Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-19
NEW LIVESTOCK
REPORTS BEGUN
BY Government
Is Part Of Agricultural De-
partment'S Program for
Collecting and Dissent
mating information.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-A new
livestock reporting service for
forecasting current livestock pro-
duction, marketable supplies and
commercial movements has been
organized by the department of ag-
riculture. The service will cover
kthe corn belt and the western range
states and will function through
state statistfclans already connect
ed with the departments crop esti-
mate work. The cooperation OF
many railroads, stockyards, pack
ing plants and producers organiza-
tions for furnishing data as a basis
for forecasting has been obtained.
The new service Is part of the
departments program for collect
ing and disseminating information
bearing upon agriculture, in an eff
fort to influence the organization OF
the farm business on a sound eco
nomic basis. 1t is believed that sta
tistics on present and prospective
livestock production and informa-
ton of current market movements
will enable purchasers better TO
correlate supply with demand,
thereby preventing gluts or short
ages and the attending fluctuations
in prices.
Reports Proposed
The following reports are pro-
posed, to be issued from time to
time monthly reports on changes
in numbers of live stock on farms,
semi-annual pig surveys in March
and November, monthly reports OF
receipts and shipments of live stocB
from the Corn Belt and western
states, monthly reports showing
pasture and feed conditions in the
range states, the condition OF live
stock expressed in percentages OF
normal, and live stock prices on the
range in territory distant from
markets.
Estimates of the number Of cat
tie on feed will be made December
1, January ], and possibly Fobru-
airy 1 Of each year, the estimates
O be confined to areas where cattle
are fed for market chiefly In the
corn belt states. Estimates on De-
cember / and January l will show
the number of sheep and lambs on
feed; estimates on March L will
show the probable spring move
ment of sheep and lambs from Cal
ifornia, Arizona, Kentucky, Tenn
essee, West Virginia and Virginia.
A final report of shipments from
these states will be made in July
or August.
VIII Make Estimates
Estimates will be made OF the
calf and lamb crop in the range
states, the first report to be made
about July with final revision on
January / of each year. Plans for
making similar estimates In the
corn belt states may be developed
later. A semi-annual estimate OF
the prospective supply of cattle for
spring and fall delivery will be
made in February and August.
other reports win be an estimate
of the prospective movement or
grass fed cattle from southern
Texas, in February; an estimate OF
the lamb crop of California and the
early lamb crop Of Arizona, Idaho
and Colorado, in March; a report
on the condition of pasture in Kan
sas flint hills and short grass areas.
in March and April an estimate OF
the prospective movement of grass
fed sheep from western Texas, in
March: the grass fed cattle move
ment from California, in May; the
number of cattle which have gone
from the southern states to Okla
homa. Kansas. and other northern
pastures, in June; the probable
number Of fat and feeder lambs
available for shipment from Ari-
zona, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado
and New Mexico during July and
August, in June; the number OF
grass fed cattle moving to market
from Kansas, oklahoma, Montana:
wyoming, in July; and report OF
the calf crop of Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona, in September