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Show IW LIVESTOCK SERVICE MAPPED Growers Will Be Given Detailed De-tailed Reports and Figures Fig-ures By Bureau DENVER. Colo. July 19. A tentative ten-tative program for the nf-w livestock reporting service for tho range statu under the I nlted States bureau of agricultural ag-ricultural economics and agricultural statistics of the department of agri-culturo agri-culturo wa drafted Tuesday at tho closo of a two-day session of statisticians, statis-ticians, bureau chiefs, railroad men and agricultural and livestock mon from virtually every state west of the Missouri river The new reporting service, it was explained today. Is one provided by a recent act of congresn. .The details for the manner of gathering and dlysorni-nutlng dlysorni-nutlng Information by tho bureau are now being worked out. Tho tentative plan of reports, month by month, as drawn at tlio close of the meetings today follows: January Annual report of numbers num-bers of livestock on farms and ranchej, by ages au,d class, with average farm value for each class. (This is a continuation con-tinuation of the annual report heretofore hereto-fore made by the bureau, but giving further details.) Estimate of number of cattle and ehoep (Including lambs) in feed loU. Revised estimate of wool production produc-tion for preceding year. Estlmato of livestock losses from all causes for preceding six months Regular monthly reports, as follows fol-lows Monthly movement reports, secur Ing from railroads and stockyards. Pasture and feed condition reports Condition of livestock, expressed In pcro ntage of normal Avalalble contract prices in territory terri-tory where thore are no central market mar-ket reports. SPRING MOVEMENTS February Estimate of prospective supply of cattle available for spring delivery from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Prospective movement of grass-fot cattle from southern Texas. Regular monthlv reports, same as Jan uary. March. Estimate of lamb crop of California and early lamb crop of Arizona, Idaho and Colorado. Estimate of spring movements of lambs from Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. Condition of pasture In Kansas and, other range states Prospective movement of grass-fat sheep rrom West Texa&. Regular monthly reports, same as January. April, May and June: Monthly ro ports., same as January. Estimate of number of cattle which have gone from tho :outhwest statos to Oklahoma, Kancas and other northern north-ern pastures. Probable numbor of fat and fcodoi lambs available for shipment from Arizona and New Mexico during July and August. SUMMER ESTIMATES. July. Estimate of number of grass-fat grass-fat cattle coming from Kansas, Oklahoma, Okla-homa, Toxas, Montana. Wyoming, Oregon, Ore-gon, Washington, western North and South Dakota to market- EBtlmate of spring calf crop of Colorado. Wyoming. Utah, Nevada Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, etc.. dropped to July 1- Report of losses of cattle and sheep from all causes during preceding six months Report of number of Califor nia and Idaho lambs shipped. Lamb crops of range states. Average wIkM p r fir tee and pre limlnary estimates of wool production Regular monthly reports. August. SuduLy of blockers and' frrjors (cattle and sheep) available for shipment In all soctlons. Final report of shipments of lambs from Kentucky and Tennessee. Virginia Vir-ginia and st Virginia, Regular monthly reports, same aa January. Septcmbt-r. Call I rt i Ot Texaa N' v Mexico and Arizona. i Uuby beef). Monthly reports. October, November, and December Regular monthly reports, same as In January. The pian In genera aj developed by the conference lnciud-s a division of I the range country Into producing sections sec-tions and the placing of a livestock expert In each division to assist In gathering Information for the reports This Information will be worked over, ov-er, will be hold In strictly confidential ! bv the bureau, und will be sent out 'over the United States In tho form of general reports as described In the tentative outline of reports. |