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The Farm and Ranch Market Journal became Western Livestock Journal in the early 1930s. In 1952, Nelson purchased Livestock Magazine from the Biggs family in Denver.The two weeklies were combined in the ’70s to create one national edition of Western Livestock Journal and the monthly magazine was renamed Livestock Magazine, and split into three editorial editions.
The Great Western Livestock Show was held at the Los Angeles Union Stockyards from 1926 [10] until 1953. [11] Santa Fe Railroad bought out the Stock Yards Company in 1928 and eventually expanded the "Central Manufacturing District" into a 3,500 acre irregularly shaped industrial tract. [ 1 ]
In 1877 the cattle trade moved from the cramped quarters of the city market to a location next to the Grand Trunk Railway at what is now Wellington Street West and Tecumseth Street. [2] Trade of sheep, pigs would eventually be moved over and by 1887 odor and pollution at the Western site became an issue. [3]
The National Western Stock Show is an annual livestock show and festival held every January, at the National Western Complex in Denver, Colorado, since 1906.. The show's original purpose was to demonstrate better breeding and feeding techniques to area stockmen; however, it was largely the main showings as a means to attract patrons to the surrounding vendors. [1]
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Tents were erected for the animals, and visitors were charged a twenty-five cent fee to view the livestock. [4] Local ranchers promoted the show to northern meat packers in the hopes of improving the local livestock industry. The citizens of Fort Worth raised $50,000 and formed a company in 1904 to oversee the event.
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In 2007, the state produced over $3.0 billion worth of cattle and sheep. Of that, $1.3 billion was from the dairy industry, while $951 million was from the beef industry. That year, there were 1.5 million cattle and 130,000 sheep in the state. [9] Arizona's livestock industry comprises over one third of its $2.4 billion annual industry. [10]