Show HOGS HOOS NEEDED IN WESTERN NESTEN AREA Government Expert Says Supplies Insufficient for Demand More hogs hos are needed in irs the west wesl- est est- estern ern em rn states Including Utah Uth according to o George A. A Scott livestock lI estock statEs statEs- clan of the United States Sute depart deput- department department ment of agriculture with headquarters tees ers in Salt Lake ke Making Ma ln a survey suney of eleven western wester states compared to o the record of twelve states In the theorn corn com belt bel the federal statistician sum stan marles the situation as follows In the group bOUp of western states the ic survey surey Indicates an increase of ot ofIS IS 15 5 per cent In number of sows cows far- far farrowed farrowed rowed owed compared with wih Use the le spring of 1926 but the average size sl of the lit lit- litT l- l lter ter T Is I smaller so that only about li is lier 1 per par er cent more pigs were saved sa Such an n increase is Insufficient to cause supplies In I this area to meet demand and nd hogs hobs from frons corn com belt states will wi continue to be bs shipped In tn to supply the he western deficiency While the suney survey Indicates a 36 per er cent Increase In sows bred to far- far farow farrow farrow I row ow this fall compared with numbers farrowed last fall In this area It Is noted that these breeding Intentions reports In June In past years jear never have ha lave been good go indications of fall fal ts as P for the country as a ahole whole hole and actual farrowing as re reported re- re ported In December always being much uch below June Intentions The he average declines between the June breedIng Intentions reports and the December farrowing reports have ha been cen heavier ier in the group croup of western westen tales states than for the United States From this It Is apparent that there will be bs little or no increase in num- num numer number her ber er of sows cows farrowed In the west wet this fall all compared with wih last fall fallAs fal falA fallAs As A long as ns It Is necessary to ship large laree rge numbers of hogs Into this th rc- rc region gion on for slaughter from com corn belt states tales It is probable the hog prices here ere will wili exceed those at the large central markets and growers In the west rest will 1 have ha some price advantage But ut with wih lower hog prices price It seems that lat only those thos farmers farers who are able to produce hogs ho economically will be beable beable able ble to successfully compete with wih corn com belt producers |