Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-08-02
0MAH0 STOCK
REPORTS

Notwithstanding the lateness of
the planting season, through Ne5ras-
.ia and the neighbcring states, dur
ing the Spring OF 1917, the exception
ally fine corn growing weather DUR
ling the latter part of the Spring
months and the early Summer, has
| p, actically assured the entire Corn
Eelt o. the most extraordinary and
largest yield of corn, as we'll as
other small grains, in its history.
Pastures, while little late in start
ing have been extremely good. Some
fields of aSalfa have been some
what spotted on account of the hard
winter, yet, at the same time, the
outlook tor an abundant crop OF
prairie hay has easily Offset any
shortage OF alfalfa. With the vast
amount Of roughage from the i'm
mense crop of small grains, together
with the unlimited roughage that
will be available from the greatly
increased acreage Of corn in this
section, statistics showing that the
corn crop Of Nebraska and neighbor-
ing states is fully thirty per cent
greater than normal, and the prac-
ltically assured record breaking crop.
OF corn, live stock feeders OF Neb-
raska. Iowa, northern Missouri and
other nearby states will be scramb-
ling iGor cattle and sheep to fill their
lots this Fall. The prevailing high
prices for all classes of live stock,
and the general tendency o. every
one doing their bit towards food
conservation, will make a demand
for everything i'm the way of feed
or stock, that has never been known
before in the history o. stock feed
ing. Everyone striving to increasel
the food supply, and endeavorinsI
to make every hooi of stock OF
greatest marketable value before
slaughter, makes it very essential
that all classes of j'eeder stock
should market within the district
that is producing vast amount of
grains and roughage, and commits
SIGN 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 or
ders for feeding stock, during the
entire shipping season, and, if in
quiries from present prospective bus
rs is any critic rion as to this years !
;eeding operations, the outlook is
that there will not be anywhere near
enough stock to fill the lots Of the
intending feeders.
A canvass OF the various feeder
cattle and sheep buying firms on
this early date, more bona fide
orders Nor feeder stock than ever
before at one time, and it seem
now, simply 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 sup
ply but with the greatest corn and
Silldll gram CTCp, DIS well dS al ioio
kinds of roughage in sight this year,
it bids we'll towards an upward trend
in market values regardless o. num-
Der of range shipments coming tol
market. And further, in connection
with marketing of range stock, with
the good grass prevailing in practi- |
cally all localities i'm the range ter |
litory, there should be no necessity |
or marketing stock in great bunchesI
as has been done in some former
years, as, uniformity in prices will
best be maintained when marketing
is distributed over the entire range
season.
Union Stock Yards Company oS
Omaho Himited)
By W. H. Schellberg,
Traf fc Manager.
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