Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-02-01

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ton.
Millions OF dollars await the west
ern farmers grasp in the llmitles'
opportunities 70 feed the western
empire. A stream Of golden dollars
half as long as that which would
have poured into the treasury Of
Uncle Sam when the first big fine
was assessed against the Standard
on company but waits for the
chance 20 make the pockets OF the
farmer bulge with wealth-the farm
or who has become pork producer
/ Properly directed efforts would dam
the stream Of gold which flows ey-
cry year into the eastern markets
10 buy foOd-pork-fo western con
sumption These are some OF the
startling revelations which are made
Iby W. l.. Carlisle. dean OF the agri'
cultural department OF the Uniyersl-
~ OF Idaho. In his recent bulletin.
Pork Production In the Intermoun-
tain Country"
Millions In Pork.
Figures show that $4,000. 900 left
tho west 20 bring meat products from
the eastern markets during the year
1910. OF this enormous amount OF
money the western consumer spent
SIC 200 900 for pork and pork prod
ucts bought from dealers In the seat
II Is this demand that the expert
calls upon the western farmer TO
meet In order 10 keep the money
az home which would otherwise be
sent 20 circulate In eastern markets
whom II ought 10 be al work at home.
lie declares that II Is up 10 the
farmer OF the intermOuntain coun-
Try 10 grasp the chances that he
has 10 build up a business here
that would BIO able to take care OF
this extraordinary demand which
II is now Impossible to handle In
the west.
where Idaho Is Lame.
Factories now established In Port
land and Seattle and other western
cities are rapidly buying up every
hog that Is offered for sale and con-
yorting him into marketable pork and
pork products Not satisfied with
this. they are sendign into the mar
Sets OF Kansas and Nebraska every
year for more hogs and even small
pigs to meet the demand which ex-
lists here aud which has not been |
mot at home. High freight rates
rom the east 10 the coast are not |
ret high enough TO prohibit the
transportation OF the eastern hog
o feed the western consumer. But
hey are high enough to increase the
Ost OF the meat and meat products
which the consumer buys until they
ro far beyond what they ought to
70 were the Idaho farmer and the
armer Of other western states full
= alive to his opportunities. the
can points out.
Market Without Limit.
Investigations conducted by the
heep men OF this and the other
tates show that each one OF their
mployes requires three pounds of
ork every day or four full-slzed hogs
very year In order to keep up his
-ork The expert figures that this
fair indication OF the yastness
I the market and the strength OF
10 demand that now exists and will
Sl8t for years TO come through all
tho country In the mountains
Half Hog Aplese.
Census figures show to the stud.
NJ that while Utah produces only
no hog TO every five and one half
'rsons of It's population. Idaho rails
J one half hog for every person
the state. There are 373. 1851 por-
ms In the state OF Utah with
- population OF 64.244 Idaho. on
10 other hand has population OF u
% .b9t persons with l7S.24l hogs y
heso figures show just how much u
eat there Is In the two states rep Il
sentcd provided every one OF the "
finals was killed every year. con .
ton which could not exist and u
IN continue TO produce tho herds :"
swine from year to year. -
Farmers viii Awaken.
The Investigations conducted by d
q expert have encouraged him TO u
Ink that the Idaho farmer and 81
o farmer OF all OF the intermoun. VI
In district will awake to the ehRnc.
that stretch out before him and .,
AZ this empire will become tho ei
eat pork producing country In the n'
rid Tie concludes his bulletin with NJ
urcly then. we have for many
ars 10 come one Of the best I'M o'