| Show Rapidly Becoming One of Great Livestock 4 Markets of the Nation Has Capacity for Carloads of Cattle Carlo Carloads ds of Sheep and Carloads of Hogs Nearly One and anda a Half Million Head of Livestock Handled During Past Year Leads Every Stock Center st of Denver OGDEN f the largest livestock J market west of ot Denver Is tiling icing Its place lace along with the theother other great livestock markets of oft the t United States No livestock market In the country Ihas as made such Buch rapid growth as has as-has has Ogden and men of o national experience tn in livestock affairs predict that b fore fOle many years ears Ogden will r al a Denver r and other large largen n 11 Beginning In 1917 with a few pens ns having D a a capacity of 50 COc c of o cattle 30 30 carloads of 11 ICI ep cp and 30 carloads of hogs ss business and trading have il d to such an extent that each ar additional pens with loading nd unloading facilities have b boon been on until today the Og- Og rl Og-rl d n Union stockyards has lias 1118 a cap ca- ca caI ca call I ll p of or carloads of cattle rattle 0 O carloads of sh sheep ep and of oC hogs n n with the Increased s t the Iho th yards Manager Lester hillock Whitlock several times durin during pant season has bas found Cound it al- al t lo 10 t Impossible to handle the run runo runo runo o cattle catU coming coning to the Ogden y yards Several Sc times luring during the thep thep p i S s- s sason ason more than cat cat- catha catt cal l t hay hav ha been on the Ogden mar mar- mark mark mar mar-k k v pre i re they have been pur- pur purt pur t I n d d by buers buyers who are arc arcon arcon on th 01 hi market daily dally making pur pur- purchase chase fur for western packing plants Md 1 Lad f t d yards MAINTAIN I LIIA I 1 BUYER IlEnE Th Ogden den Union stockyards od iv Ih stock toek market Is not just justA d establishment for stock being hipped through this terri terri- territory territory t tory tory but is a real live market 01 1 1 r commission firms and With bu rs bu rs S 'S and speculators opera oper- oper operating a ing upon the yards ards at all time limes t The Thc Western company of ofin i tn F y realizing realising the Im- Im p p r r ne n of the Ogden n market Ua bas sL et lone d one o of oC its lis buyers buers at al Ogden the entire year During the past year ear according a II r n rl port Issued by the Ule United of agriculture which k eps ps an accurate account o of all the receipts of livestock at t western tern stockyards It was found that Ogden handled more live live- live livestock stock elock any other market west of at r Dem r with the tho totals for Cor forthe the largest western yards ards as fol- fol follows fol follows lows Jows Ogden worth North Salt Lake An ales P d f h- h n and Los LOll Angeles Angelee markets arc are the only western mar mar- marI markets raar I ts that show ellow an increase in re- re re receipts over the previous year ear with Ogden showing allowing by far the greater Increase GOOD EQUIPMENT In former years Idaho lambs have ha been been- shipped direct to east east- eastern eastern ern markets via Ia McCammon Soda Springs and Granger Oranger Manager Whitlock Induced some Borne of the Idaho sheep men to ship their lambs to Ogden thence east to Omaha and In this way they would have the opportunity of offering their lambs for salo at Ogden and also would bp bo permitted to take advantage of or the the superior feeding and watering at the Ogden yards ards A new sheep sec sec- section sec section tion was constructed two years ago with ample amplo sheep pens running water In concrete troughs the to and to the loading and un unloading un- un unloading unloading loading devices which will ac- ac accommodate accommodate ac accommodate somo some carloads of The Idaho sheep men who ship via Ia Ogden were so well pleased that they scattered the thew w word rd of Ogden's advantages throughout the state of Idaho and last year Idaho sheep and lambs were shipped cast by y way of Ogden While In this city of these lambs were sold at t So sat satisfactory prices With tho rapid Increase in receipts of Idaho lambs it Is predicted that fully one million Idaho sheep heep and lambs will como to Og Ogden len Cattle Caine coming to Ogden from rom Montana Oregon Oreon Idaho Wyo Wo Wyoming wing ming Nevada and ad Utah arc are most most- mostly mostly mostly ly shipped to Call California Cornia markets The great Increase In population In California decreasing the pro pro- production pro production of livestock li In that state stale has made It necessary for Call Call- California fornia Cornia buyers to turn elsewhere for Cor their needs Ogden has taken advantage antage of this condition and these buyers now find their needs at Ogden Oden P-ICI P PACKING P PLANT PL Pk NT HERE The The American Packing Pro Pro- Provision Provision Provision vision company use ono of tho larg larg- largest largest est cst and best Lest In the western coun country try Is 18 doing its lI part In taking care of ot cattle sheep heep and hogs coming upon the Ogden market Their buer buyers are dally upon the market making purchases which keep koep ho large largo plant t in opera opera- operation operation tion lion thel their finished product being shipped throughout tho the Inter Inter- Intermountain Intermountain mountain mountain territory and to Call Call- California Cali California fornia points During DUling the past few Cew years eals Og- Og Ogden Og Ogden den has developed eloped Into one of the largest livestock feeding centers In the west The Tho Inc w with with h its large up-to-date up feed yards Just west of this city Is b making a notable reputation In the tho handling and feeding of a n largo number of ot sheep and cattle Ogden Osden people who have not visited tho the teed feed yards ards will be surprised to see the ac- ac activity ac activity that is going on there Large sheds with Ith a a capacity capacity- of sheep are arc filled tilled through through- throughout throughout throughout Call out the tall fall and winter months It ta tales takes es on an average I of 45 15 days to fatten fallen a IL lamb these limbs lambs gain gain- gaining gaining In ing from Crom ten to twelve pounds pee month They are fed a mixed ration of chopped hay chopped grain an and molasses and arc fed fedin fedin fedin in self feeders with pure running water In concrete troughs houghs Pres Pres- PresIdent Pres- Pres President President ident C L Heron and Manager Jack Jacl Murray claim that lambs fed at Ogden mal make e a I faster and andI anda anda I a cheaper gain than lambs fed at any any- an other point In hr tho the United States Stales This is due to the superb climate and the tho feed Cd and water also the conditions The cattle yard yards have a It ca- ca capacity capacity ca capacity of ot cattle and practically practically practically all winter have havo been filled to capacity In addition to tle tie the stock feeding at the Inc a I large number of lambs and cattle have havn been fed d at the Globe Mills feed feed- feeding feeding ing yards ards where an date up-to-date up to feeding plant has been arranged taking care of the Ule refuse gral grain front rom the tho Globe Globo mills ON 0 F The farmers In this territory especially in Weber Davis BoxElder Box BoxElder 1 Elder lder and Morgan counties have lavo learned the advantage e of feeding cattle and sheep cheep throughout the winter months During the past seasons more than 2 feeder Ceeder caUl cattle have been Leen purchased from the Ogden Union stockyards tak- tak taken taken tak taken en to tho the farms surrounding Ogden Og- Og Ogden Og den where they are arc being fed and fattened and then returned to tile the Ogden Union stockyards and sold as a l it c-it product Feeding stock around Ogden is popular with the farmers as they can put In their time feeding cattle and sheep at a good profit The annual Ogden Livestock show held heM each January has lias tak- tak taken taken tak taken en its place as one ono of the five great livestock II shows or of o America being classed with the livestock shows held annually at Chicago Kansas City Denver and Port Port- Portland Portland land Jand At the Ule last Ogden show SIlO cattle sheep and hogs bogs were on exhibition exhibition tion from Crom 15 states slates the farther farther- farthermost farthermost most coming from Ken Ken- Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky tucky Missouri and MichIgan DI LIVESTOCK The Tho annual Ogden LIvestock show la is doing much to encourage encourage encourage age the breeding and feeding of more and better livestock in the Intermountain country Those In charge charle of the livestock show real real- realIze realize real realize ize the greet great Improvement being made mado In the tho quality of ot the tho ex- ex exhibits exhibits ex exhibits hibits which aro are being raised and fattened in this territory With the Tho use of oC better beUer since which nr are purchased at the show the range cattle and she sheep p men arc are bring bring- bringIng bringing bringing ing livestock of quality far tar su- su superior su superior to that which formerly came upon the tho Ogden market no |
