The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-03-06
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Our Stock Interests.
Hon. ]. B. Grinnell, of Iowa, recently
prepared and sent on to the press an ex-53
tensiyes paper on 81 egislation for TIL,
Suppression Of CoRtag agious Diseases
Among Animals. Z The document was
lengthy and well loaded down with argluu
ments and statistics which were calcu-sii
lated to show the importance $of main /,
itasning cleanliness and purity Of our
meats, He gave the GLOWING ahead-
line facts, which give one some idea Of S
the agnitude Of our cattl d interests: n
There is an inyestme hit of 81 L,OO8,
600 900 In cattle, as estimated a BY the de- &
5partment Of agricul ulture, resenting
41,17 600 animals. That oft swine is
E$2RI 100000, repTese ting over Il. 600 900
animaIs. s,sss
2 4 Tie losses a5tina 9 On exp portation 1
lot cattle and beef conssd uent pom Ie-
strictiy sreg1lat ions and the decreased
iTeIatiye consumpt on Of ON, beef, aggre-
gate many mil ions Of dollars. W cTeacll
an approximate estimate fby these facts
relative to our foreig gn trade rs follows. n;
me exports Of 1880 81 were 36s, ,463 an
imals; those of 1928 were s212 2,551 d !.
loss of 155, 600 animals, and in value d
loss Of s11 ,5o6. 600 n two years. 81 {.
B The exports Of fresh beef fors two years
were less by s5o9 n, 1877 pounds and by
value 81, ,19l, ,f9o. The value Of pork pro-
ducts decreased III the Same time to the !,
extent Of $50 $40 ogs, s5ss
gi This shows q falling of Of about s25,
OO0, coo per annum tor two years, as com
pared with the receipts for the preceding
years.
No nation has 80 large q relative p0t<
ton Of it's wealth In domestic animals,
and none can show such strides In mate
rial advancement during the present
century But what Is our foreign tradeg
The exports Of provisions from the United
States during the last fiscal year were in
value about SO, ,Oo0y 900; those In 1882 /
amounted TO $l2O, O,DO0, ,0oO, equal to q fall
ing off in 9 single year Of $1,000 yOO0s
Our exports Of manufa ctured articles for
the last year aggregate $2l1 900 ,OOO@
against sl03, 600 600, q gain Of $l08 COZ, -
600 in a single year. It was q reason
able expectation that our animal exports
would have increased in like ratio as the
ufactufes, which would have en-;
thanced the value Of all domestic animals
md furnished, instead Of "a mortifying
fact, . proud exhibit.
The causes Of q decline are moi senait
lin high prices at home nor in Inferior
products; rather in suspicion Of diseases
and the clamor Of interested part
which led to arbitrary restrictions, op-
pressive quarantine regulations and for,
bidding beeyess which were ripened for
the highest markets to pass beyond the,
lshambles, and the egress Of young pre-
mature cattle on the English pastures.
Pork products up to the Chicago meeting.
were prohibited by France, and they are
inhibited now from Germany, our long
time valuable customer. It was their,
whims, caprices, jealousies, commercial.
restrictions and bans which: decreased.
our exports and led the Ommissioners Of:
agriculture to call the Chicago meeting;
Of November. sfs Is 5.s &
That convention developed facts and.
was fruitful In results. That there were
solitary cases Of pleuro- pneumonia and
limited to the eastern border states, that
western herdsmen had Just cause Of
alarm on account Aof the shipment Of,
young stock west from the marrow pas.
lures and dairy districts OF the east. 1t
was shown that across the ocean there
was q morbid appetite fes sBspiEionB and
facts- that would justify severe restric--
i tions and ON absolute Inhibition Of ON.
products. $s.
The cattle commission formed BY the.
treasury department gave daeided apin.-
4 ions and impartial valuable information.
but were conssrained to aslmit that they
were powerless IN an emergency to stop
/ the spread Of contagipns diseases, and
that II was . vain hope there would be
Ian increased foreign demand for our cat
tle and meat without radical congress-;
ional enaetmsntt- ss 38
Who can be indifarsnt in tie face ot.
Eom great perils and recounting tho,
i losses by foreign rsstrictbns9 We are,
femp mphaticalIy aSnation Of beef eaters, and;
.Eby the extent Of aar domain and beantiiss-
Il fui climate ate Justly eatitleds III tis
Ehaaared designation Of the first producer,
among civilized nations. It Ii the ques-
ton Of healthful food for the masses, of
4 profitable tonnage for the railways and
! OF deep concern in cultiyating fraternaT
relati0ns abroad. not less than question
/ for the political economist In maintain
4 ing good trade balance sheet. M no
can impress our congressional delegation
with the necessity Of early and decisive
legislation we shall have accomplished 4
noble work and have earned the warm
Icommendation Of millions Of citizens:
whose interests have been neglected and
whose vocation and property have been.
& imperiled Y. ". Live Stock Journal. u
The hide and pelt business of Colorado
4 and New Msxico last year amounted to.
Y $3.50 goo. Colorado had BY lar the greats,
Ter number of hides. while New Mexico
4 excelled in the aiatter Of pelts Tho goat
il 5 skins of New Mexico alone amounted to