The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-07-21

again show conservatism. In
my long years of experience | have
found that whenever you ave Il fair
profit YOU should let go, wlen your
sheep are fat and ready tor the sham
bles. A shor feed is generally more
profitable Than Il long one. even if the
market should go up a few notches.
We have had several good years in
sheep feeding business and | am afraid
this fall fools will rush in where
angels fear to tread'-with an apology
TO the angels.
Don't be in too great a hurry to buy.
| think there will be plenty of feeders
to so around. and next spring You may
be glad you did NOT gel all you wanted.
! believe | ave told you about all /
know about sheep feeding. and ] hope
you will ask me ANY amount OF ques-
tions, which | Will answer to the best
of my ability.
Will you bear with me if in c%onciu-
sion | digresS Il little md touch upon u
subject which, although closely allied
with our interests, does mol pertain eS-
actly TO sheep feeding"
We have of late heard so much
about tlH beef trust which. of
course. includes mutton. w no
stock in any packing house and ann
not here as AN advocate of the pack
ers. But ] a:n Il firm believer i'm the
ISho bpIe XIV VI SupliA dil tc!!it1i!i,
ana also believe that the surplus to Il
great extent determines the price.
America is still, in spite of the great
increaS" in our manufactures during
the last decade, an agricultural com-
munity, the products of h farm,
ranch and plantstion forming 60 per
cent. of our total exports. The eX-
pioltation of foreign markets is there
fore a matter of prime Importance 30
our farmers II stock ~raiscrs. This
work is carried on to an extent tina
is perhaps not generally realized out
side of h larger packers and firms
engaged in the export trade. II may
bring the truth home to Us more clear
!y if | mention some details obtained
from one of the big packers.
III is the practice OF this firm T. have
representatives continually visiting the
many markets of the world where sale
of American meats is possible. In
some of those markets where the
trade in American meats is long cs-
t%ablished important branch office. have
been established. With salaried men of
ability and knowledge OF The business
in charge.
But the greatest attention is given
10 those mai.ctS where our products
have as yet obtained only the slightest
footing n where tfeir sale is attend
ed with many obstacles. TO such
bi''NNN illt!I 'Nilt1A III IlitI4 jsiIl.NNtlal
line of business are continually going,
at great expense, and. 100 frequently,
With d-iScourasing result. III This man
mor however. new markets are con-
%tinually being opened to us. ana the
customary experience is a gradual
growth in trade with such places an
less when legislation ia tie shape of
prohibitiVe import duties ~intervenes.
Several foreign countries at the
present time nave absolute or re-
strictive tariffs on our meats. For in
stance. Germany absolutely prohibits
the importation of canned goods and
s~ausages. Dressed beef. mutton and
pork must consist of the entire animal.
accompanied by the lungs. heart. liy-
er, Kidneys, etc, in one piece. Cured
meats are burdened With heavy iNspec-
ton fees. which in so.ne cases increase
the import duty about 100 per cent. IL
France The duties on American meats
We're recently increased so per cent,
which practically prohibits importa-
tion. The duties in .Austro-iiungary,
Italy, Spain and Switzerland are nearly
prohibitiVe
During the last two months one
packing firm had two representatives
in one or the other of the Chinese ports
through which supplies 10 the bellig-
erent armies in Manchuria have been
passing; another at Mukdca. cheering
'ti uSsid ii'iIlh9 Win NlS!bIlS Oh
Chicago beef i'm ship loads; still anoth-
CT in Japan, where the native supply
of meats is becoming exhausted
which is a fair representation OF what
all packing firms are doing
So much for Asia In Africa there
was one man going down the west
coast 10 Cape Town while another was
coming up the eastern side of the con-
tinent. on his way back from the cape.
In Europe there We're at one time
six of their men With headquarters In
Chicago; another man WAS in South
America; two in Central America two
islands; one in Mexico. and one III
Porto Rico.
In addition to those special repre-
SentatiNeS making foreign trims The
firm has local saiaried representatiyes
or agents in every market of IMPORT
ance throughout the world.
These trips are in themselves UNI
profitable. They involve a big ex-
penditure in time and money. Blu the
packers seem TO be alive to the neees-
sity of providing a large outlet abroad
for the increasing supply Of packing
house products. NJ no doubt hope TO
benefit in the future from their efforts
now.
In the arraignnlcnt of the packers
ful statements are now appearing ii
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