Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-21
HITTER vs.. Oi-omarsarine. ="

Farm. ii. q. Adams presents the but
ter makers side OF the case In their
contention with the manufacturers OF
olcomHrgarlnc and but,erine. He says:
II Is claimed that the passage OF the
Grout bill would lower the price OF
steers 50 head and the price OF hogs
10 cents on account OF the lcsscncl
price that would result FOR tallow ana
leaf lard. John q. Mccoy, who np-
pcared before the Senate committee
on agriculture In behalf Of the olco-
margarine people. stated that the nv-
cragc steer contained iifiy-eight
pounds OF caul fat. Mr.. Miller. repre-
scntlng the Armour company OF knn-
sas City. stated that they get forty
pounds OF cnul fat from steer. The
Iowa Agricultural College fattcned
eighteen head Of steers and the
amount OF caul fat which they con-
iaIncd ms reported by Swift x Co. was
3I.,si pounds.
In 1851. l.. T.. wnshburn. n live
stock dealer In Chicago, showed that
from lis, SOB head OF cattle slaughter
cd In that city by one OF the largest
packing concerns there was nn average
OF Gi.5 pounds OF fat In these animals
used In olcomafrnrlnc which made
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that IL takes more than two pounds OF
such fat to make one pound Of olco oil.
i'hc probabilities are that less than
fifteen pounds OF olcomnrInrlnc can
he obtained from nm average steer. All
this, however. Is not material In itself.
although mn effort IL mndc by the ma
tIonal live sioci; association to make
II so. Some OF the distinguished gen.
iicmcn who appeared before the con-
grcssionnl committees. ms they claims
ri. In behalf OF live stock Interests.
Insisted that .hc loss which would fall
upon the produce OF cattle and hogs
would amount to S5j.OJp.ODO annually
In case the Grout bill became n law.
The total amount OF lard and 'nllow
used In the manufacture OF olcomnr-
gnrinc In the United States In 1850
was sJ.Upp.OuD pounds In round num-
bcrs. Al % cents n pound. which II
sufficiently high estimate, this amount
of neutral lard and olco oil would he
worth In round numbers only 5000
90. 1f the olcomnrgnrinc Industry
had been wiped on the face OF the
earth and the 55.OcpD0o pounds OF
neutral oil and lard thrown into the
sea. the total loss could not have cS-
cccdcd S5.OIp.OCO. but II II had not
margarine at NIL and sold FOR other
purposes Il would have brought about
onc-hnlf that amount or S2.JDO.UD.
The wholesale value OF NIL the olco-
margarine made In 1880 did not OK.
coed Si3.0Jo.OJO. II the business had
been stopped absolutely and not n
pound manufactured. how the dcsirnc-
lion OF a Si3.OJO.OOO Industry would
entail n loss OF SJ5.OJD.OCJ Is just n
little bit beyond my comprehension.
There are 30.OOO.coo hogs slaughtered
each year. The amount of neutral oil
which goes into the butterinc manu-
fac,urc would therefore he about one
pound TO hog. and II not used for any
purpose. would make a loss upon each
hog OF . cents. but II could be sold for
lard. pure and simple. and bring from
I to . cents. Hence. l cannot imagine
how there can be n loss OF over .
cents in ease the octopus OF the Grout
bill should get Its tcntaclcs upon the
olcomnrgarinc business. About 5000
600 steers were slaughtered In 1889
and about 25.OOo.O6o pounds OF oleo oil
went into the manufacture OF oleomar-
garinc that year. Each steer slaugh-
tered contributed five pounds TO the
olcoinarfarinc product. worth 10 cents.
III SON 1OT lulipN " Noulh blihI az
least - cents. which would make n
loss to the steer of 20 cents.
II anybody OF ordinary common
sense and knowledge OF mathematics
can figure this proportion in any other
way and make 1t stand up. l would
like to bc introduced TO the person.
The oleomarcarinc people seem to for
get tnut this country exports to for
eign lands each year 1i2,OOO.OOO
pounds OF olco oil. Our greatest mar
kct for that product Is not in the
United States but in Europe. These
gentlemen forget another thing and
that is that the passage of the Grout
bill would not stop the manufacture
of olcomarrarine. 1t Is not designed
for that purpose and would not have
that effect. II will simply require olco-
margarine to be made and sold under
its own color. This will not ruin the
br sincss.
1t Is my Judgment that in case the
Grout bill should ultimately become
n law, In the year following that en-
actment there would he produced and
sold in the United States from fifty
to sixty million pounds of olcomnrgar-
inc uncolorcd. When that article Is
sold under its own color 1t will be re-
tailed nt an olcomargarinc price and
will find broader market among
poor consumers. The people of the
United States. TG.OOO.DOO in number,
consume annually upon an average
one and one-puarter pounds of olco-
per capita. Bull butter In
this country is usually colorcd in imi-
tation Of yellow butter. Denmark pro-
hibits the co'oring of Olcomargarlne !
and the people of that country con-
sumo more than four pounds per cap |
ia annually of the uncolorcd article. !