Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-11

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 12.-The
Young men and women enrolled un-
der our vocational instruction insti'
tutions throughout the state OF Cali
, fornia assembled at the Los Angeles
! Christmas Live Stock Show during
; the week, represent more than lou
! schools extending from Siskiyou to
San Diego counties and all inter
mediate counties. One Judging team
and a captain from each school tho
greatest ensemble of our future far
, mers and farmerettes ever attend
, ing a western show.
The banners carried by these
young people should cause US 10
think seriously. i.
"We are the future farmers OF
! Neutrality-suspicious. education the
, real farm relief"
| 1--WE are the future farmers OF
! Misunderstanding while learning
| gives permanent farm -relicf.'
From all appearances they have
the courage Of their convictions and
maybe, after all, we must look to
this new generation of farmers for
anything like a permanent solution
of our agricultural ailments. The
railroads have cooperated splendidly
with the stock show management IN
making this great gathering posi-
bile.
Undoubtedly the center of our
population is shifting westward by
leaps and bounds, hence the center
of our live stock supplies must form
an important part of this movement.
In the olden days when our fore
fathers undertook the perilous jour
nev across the continent their flocks
and herds were an important part Of
the caravan, furnishing food in
I manv cases transportation. Of course
in these days with the vanished
ears and modern transportation
means it isn't convenient to bring
the critters along. Nevertheless. it
is essential that the meat food sup
{ plv should be available to sustain
this great mass of humans coming
west faster and in greater numbers
than the Argonauts of 40 ever
thought could happen. In the live
stock show we get a reflection OF
what is goino on.
The baby beef type, we'll finished
with forage and grain, is evid"n"ec
all through the show and it is highly
essential to plenteous supply. that
we should go more and more into the
feedlot finishing of younger well
bred animals. Another evidence ot
this lies in the character of sires OF
exhibition at the show.
The cowman who has been opera
ting on the range wants sire witt
GOOD deal of daylight 1nder hin
and a good, strong, rugged constitu
ton: but the modern type of th'
middle west in evidence at all TIL
eastern stock shows and now com
= ing west, is the deep bodied, shor
, legged kind, with good hind quarter
and back and a gooo constitution
=, We will come more to that class Il
we get into feed lot finishing, be
cause the feed lot solves the prob
lem of going long distances to waite
holes. rustling over the range an(
bucking the brush.
You don't get the same numbel
of pounds out Of these quickly ma
tured. high-bred baby beeves, a
from the aged steer but Won con ma
ture two baby becves while YOU arr
finishing one Of the aged kind. thus
adding materially to our beef pro
duction. Barley is the pasic food o.
the west The grand champion stce
at the Christmas Live Stock Show
was California bred and born, anC
fattened on barley and alfalfa. W,
are beginning to appreciate barley
as a basic feed and also that it i
the best all-around feed. This won
derful steer weighed 900 lbs. anC
sold at $1.55 per pound, 81, 1906 90 i,
money.
Stepping from the "Big Tom
honsinr the breeding flocks ant
herds. into the fat stock section. w
f'"d several acres Of the finest tvp'
of beef, pork and lamb on the hoof
Then we begin to visualize the rea
meaning and purpose of these pur,
breds in the "Big Top" and under
stand WHY these great progenitor,
march before us in their majestic
stride and with Just feeling OF
i pride, at having been resnonsibl,