Show MM IM 1 11 1 the livestock situation by J A mcnaughton Cali fornias big crop of spring lambs are aie gaining weight rapidly under excellent range feed cond in the major early lomb lamb pro dicing areas california is the largest producer of early lambs of any state in the union and has the third largest number of F sheep beep and lambs according to the united states department part ment of agriculture the california early lambs al ways abt greeted by housewives as a treat in the spring thae will start moving to market this month in time for foi eister easier tables however to get but we te dont think they know our whole story yet we ve made some borne promises that would get your goat just to got get that awful note were bad influences to students they say and so from us they keep away say did aid we ever gt get the lessons poured on but that was singing a different song were bock in school for that were glad but we dont regret tile the tun fun we had high school girls tile lilg olllie niL of early ml lambs will not 1110 U to until ainu may und lind jui cuini aboul b out at hilf half million ol cul cal iturria la lambs b usually are 1111 shipped to lu eastern markets during these three months another halt million or mure more uie are consumed lu in california during we same pe ritia packers blaug il aughta liter about lambs per month and tills this number may be iacre ased during the spring lamb iamb season outlook fur fui tile early ciul Oali california fornia lanila iii mailat arket appears to bo be quite favorable in hi the opinion of those hu ho closely loil follow follo lh ll estok estock anik anark ets eti up lp until the baby lambs go to market packets packers depend upon lambs coming out of fedlott feedlots fed feed lots latest fig ures urea Indi indicate catu that the fed cambs iambs will be pretty well out ot of the way ft ay by the end ot of the month leaving leading t tho market arket clear for foi the baby lambs it Is expected that a larger number of fut fat lambs avul au he be available aal lable for foe slaughter this spring due to excel lent fied feed conditions the total supply of california Calito iula lamas Is nut not to bo be much than a year eai ago but last season there mus is a much largo larger percentage of thin lambs which had to be sold to feeders for foi fatting batting lu in dij dry lota lots or 01 on oil irrigated pastures fed lambs me are no giov lu in active de mand on tile the los angeles markel and choice grades are selling up to ue a pound the spring lambs it at the t he lie out s et of tile season usually bring bilu a premium above the I 1 1939 lamb crol although the value lalue of tile the wool bool pelts have some bearing on oll the vidue adlle of the early oil lambs naturally satui alli the value of tile the baby lanill lamb pelts Is not as great gnat its as on oil the older limbs now a year air or wore more old woul trading Is quite active iu ill arizona where hore wool ool lias has been sel ling effig mostly at 28 to a pound toi for 12 months fleeces these prices tire aie higher thau than early contracts conti acts a year ear ago |