South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-25
NEW STOCK REPORT
SERVICE Is STARTED
BY The GOVERNMENT.
Corn Belt and Western Range
Will Be Well Covered on
Interesting Data.

WASHINGTON. Nov. PA new
live stock reporting service for fore
casting current live stock produc-
ton. marketable supplies and COM
msrcial movements has been organ
ized by the department OF agricul-
fure. The service will cover the
corn belt and the western range
states an VIII function through
state stat'stiClans already connected
with the departments CROP estimate
work. The cooperation OF many
railroads stock yards. packing
plants and producers organizations
for furnishing data as a basis for
foFecasting has been obtained.
The new service Is part OF the de-
partment's program for collecting
and disseminating information
bearing upon agriculture. in an e.
fort 10 influence the organization OF
the farm business on q sound eco
nomic basis. II is believed that
statistics on present and prospective
live stock production and informa-
ton OF current market movements
win enable purchasers better 70
ccrre.ate supply with demand.
thereby preventing gluts or short
ages and the attending fluctuations
ia prices.
The following reports are pro-
posed. 10 be issued from time 20
time: Monthly reports on changes
IN numbers OK live stock on farms,
semi-annuaI pig surveys in March
anad November. monthly reports of
rHf-e 90 tool
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 mar
kets.
Estimates Of the number OF cat
lie on feed will be made Dec. I, Jan.
I. anad possibly Feb. I, OF each year.
the estimates to be confined to areas
where cattle are fed for marke.
chiefly in the corn belt states. Es-
Inmates on Dec. 1 and Jan. l viii
show the number OF sheep and
lambs on feed; estimates on March
I viii show the probable spring
movement of sheep and lambs from
California. Arizona, Kentucky. Ten
nessee. West Virginia and Virginia
4 final report Of shipments from
these states viii 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 Jan. l
Of each year. Plans for making
similar estimates in the corn belt
states may be developed later. A
semI-annual estimate of the TrOS-
pectlve supply Of cattle for spring
and fall delivery viii be made in
February and August.
other reports Will be an estimate
OF the prospective movement OF
CRASHED cattle from southern
Texas. in February; an estimate OF
the lamb crop Of California and the
early lamb crops Of Arizona, Idaho
and Colorado. IN March; a report
on the condition of pasture in Kan
sas Flint HIS and short grass
areas, IN March and April; an esti-
mate Of the prosr ective movement
OF grass fed sheep from western
Texas, in March; the CRASHED cat
tle movement from California, IN
May: the number Of cattle which
have gone from the southern states
20 Oklahoma, Kansas and other
northern pastures, in June; the
probable number OF fat and feeder
lambs available for shipment from
Arizona. Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado
and New Mexico during July and
August. in June; the number OF
grass-fed cattle moving 10 market
from kansas. Oklahoma, Montana.
Wyoming, in July; and a report OF
the calf crop of Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona. In September.