Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-12
STATE STOCKMEN
TO BE SUPPLIED
DATA ON CATTLE
Agricultural Statistician to Be.
gin New Service for Benefit
of Livestock Industry.

Helena, Aug. 11.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press.-Statements of market
prices, range conditions and of move
ment of stock, in Montana and adloin-
ing range states, will be made available
to cattle growers of the state in a new
reporting service which will be started
soon by F. w. Beier, Jr., agricultural
statistician in Helena Jointly for the
United States department of agrical-
ture and the state department.
Both monthly and seasonal reports
will be issued which will afford TO
stock men information SIMILAR to that
now given farmers in the monthly. agri-
cultural statistics issued ~ MIR: beler.
The reports will be compiled IN con
junction with statisticians of Colorado,
Wyoming. Utah and other cattle grow
ing states.
The monthly report will give move
ments of stock to market. attained
from railroads and stockyards; range
and feed conditions: available contract
prices in territory where there are no
central market reports and will give
the condition Of livestock, expressed In
percentage of normal.
Reports Each Month.
Information as to stock range and
stock market conditions in Montana
will be gathered and distributed by Mr..
Beier, but he will compile his aggregate
figures in conjunction with statlstI-
clans of the surrounding states. afford
ing to the growers a complete ana
authoritative statement OF everything
affecting the industry. The reports
will be mailed to newspapers, grow
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one else interested.
In addition to the monthly figures
will be continued the annual report
issued by the bureau of crop and live
stock estimates of the United States
department of agriculture, which VIII
give the number of livestock on farms
and ranches. by age and class, with
the average farm value for each class.
This will be issued each January. and
in the same month will be collected
and distributed an estimate of the num-
Der of cattle and sheep. including
lambs. in feed lots; a revised final es-
innate of the calf and lamb crop in the
range states for the preceding year: a
revised estimate of wool production
for the preceding year and an estimate
of livestock losses from all causes for
the preceding six months.
Supply Stock Movements. D.
Each February will be issued an es-
innate of the prospective supply of
cattle available for spring delivery
from Texas. New Mexico and Arizona
and an estimate of the prospective
movement of grass fat cattle from
southern Texas.
In each March will be distributed a
bulletin containing an estimate OF the
lamb crop of California and figures on
the early lamb crop of Arizona, Idaho.
!Colorado and other range states. A
statement of the condition of pasture
in Kansas will be sent out each April
and statements of the lamb crop of
Texas and of the fat cattle movement
from California will be sent in May.
In June of each year the service VIII
estimate the number of cattle which
have gone from the southwest states
to Oklahoma, Kansas and other north
ern pastures and the probable number
of fat and feeder lambs available for
shipment from Arizona. idaho. Wyo-
ming, Colorado and New Mexico during
July and August.
Give Cattle Losses.
Each July will bring an estimate of
the number of grass fat cattle moving
from Montana, Wyoming. Kansas and
Oklahoma to market; an estimate of
the spring calf crop of Montana, Wyo-
ming. Colorado. Utah, Nevada. Texas
Arizona and New Mexico up to July:
a report of the losses Of cattle and
sheep from all causes during the pre-
ceding six months; a report OF the
number of California and Idaho lambs
shipped; the lamb crop of the range
states and a statement of the average
weight per fleece and of the prellmi-
nary estimate of wool production for
the year.
Each August will be sent out a
statement of the supply of stockers and
feeders. both cattle and sheep, avail
able for shipment from all sections.
Figures on the baby beef crop OF
Texas, Arizona and New Mexico Will
be sent each September.