The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-03
CORN BELT PRODUCES
ITS GREATEST CROP
Feeder Stock Will be Greatly in De.
mand in Middle Western States

Notwithstanding the lateness of the
planting season, thru Nebraska anG
the neighboring states, during the
spring of 1917, the exceptionally fine
corn growing weather during the lat
ter part of the spring months and the
early summer has practically assured
the entire corn belt of the most ex.
traordinary and largest yield of corn
as well as other small grains, in its
history. Pastures, while little late
in starting have been extremely good
Some of the fields of alfalfa have
been somewhat spotted on account OF
the hard winter, yet, at thee same
time, the outlook for an abundant
crop of prairie hay has easily offset
any shortage of alfalfa. With the
vast amount of roughage from the
immense crop of small grains, to-
gether with the unlimited roughage
that will be available from the great
ly increased acreage of corn in this
section, statistics showing that the
corn crop of Nebraska and neighbor-
ing states is fully 80 per cent greater
than normal, and the practically as
sured record breaking crop of corn,
live stock feeders of Nebraska, Iowa,
northern Missouri and other nearby
states will be scrambling for cattle
and sheep to fill their lots this fall.
The prevailing high prices for all
classes of live stock, and the general
tendency of every one doing their bit
towards food conservation, will make
a demand for everything in the way
of feeder stock, that has never been
known before in the history of stock
feeding. Every one striving to in
crease the food supply, and endeavor-
ing to make every hoof of stock of
greatest marketable value before
slaughter, makes it very essential
that all classes of feeder stock should
market within the district that Is pro-
ducing vast amount of grains and
roughage, and commission men and
all interested at the South Omaha
yards feel that being in the very
center of the corn belt that they will
be swamped with order for feeding
took, during the entire shipping sea-
son, and, if inquiries from present
prospective buyers is any criterion as
to this years feeding operations, the
outlook is that there will not be any
where near enough stock to fill the
lots of the intending feeders
A canvass of the various feeder
cattle and sheep buying firms on the
South Omaha market shows lat this
early date. more bona fide orders for
feeder stock than ever before at one
time, and it seems now, simply
question of obtaining the stock to
fill the orders. Of course, when the
range stuff is moving in full blast, 1t
is expected this demand will meet a
better supply but with the greatest
corn and small grain crop, as we'll
as various kinds of roughage in sight
this year, it bids we'll towards an up
ward trend in market values regard
less of number of range shipments
coming to market. And further in
with marketing of range
stock, with the good grass prevailing
in practically all localities in range
territory, there should be no neces-
sity for marketing stock in great
punches, as has been done in some
former years, as, uniformity in prices
will best be maintained when market
ing is distributed over the entire
range season.