Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-12

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in 1850 II was Gao of an animal: in
1890 it was a2 of an animal; and
in 1900 ii was 0.S3 of an animal.
Meat Exports
In the meantime all Of the meat
produced in this country has not been
eaten here. Prodigious exports have
gone to all the countries of the globe.
The exports of cattle for slaughter
rose to $4,000 in 1909, since which
time there has been IA decline to 20S,-
600 in 1909.
Most of the exports of meat and its
products are stated in pounds in the
foreign trade reports and, as far as 50
stated, the exports of beef and beet
products averaged $4,000, 900 pounds
yearly for 1S51-1S55, $4,000, 000
pounds for 1~S71-1S75, $4,000, coo
pounds for I%SS1-ISS5, 100000. 600
pounds for lSS6-1S90, 521, 900. 900
pounds for 1S91-1S95, COL, 000. 900
pounds for 1S96-1900. 6i7 000.0
pounds for 1901-1905, $4,000, coo
pounds for 1906, $50, 600, 900 pounds
for 1907. $40. 900, 900 pounds for 1908.
and i19. 000, 0OG pounds for 1903.
The high water mark of beef ex-
ports was in 1906, since which year
the decline has been so sharp that the
exports of 1909 were only 81 per cent
of those of 1906. Notwithstanding in
dustrial depression abroad, evidently
this indicated a decline in the supply
of beer animals during the last three
years relative to consumption in his
country, especially since there has
been no increased severity in the re-
atrictions of European countries
against the Importation OF beef. The
significance of the foregoing Is
strengthened by the declining exports
of beef cattle since 1904.
Pork and its products have far ex-
ceeded beef in exports. As far as
stated In pounds-and little is omit
ted-the exports of pork and pork
products averaged 91.00O, 900 pounds
yearly in 1S51-1S55; 49G, O00. 600
pounds in 1S71-1s75; S26, 1000, 600
pounds in 1SS1-1SS5: 1,061, 600, 600
pounds in 1S91-1895: 1,462, 900, 600
pounds in 1S9G-1900; 1,242,O 600, 600
pounds in 19O1-1905: 1866 900, 600
pounds in 1906; 1858, OOO, 900 pounds
in 1907; 1,237,O00, 900 pounds in 1908:
and for 1909 was 1868, 900, 900
pounds.
In less degree than beef, pork ex-
ports indicate relatively, if not abso-
a decline in the, national sup
ply in the last three years. While the
of meat animals to population
has been declining during the last
seventy years, exports of meat have
to the unexamplcd total OF
1913, 000, 900 pounds of beef and pork
and their products in 1906, and 593,-
900 beef cattle in 1904. The cattle
fell to 20S, 900 animals in ]
l909 and the combined beef and pork
fell to 1.472. 600, 900 pounds, |
Or about 81 per cent of the high water
of three years before.
Change in Dietary.
Fol two reasons the consumption Of !
has declined in this country. The |
of meat animals has not been
maintained in relation to population, |
exports have increased to enor-
proportions in a movement
which eliminated in 1906, to be fol-
owed by a sharp decline.
Seventy years ago the per capita
of meat was about one
lalf of the national dietary: in 1909
t had declined to about one-third or
little more; it may now be less than
,ne-third.
If the entire stock of cattle, sheep
nd swine are computed into meat
for the census years and the
for those years are deducted, II
he remaining pounds may be regard
d as the stock for national meat
upply. Let per capita ratios be COM
me let the ratio for 1870 be
egarded as 100; then, by 1860, the
'er capita stock of meat animals de-
lined to S2.5, by 1880 to 72.4, tv
$50 t. 79.4. and by 1900 to 1913. In
evenly years the per capita stock Of
nimals for the national consumption
{ meat has declined to less than
1ree-fifths of It's former proportions \
II may not be that the people have d
.nwillingly adopted a diminishing +
consumption. The diversified
on of agriculture and the abundant /
of the farm must have had
leir effects on food habits. Nege-
Ibles hat are locally out of season
e brought from places as far away y
5000 miles; and so with fruits, (
nd In less degree with berries. The 8
Xuries of former boyhood have be- b
common foods of the present. \
he canning factory places the vege-
BILE garden. h fruit orchard, and
Ie berry field at the door of every 2
'usehold in the land during every
" in the year. There are refrigera- :
r cars for slong-dlstancc transporta-
IN and warehouses for cold storage. l.
sgs. dressed poultry, and butter are
forward from "A period of nat
al o%versupply TO a period of natural
arcity.
There Is general agreement tina \
consumption for food has in
from about 2-3 bushels to
. bushels per capita during the
It twenty-five years. Sugar. "a con-
energy-supplying food. in
in consumption per capita
I'm IA pounds in 1880 To sos
in ISC0. to 4z.s pounds In
so. to 52.s pounds In 1880. TO Gs ?
unds I'm 1900, and 10 15.i pounds ia
IS.
yearly consumption Of sugar
family has increased since 1876 by
} lbs. This has probably not fully
placed a nutritive equivalent in
at. but had u done 80 the disDlace-
Mt OF meat In the annual family