Show the livestock situation 0 o by q J A mcnaughton I 1 recently it beut a couple of t days witt with the Itan cheros uc ac mi air juk jack ulah irs s line biuk h id 04 tile tiit san him I 1 1 aquia ui in adults ynez luiz val V alley ley this affair has buen tarred on we ot of mi alt blell ml khu and many luany other oilier men pria cipully aipuu from ranta barbara arbara It and Neu nestura tura hunu nU to a lm uld old i bostom custom vt of VW thag their neighbors at a certain season of the year lu in the spirit of friend shii and aad goodwill and everybody has haa a good ume finest li i abat horse hoi so fles and ami all ail the modern tUt Sitt luga lugs but 1 doubt bat it if today we show very that they have lauve in ia the blie aldu days A ride fide across countey on and on all sorts ot ol antiquated conveyances is expressive OH of the aldea ways was chia affair la is well ft ell worth keeping ad as to uie the more moie iwer to the ROW then than last weel week I 1 caught up with elih another luid of a ilig attali affair put on by tile the western lAv lovestock Lil eatock estock journal in ia the inter cai of beef tittle where those interested in breeding herds oud aad bommer cial band together and go frown rauch to ranch lauch to seo see what Is going on oil la in the way of at ampro lug log their cattle abolt this year i oar toile the starting point was merced where an auction sale was had of pure pare bred and maily ul of those who gathered at ab tills this opening evem evelt trekked dawa through yau san joaquin faey stoll lit t various ranches over thi the cattle and inter ebbing talks aulks lvere eio made by such people oa as doctor hart and protea bar bor gilbert of the university farm it la Is rather remarkable tho of interest that is display ed lu in these touts which are purely educational but more than that they I 1 are builders of goodwill goodwI 14 eu en noting au an acquaintance with your is always a goo investment oud and the whole procedure la Is inspiring and encouraging along the lines ot of better betler quality of cattle thas means cutting out of undesirables and replacing with a better kind hind and right now is 19 it a good time to do it when the arl price e structure enables the exchange with very little attle out of pocket expense rhese caravans consist of from to rs or people having an interest tn uve it is good to see eee the university farm farin join bands with the crew clew of the western livestock journal la in this well worth while itile affaIr air I 1 A particularly important Import qA part of this years journey was a stop at the kern 9 county ty union high school farm where we we nod had a i chance to see aee what the loya boys are dodig in the way of finishing their calves tor for tin the fall can and winter shows and to eee sae als the amount of skill and judgement jud gement shown in the selection of these calves without doubt the high school farm of kern county la is outstanding among schools of the entire nation mation in livestock work they are doing ng a good job und un erthe derAhe leadership of af howard I 1 dickon and ami his the all has been u strong factor lu I bauers and quality althe areat estern is livestock show how each yeal and it looks ilo luce like they will have hivale ammo real good stuff tor for ill aiu years yearn aid to bui AL tile the barbecue lu in 1 ahe he evaul 41 i wua was rather that no li iuta www were aumilee tOi cul ale luelle ahen you really got gob into it your fork ator you could readily under aland there was waa ilo need toi a ke cue affair altair was aleah aut avith talks being made by out 40 then rhea to uie the tejon rancho wv WB had lt a chaude to see eue uie the good w work wk k that hut brodle hamilton ladling la doing lu in cali nging the character and improving the quality of the cattle herd this rauch has bus more than acres it Is luite a chore to utilize uti ul luzo lizt tile ranch tor for the best results naturally it Is a slow job requiring years acara to bring brine about the marked improvement that brodie is scriv atrev lug ing jor for but he Is selecting the best beai bulls and while ahls principal herd of 0 commercial c cattle at ae he be 18 i miso also building up a breeding herd based largely upon red bell tra eras t ra we had a fine barbecued lunch and a lew few brief abrl remarks the luiu tour takes lu in ahe central valley south of at merced and also the wast beginning at the ranch la in ventura county thence bhende sauta barbara county san luis obispo and North northward waid luto into southern and western nevada oregon washington and idaho lu my this affair hai great constructive value best evidenced by the high degree of interest bbown by choso who attend and follow the tour there la Is no no as 1 I see bee it why tills this tour should not biot be broadened outi out int into different sections of theW the western esterm and south weater states ace according to the most favorable seasons odthe year sometime sometime I 1 am going al lithe way with the me boys |