| Show Livestock Outlook Favorable To Expert Says Despite the recent threatened rise in livestock feeding because of the war situation 1910 fall feeding outlook is according to report by O. J. ex tension economist of the Utah State Agricultural college-Trend in Industrial and consumer incomes in the United States is now the report states and with this marked increase cash fron should also Made by the department of ag estimates indicate a hay crop slightly larger than las while the wheat crop for tin has The state sugar beet crop is ex to be much smaller than t year as a result the use o. sugar beet by-product feeds je cut I Recent rains have improved fall pastures so that le than customary demands on feci supplies are expected during fall season unless heavy comes before pastures can fully be Relatively steady cattle prices are seen by market at least until late winter or early The present cattle situa tion seems to common Utah custom placing cattle on I feed In and marketing in January and In view of the upswing in cattle numbers from a long-time it will take an unusual improvement in consumer demand to prevent a sharp downward trend in cattle The 1940 lamb largest on record is three percent larger than the 1939 slaughter supplies of sheep and lambs during the remainder of the season are expected to be a little larger than a year but will be offset by a stronger consumer A prolonged European war and the armament program are expected to give support to the wool High consumer incomes in the industrial centers may act favorably on demand for than for pork and some since most of the lamb s consumed in the large cities of he eastern The price of wool is important n determining the profits Current mill consumption s considerably heavier than that if a year ago and government for preparedness needs are to be Due primarily to the ratio of hog prices to corn there has been a decrease n the number of hogs produced luring the past The crop was approximately ight percent below the spring of Relatively higher-corn prices arc expected to the of hogs during the next two months and also decrease the total pounds of pork marketed since hogs will be sold at lighter This suggests that a smaller hog supply will probably be available after the first of the Prices may materially Im- prove at this Utah farmers who have hogs which will not attain excessive weights by early January should market them at this as this is a favorable marketing Wheatley |
