The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
STOCK REPORTING SERVICE STARTED
 BY GOVERNMENT
Full Report Will Be Given on Number of Stock, Ship ments and Condition
 of Pastures
By Associated Press

Washington, November 1s.-A new livestock reporting service for fore casting current livestock produ- ton. marketable supplies and com mercia1 movements has been arsan- ized by the department of agricul- ture. The service will cover the corn belt and the western range state statisticans already connected with the departments crop esti- mate work. The cooperation of many railroads, stockyards. packin g for furnishing data as basis for forecasting has been obtained.
 The new service Is part of the de- partment's program for collecting and disseminating information bear ing upon agriculture, in an effort to influence the organization of the farm business on a sound economic basis. It Is believed that statistics on present and prospective live stock production and information of iudE hcL VIII cA able purchasers better to correlate supply with demand, thereby pre- venting gluts or shortages and the attending fluctuations in prices.
 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 Mo- Vember, monthly reports of receipts and shipments of live stock from the corn belt and western states, month ly 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 dis tant from markets.
 To Make Estimates
 Estimates of the number of cattle on feed will be made December 1. January l, and possibly February l, of each year, the estimates 10 be confined to areas where cattle are fed for market chiefly in the elton belt states. Estimates on December l. and January l. will show the number of sheep and lambs on feed, estimates on~ March 1, will show the probable spring movement of sheep and lambs from California, Arizona. Kentucky, Tennessee, West Vir- ginia and Virginia. A final report of shipments from these states will be made in July or August.
 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 prospec- tive supply of cattle for spring and fall delivery will be made in Feb ruary and August.
 Cattle Movement
 Other reports will be an estimate of the prospective movement of 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 Kansas Flint Hills and short grass areas, in March and April; an estimate of the pros peetive movement of grass fed sheep from western Texas, in March; the grass fed cattle movement from California, in May; the number of cattle which have gone from the southern states to Oklahoma, Kansas and other northern pastures, in June. the probable number of fat and feeder lambs available for ship ment from Arizona Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico during July and August, in June: the num- Der of grass fed cattle moving to market from Kansas, Oklahoma. Montana, Wyoming in July; and a report of the calf crop of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. in septem