feedIng a ft few good cattle or sheep and each fall they purchase feeder stock tock to which they tey icy feed teed the products ot of theIr farms ers Inc the largest livestock feeding ceding plant located In Inthis inthis Inthis this territory Is just three miles from the Ogden ri yards ards This plant covers 70 acre acres and represents an Investment of ot In build build- buildIngs ln Ings machinery and yard Im- Im Improvements improvements Im Improvements alone The yards have hae I I i rapacity capacity of lamb lambs and cattle at anyone any one lime the lambs being fed tc I under sheds This plant Is a ft custom feed teed yards and feeds and finishes feeder cattle and sheep shelp for a ft large larce number of ot dealers dealer In this territory STEADY STEAD GAINS s Experienced feeders have stated less that more rapid gains rains and at less cost are ar put on cattle cattle and and sheep at Ogden than at any section ot of the country This Is probably due to a c combination of conditions as with an almost perfect climate for feeding with excellent pure mountain water and with good teed In abundance stock tock fed here makes record gaIns and at a ft rca rca- rea reasonable cost coat In January 1920 I 20 the first an- an annual an annual nual nuat Ogden livestock show was held at the Ogden UnIon stock stock- stockyards stockyards yards Each January since that time Ime a ft show has ho been has each year ear been lal larger er and better than any of Its predecessors predecessors sors sort the th importance of he stock stockyards stockyards stockyards yards and market here attracting to the show a ft large number of exhibitors of pure bred pure and fat tat cattle cuttle sheep and hogs hot hog The Ogden livestock show how out out- outgrew outgrew out grew Its Us Quarters quarter and during the past paRt aon the th business men ot of Ogden constructed a ft n naw w stock show coliseum It was erected In record time 54 5 days from the th of the tho lh work the structure was ready for tor the annual showe howe The coliseum Is feet wide by fet feet te t long lone Is constructed of concrete brick and tied and Ill Is pronounced one on of the finest stock rock show tn in the entire United States State Slates At Atthe Atthe Atthe the sc seventh nth annual show chow held January 9 59 1926 carloads of pure bred and aud fat tat cattle callIe sheep shep and hogs hoes were on exhibition with entries from Michigan Missouri Wisconsin Colorado Utah Wyo- Wyo Wyoming mine Wyo-mine ming Idaho Nevada Montana Ore Oregon on and California The Th annual Ogden n livestock show attracted 7 people who Inspected the tho won wonderful exhibits exhibit or of livestock which were In competition lion tion for tor champion prizes |