The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-09-28
GOOD NOW +; WILL
BE BETTER STILL
LIVE STOCK MARKET REvlEwEn
nv REPORT or LEADERS IN
BUSINESS AFTER CONFER.
ENcE WITH HOOVER.

ENcE WITH HOOVER.
The stockmen's COMMITTEES in con
ference with Secretary HaaRtaH amt
Herbert {. Hoover. food admins
traitor for the nation. have reported
The most encouraging conditions faF
livestock owners not only for this.
year but for years 10 come IN the
United States.
Frank g. Hagenbarth was the Ida
no member OF that committee Their
report Will so long way toward r.
assuring the owners of stock that
the future holds great promise Tor
their industry and "a take aut the
scare where selfish personal interest
had planted II 90 induce present
sales. The Recorder believes IL il
performing the highest service 70 the
livestock men ~ I4emhi county when +
Il advises them to 90 slow Ia selling
on their present holdings OF stock IL.
In any possible way II can be carried
over another year, particularly the
breeding stock. Prices are bound 10
80 higher all the time The farmers
and stock men themselves and not
the buyers alone should reap the ben.
ent of this certain advance IN price
Above all they should not sell with,
out knowing the present value OF
their stock, the price that outside
competitive buyers are willing 20
pay. as painted out the other day by
Judge Stevens Ia The Recorder
when he pointed out the fact Of
higher prices being paid elsewhere.
ia some instances almost double the
.emhi prices for cattle.
In the course af the live stock
Naa A. a. - 49,
lowing
Mr.. Hoover brought very point.
ediy 20 the attention of the COM
mittee the fact that there was a
shortage in the United States OF
live stock, and tho further fact
that the production OF live stock
must II possible be increased.
We mnnt supply our allies with
meat for food In this respect
the question ~ hos production
h somewhat different from that
uf cattle and sheep, for the reas
son that hog products arn used
By the armies 90 q larger extent
than any other products because
they can be more readily cured,
Mr. Hoover stated positively
canaot FtE Pvicea-
that he had no authority 70 -
rect nxtng prices On live stock
or meat. and promised the pro
dncerN that they should haze
more TO say regarding prices for
live stock on the market. aad ha
has already decided 20 plae the
lacking concerns Of the country
under federal license so ~ 10
control them both IN the inter.
estA of the producer and the con.
Humer. Ha suggested. however,
the advisibility Of In some wab
making the price Of hogs c,hl
form 10 aome extent At leaRt -
the price of corn. We can say
that there n noN commlttso
at work getting facts and ngnFea
aR q basis of calculation We can
assure the live stock producers
of the country that Il n the full
intent OF the administration to
stabilize the markets for live
stock so that the producer will
be assured a liberal proat Be.
fore amy definite action tA taken
the food administrator will get
facts and nguron from producers
throughout the country as to act
uAi cost OF production. A. soon
as definite plans are worked out.
farmers and stock growers will
time. we want 20 urge stock
growers 10 use every effort pos
aibls 10 increase production, par
ticulariy as regards number uf
hogs to b. grown next year We
feel positive that live stock grow
eru Increasing their output viii
b. fully justified Ia doing "a BE-
cause OF relatively high prices
they will receive for the finished
live stock a. compared 10 the
price ~ feeds necessary ~ pro
duce n
Prices Will BE High.
Mr. Hoover stated that be- was
lm believer In high prices
Tor live stock during the war on
account Of the extraordinary do
nestle and forViEn demand foF
meat products. and after the war
because Europe would require
large numbers of breedinE ant
mails
A committee OF twenty ave
representative from the feeding.
breeding dairy. cattle. hog. and
sheep industries vas named 10
cooperate with the Food Admin
istrAioF and the department of
AKrlculture on plans to incresss