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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1958)
SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1958 HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE THIRTEEN Beef Report committee believes that it would not be advisable for farmers to get into the cow and calf business at this time because of the cost of breeding stock, and the likelihood that prices vnli drop before new producers could get into production and pay off the cost of breeding nera. It would appear more advisable for farmers with pasture, hay or other livestock feed to purchase leeaer came, calves could be pur chased in the fall and wintered and then placed on pasture during the summers. These cattle could then be sold as grass fattened, as feed ers or placed in the feed lot and finished. Another method would be to purchase yearlings in the spring 3 Nortbweet States 2,77U Oregon United 8tates 128 California 3 Northwest States 626 Oregon 820 United States United Statea Committee Members: John Marshall, Chairman Howard Holliday Lloyd Nicholson George Hngelstein W. M. Williams John Lilly Louis Randall Norman Jacobs Ray Michels Ray O. Petersen, Secretary W. Y. Fowler. O.S.C. Specialist- Beef cattle numbers in the United States reached an all time high of U7 million on January 1, 1956. Dur ing 1956 numbers dropped 2 per cent and in 1957 another 1 per cent decrease occurred. Numbers how ever, are still 9 per cent above the least 10 year average. In Klamath County cattle numbers also have! ndraacoH Ihrnnah lha nact 10 vaare to record numbers. It is estimated United Statea that on January 1 of this year there were 90,000 head of cattle in the California county, it is also estimated that there was a slight drop in numbers between 1956 and 1958. It is expected that cattle num bers in the United States will con tinue to show a decrease through 1958 and reach a low in 1960 and start back up. If employment re mains high, prices of cattle should remain above prices for the last four or five years until 1963 when numbers may again reach a point that will depress prices. Economists believe that with pop ulation increasing at about one and one half per cent each year, cattle numbers may increase by the same amount without lowering prices. It is expected that there will be 225 million people in the United States by 1975. Prior to the war it was believed our population would stabilize at about 150 million by 1975. If we reach a population of 225 million, we will need 125 mil lion head of cattle. The government program is com mitted to a high empoymenl with no more than four to five per cent unemployed. Beef consumption is affected by consumer income and with full employment, it is antici nated that we will eventually con sume 85 pounds of beef per capita in the United States. The government report on t h e number of cattle on feed as of January 1 shows a decrease of three Der cent from a year ago. California shows 21 per cent fewer cattle. The corn belt states had one per cent more cattle on feed than . one year ago. The 13 western cat tle feeding states were down 13 per cent from January l, iwf. -, Feeder marketing intentions indi cate that 41 per cent of the cattle will be marketed from January 1 to April (12 per cent less than for the period last year). They intend to market 59 per cent after that time or four per cent more than one year earlier. Heavier hog mar keting will also take place from Anril to Mav. Indications are mat cattle will be fed to heavier wniffhls. Marketing SDeciaiists be lieve fed cattle prices should be high in June and July. A number of changes in prepar ing and marketing meats will prob ably take place in the future. Ten ripriinn meat mav change fatten ine practices. Radiation may ef feet storage. Radiated meats have been kept two years at room tern peraturc. Mnrkptins is one of the more im portant problems in the production of livestock as well as other farm products. Producers should keep ihAmcrlvps well posted on the mar ket prices of cattle so they at least get prevailing market values. The strong demand for feeders and stocker cattle from California feed lot operators and the nearness of the area to these feeders have at tracted many buyers to the county and thus provides a satisfactory market. The auction yards in Klamath County provide a compel Itivs market for all classes of cat tie. The auction market prices are also valuable in helping a produc er calculate the market value of his livestock. The mantel repon nronarwl and disseminated cooper atively between the counuty agent s office and the two auction markets is very useful to stockmen in this rAfl and tne commiuw . Cow and call herds on nigh priced irrigated farms have not - .(it,hi In the nast except and pasture them during the sum mer and sell them off pasture or finish them in the feed lot. A cow and calf operation that might be considered by small producers on high priced land would be to drop calves in Novem ber and December then cary them on pasture the next summer and place them in the feed lot in the fall so as tc have finished cattle in June and July or when the cat tle are 18 to 20 months of age. Klamath County raises a large number of feeder cattle each year and the committee feels there is a place for more commercial feed lots in the county. A surplus of hay and grain Is produced here and po tatoes are frequently a low cost cattle feed. Fuller use of these feeds should be made. Fattening cattle must be considered as a longtime program. Some years there is little or no profit In the business while in other years re turns are good. The average re turn over a period of years have returned a reasonable profit. Pelleting' feeds that contain large percentages of roughage for beef cattle has given excellent results in experiments and feed lot trials. At this time the cost of pelleting has increased the cost of the feed so that the setter gains from .pel leting has been off-set by the high er feed cost. The greatest advan tage in feeding the pellets have been with calves. Pelleting greatly (1000's) GRAIN CONSUMING ANIBtLS 19l9-53 51-55 $6-57 165,800 162,000 166,000 163,000 t7-58 163,000 1,037 2,776 1,015 2,953 1,03? 2,778 1,017 PODTOS TOD GRAIN PRODUCED PER ANIMAL TOTf 1,513 1,578 1,558 1,389 1,370 1,215 1,607 1,531 1,510 1,632 POPOTB, FEED SUPPLIES PER ANIMAL PUTT 2,080 2,260 . 2,380 2,160 2,577 POUNDS FEED GRAIN !c BT-PfCTOCT USED PER ANIMAL UNIT 1,538 1,556 1,590 1,608 ' Increases consumption of feed In younger animals especially. Where it is desired to fatten calves in a short period ol time, pelleted feeds with large portions of alfalfa is one of the nest feeds for this pur pose. More consideration should be given to spring and summer feed ing operations The relatively cool summer weather gives feeders in this area an advantage over those in hotter climates. Also nrlces are generally oigher at this time of the year due tc a limited supply of feed lot cattle. Anv feeder should arrange for all feed needed before starting cat tle on feed. Generally grain and hay are lowest in price at harvest time. Hormones and drugs used to In crease gains and Improve feed ef ficiency in fattening cattle have come into use in recent years. Cat tle feeders should consider their use when they lower costs of pro ducing gains. A croat man experiments and feed lot trials have been conducted with the hormones. Generally the results have led to the touowing conclusions: 1. Hormones Increase the rate of gain from 20 to SO per cent or around 25 tc 40 pounds during a pasture or teed period. 2. Hormones reduce feed re quired for too pounds gain by 10 to 20 per cent. S. Hormones increase growtn oui not fat disposition so cattle must be fed as .ong when hormones are used. 4. There is little difference In carcass grade or dressing percen tage, moisture content and no fla vor difference between hormone treated or untreated lots. S. Hormones may be given In the feed so that the animal receives 10 m grams uer day or the hor mone may be given by Implanting the drug under the skin of the ear. About equil results nave oeen se cured from both methods. The im plantation is cheaper and more convenient. 6. Trials have shown that 24 to 36 miligram pei head Is the most desirable rate ol implanting steers. 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