Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-03
Y. s. CORN BELT WILL. HAVE
GREATEgT CROP IN ITS HISTORY

Notwithstanding the lateness OF
the planting season, through Nebras-
ka and the neighboring states, dur
ing the spring of 1917, the exception
ally fine corn growing weather dur
ing the latter part of the Spring
months and the early summer, has
practically assured the entire corn
belt OF the most extraordinary and
largest yield OF corn, as well as 9TH
eT small grains in its history" writes
w. II. Shellenberger, traffic manager
for the Union Stock Yards Company
of Omaha. Pastures, while a little
late in starting, have been extremely
good. Some of the fields of alfalfa
have been somewhat spotted on ac-
count Of the hard winter, yet, at the
same time, the outlook for an abb
undant crop of prairie hay has easily
offset the shortage of alfalfa. With
the vast amount of roughage from
the immense crop of small grains,
together with the unlimited rough
age that will be available from the
greatly increased acreage of corn
in this section, statistics showing
that the corn crop of Nebraska and
neighboring states is fully thirty per
cent greater than normal, and the
practically assured 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 prevail
ing high prices for all classes OF
live stock, and the general tendency
Of every one doing their bit towards
food conservation, will make a de-
mand for everything in the way of
feeder stock that has never been
known before in the history of stock
feeding. Everyone striving to in
crease the food supply, and endeav-
oring 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
producing vast amount of roughage
and grains, and commission men
and all interested in the South Om-
aha Yards feel that being in the very
center OF the corn belt that they will
be swamped with orders for feeding
stock, during the entire shipping
season, and, II inquiries from pres
ent prospective buyers is any criter-
ion as to this years feeding opera
lions, the outlook is that there will
not be anywhere near enough stock
to fill the lots of the intending feed
ers.
"A canvass OF the various feeder
cattle and sheep buying firms of the
South Omaha market shows, at this
early date, more bona fide orders
for feeder stock than ever before at
one time, and it seems now simply a I
question of obtaining the stock to
fill the orders. OF course, when the
range stuff Is moving in full blast,
it 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 well toward an up
ward trend in the market values, re-
CARELESS of the number of range
shipments coming to the market.
And further in connection with mar
keting range stock, with the good
grass prevailing in practically all the
localities in the range territory, there
should be no necessity for marketing
stock in great punches, as has been
done in some former years, as, uni
iormity in prices will best be main
aimed when marketing is distribut-
I'D over the entiret range season."