Show news cattle on feed for market in the 11 corn belt states on april I 1 numbered 19 per cent more than a year earlier the department of agriculture reports the increase was probably equivalent to about head and compares with an increase of 23 per cent for the area on january 1 for the country a a whole the number of cattle on feed april I 1 apparently was up 1214 12 14 per cent from april 1 a year ago this compares s with an increase of 16 per cen cent t on january 1 in the three important feeding states the number of cattle on teed feed on april I 1 totaled head 21 per cent more than the for the date last year each state showed a substantial increase nebraska 35 per cent iowa 20 per cent and 12 per cent the num number ber of cattle placed on feed during the three months january to march is estimated at head or 5 per cent less than for the same a year earlier MarkL tings of fed cattle since january 1 are estimated at head 21 per cent above the head marketed for the same period a year ago |