The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-11-06
4 JOB FOR THE WEST
The Meat Supply and It's Only
Solution

Solution
For, the year ending June 80. 1904,
less than ten years ago. the United
States exported $685. live cattle
worth an estimated value of $42, 1885,
600. In the same period we exported
approximately 800, ,O0O, 600 pounds of
beef, valued at $26,s4l 200. For the
fiscal year ending June 80 last, our ex-
ports of cattle amounted to l6,O56
head. valued at 1910, 900. For the same
period we exported 100000 pounds of
beef, worth 1902. 900. We imported
for that year 42l, 900 cattle valued at
Sc, 4O6, ,9OC.
To. state it briefly we exported in
cattle and beef in 1904, $69, ,097 200
and in 1918 this trade has decreased to
a total of $2,O89, 1899. In 1903 we i'm
ported only $780, Of cattle and in
1918 the imports had grown to S6, 4O6,-
179. So we are now importing $4,000,
600 more cattle than we are exporting
both cattle and beef.
This does not necessarily mean that
we are not producing as many cattle
as we formerly did, though as a mat
ter of fact the government figures
show decrease of nearly five million
cattle in the past five years, but the
real trouble is the rapid in
crease in population and the consequent
increase in consumptive demand. We
have both an increased demand and
a decreased supply, which easily ex-
plains the rapidly increasing prices on
cattle.
What is the remedy? The only pos
sible chance of increasing the supply
is in the west. For years the stock
farmers in the middle west have been
plowing up their pastures in order to
produce grain. The west has millions
of acres of natural pastures which can
be utilized in connection with the cul-
tivated lands. So it is to the west
that the people must look for the meat
supply of the future. Cheap cattle
are thing Of the past and the sitaa-
tion offers the greatest opportunity for
the west to cash in the millions of ac-
res of grass that today are returning
no revenue.
The open range proposition is a
dream of the past and it is up to the
west to develope the industry upon
new lines. The National Western
Stock Show was organized for the very
purpose Of encouraging and assisting
in that development, 1t is trying to
teach the stockmen the modern way
and is demonstrating the value of i'm
proved live stock handled under the
modern plan and under western condi-
tions. During the past eight years,
with fewer cattle in the country, Colo
RADIO alone has increased the annual
output of live sock $40, 900, 900. 1t is
possible to increase the output an
equal amount in the next five years il
the stockmen and farmers will attend
the Stock Show and study the practi-
cal lessons taught there each year.
1t is no longer a proposition of large
herds of ten-dollar cattle, but small
herds of hundred dollar cattle, and
that does not mean scrub long horns,
but high-grade improved cattle. Even
under present high prices the man
who handles cheap cattle is having
trouble to show profit while the
man handling well bred cattle is get
ting rich. eli.
The next Stock Show at Denver will
be during the week OF January 10 to
"a, and every farmer and stockman in
this section should make an effort to
attend as simple business proposition
No up-to-date farmer can afford to
stay away.