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Show Y I From Farm-Ranch THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF UTAH BY WES DICKERSON FARM & RANCH A word of caution should go out to the beef, cattle operators. The best information obtainable advises that livestock ready for market should be marketed in an orderly fashion, and not held with the anticipation of higher prices to any great extent. There seems to be great uncertainly un-certainly about whether cattle prices will go up or down. According Ac-cording to some authorities, the worry about cattle prices is here and should not be overlooked, especially for the latter part of 1952; or it could even happen in the summer of 1952 if there is a widespread drouth. Others say th build up in cattle numbers num-bers may continue another 3 years to over 100 million head of cattle. The cattle outlook should not be viewed with pessimism, but with sound judgment. Keep your financial condition in such a way that when cattle numbers reach their peak and liquidation liquida-tion sets in, you will be able to continue in the livestock business busi-ness because prices v.' ill decline. de-cline. Farmers and rrnchers I should use caution in bnowir.g to build up breeding h?rd-. F & R Land that can be "--d for both sheep and dairy production as well as beef has a more solid long-term future, and will be better protected against a possible pos-sible beef cattle price decline There is not eno'ush lamb, with an apparent acute shortage of wool, which may be alleviated by synthetics: and a need for more milk, all of which are indicators in-dicators of a stronger future market for both sheep and dairying. dairy-ing. F&R Word ha come to us of a serious fluorine poisoning among the cattle in parts of Utah County. Coun-ty. Buyers of livestock out of that aea. should make suro thev are riot nurrhasin? sup1' nnisoned animals. The area nf-fnted nf-fnted is from Sprineville to t.e-bi. t.e-bi. inclusive. Your Countv Agon of the Bank nan give you more information about this. |