Show 4 elsm A 4 4 41 4 1 4 4 M mii 4 4 diute piute county farm news from office of county agent aj ij livestock policy and tile the future it Is well to consider at tills this time of year what policy should be followed regards to the selling of livestock most stockmen stoc kmen are asking the question jaball shall I 1 reduce the size of my iny herd or shall I 1 increase shall I 1 pay a high price for better bulls or shall I 1 wait tor for lower prices shall I 1 sell to the first buyer buyei or r wait ft alt tor for more money shall I 1 sell my feeders or feed them out it seems that every war Is immediately followed by a period of uncertainty in which the price may go up or down and the producer is at a loss to know what to do however in the various arlous restrictions as they are now they will tend to slow down any rise or fall in prices as long as continual Conti nuel on daze filp Col county farm news continued from page one tiey they remain price controls have also had a tendency to discourage feeding of cattle which has reduced the total beet beef available for or the public all or these ese things are in the main favorable continued linued high production on the other side elde of 0 the picture is t the h e unemployment brought about by and the strike situation this situation will tend to reduce consumption through lack of 0 purchasing power one ot of the first things people cut down on when incomes are reduced Is 13 the amount of meat they eat cat these are things to consider in coming to a decision in times of uncertainty it is well to follow a rather conservative policy cull your herd closely and sell all the old or off type cows while the price Is still good reduce your herd to the size you can teed feed for maximum production buy all the bulls bull you need to insure a high percentage call calf crop buy good bulls whether the price seems high or or not quality cattle arp are more likely to pay dividends in bad times than are the scrubs when buying bulls insist that they be graded by an expert from the extension service then your judgement jud gement will be backed up by a man who has made a study of the qualities in beet beef cattle that mean greater efficiency of production all of the above principles hold for other livestock and crops as well as beet beef cattle increase efficiency reduce expense produce a quality product study the markets cooperate with your neighbors in selling and you will be better prepared for what the future holds whatever it may be |