The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
WOMEN BLAMED FOR
SHORTAGE OF BEEF
Housewives of United States
Ignorant About the An
atOmy of Cattle.
ExTRAvAGANT IN BUYING
PLAN TO TEACH THEM AT
OMAHA CORN EXPOSITION.

Omaha, Dec. 1s-It Is the housewife of
this country, through ignorance and
extrava gance, responsible for the
alarming problem Of a shortage of
beef?
The American Beef Producers asso-
citation, organized for the primary pur-
pose Of solving this problem, maintains
that she is to a large degree. The as
ISOLATION insists that the average w0-
man knows little or nothing about how
to buy or cut beef and that as she is
the purchasing agent OF the household,
the responsibility falls upon her.
This association, therefore, is carry
ing on campaign of education to teach
the women of the United States what
it can about the anatomy OF beef car
cass, the value Of every portion for
table use and the proper way to buy
and cut. With these simple lessons
we'll learned It maintains that this
DrOblem-nOW one of the most serious
before the cOuntry-wtll be materially
simplified.
The proposition OF the beef producers
is simply this: The people have come
to regard but two parts OF the beef
as desirable. the ribs and loin. The
rest they cheaper by not patrOnizing,
and much OF il becomes a waste, which,
in turn, makes a tremendous drain upon
the cattle producing ranges Of the
west.
If this waste keeps up, in connection
with the abuse Of killing calves and
as domestic. the country will soon be
unable to provide a sufficient supply
of beef, says Fred B. Johnson, sec
rotary Of the American Beef Producers
association.
The national corn exposition, which
opened at Omaha December 6 for a
three weeks run, has espoused the
cause Of the beef producers, and is
cooperating with them IN TINS CAIN
paign of education.
This exposition maintains a domestic
science department under the general
supervision Of Miss JeSsica BOsack Of
Columbia university, and 1t is through
the agency of this department that the
exposition will give this instruction.
1t will conduct laboratory work in
addition to lectures, and teach in mi
nuteSt detail the science of the beef
carcass, showing that every portion is
good for table use and that most por-
lions may become as desirable as the
lOin or ribs.
This is the third year for the national
corn exposition, and It Will be far more
extensive than it was in either of the
two preceding years It Will have
greater floor space for exhibits,
larger number and variety of exhibits,
more awards in number and value.
Fifty thousand square feet Of space
will be devoted to actual exhibits,
which will include every grain and
grass grown on American, Canadian or
Mexican soil and $4,000 in cash pre-
miums will be offered. One OF the
most Valua Die single premiums viii be
$4,000 in cash offered by James J. Hill.
who will have an active part in the
exposition.
The exposition is characterized this
year for the eminent men back Of 1t.
Beside Mr.. Hill, there IS W. NJ. Hayes,
assistant secretary Of the department
of agriculture; DIR. David Starr NJ, Jor-
dan. president Of Standard university
Luther Burbank, the wizard Of Santa
Rosa: all of whom and many others
distinguished for their special knOwl-
edge, will be present and lecture at the
exposition. DR.. Jordan, for instance
will make an address on eugentcs.
while Luther Burbank will unfold some
of the intricacies of his peculiar science
of transmitting. transfusing and trans
| ferring plant life He will make prac-
/ teal demonstrations.
| The government this year has placed
1 itself squarsly behind the exposition
/ Two of its strongest arms have been
! extended to support it and make II q
! success-the departments Of agricul-