Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-29

roo few farmers know whether they
get back 100 cents on the dollar.
D. o. Lively
Mr. Lively is a thoroughly live wire.
IL he does not make the animal industry
exhibit at the Panama-PaciliC a great
exhibit il will not be because Of his lack
of imparling his enthusiasm to the
live stock breeders. But primarily he
seems to work along the line OF in-
creasing the animal industry the coun-
try over. No section which produces
great numbers of animals is ever 4
Ioor section. The greater the number
Of animals the greater the prosperity.
At one time the northwest, and espe-
clally Oregon and Washington, had an
ambition to be known as great apple
producing states. Apple shows and
boosting literature Of all kinds were
worked to the limit TO attract attention
to its possibilities. Now the industry
is overdone and still those states are
importing millions of dollars worth OF
pork products. The question is being
taken up as to how pork can be pro-
iuced without corn, and some remark
lble results are attracting attention It.
the animal industry. 1t is proved that
with proper handling, oats, barley and
other grains are the equal of corn. This
campaign OF education along this line
mas resulted in more than S12,000.00O
increase in pork production in 1912
over that Of 1911.
In recognition of the needs Of this
industry the PanamaPacific exposition
management granted its first premium
appropriation to it. In fact, for the
purpose OF premiums alone S113, 600
has been appropriated for live stock.
| In addition to that, 100000 should be
| appropriated as premiums for California
| bred live stock. A bill has bean intro
! duced in our state legislature calling
| for such an appropriation, but it now
appears that it will not pass. "Unless
YOU live stock men awake the state
will continue to be a one product
state" We can produce the best stock
in the world if we will. Then we must
display it in 1915"
J. I. Thompson
| Some remarkably interesting expert
ments are being tested out by Professor
| Thompson at the university farm. Be-
cause OF the fact that we are now pro-
| ducing only One-third as much pora
as we are eating the university Is
| seeking for a fund of information which
will enable the production of S00,0O
| hogs per years to be multiplied by al
least three. If we must grow more
hogs. then how? Some farmers say
| by increasing the price" but as tina
cannot be left to the hands of the
| farmers of any one state-nOr even o.
| the entire country-is it not wise L
discuss the question Of more ecOnomi-
cal production? To that end two lot:
! Of hogs We're taken, as nearly equa
in every respect as possible, one 10
fed alfalfa and all the barley it cOull
eat, the other alfalfa and a more lin
tied quantity Of barley. Lot numbe
one, given all the barley it could con
sumo, was finally sold in the Sal
Francisco market for s9.t215 per hun
dred. Lot number two, fed a NOR,
limited amount of barley, sold 70
SS.S01A. On the same day regua
market quotations We're $685.. Thi
was charged to be because Of favOrit
ism to the state university. However
lon killing and dressing the animals fO
. which the highest price was paid the
showed a cost OF dressed meat to tn
packer Of st2.52. The lower price,
stock cost S12.65, while the ordinar
grass fed hog Of the regular marke
for that day cost the packer for eacl
100 pounds of pork SI2.74. 1t Wi
be seen by this that the packer cOul
have afforded to have paid Slight
more than the s9.121a and still mad
money on the higher priced animals
This was principally because Of dress
ing SO.7 per cent. The other lot 0
specially fed hogs dressed 1871 pc
cent, while the ordinary market no
from the yards dressed IS per cent.
; The feeding problem is big one an
must be studied by the swine raise
: who will win.