The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-06-27
Significant Meeting of Stock Breed
ers at Jackson.


The meeting at Jackson last week Of
the officers OF the County Live Stock
Associations along the lines Of the ~,
G. & st. l.. Ry. west Of Nashville, and
others interested in the improvement OF
stock breeding on the Southern farm,
convened at the instance OF the Indus
trial Branch of the NJ, G. & st. /. 3
Traffic Department, was significant
gathering. 1t was attended by men
representing the general farming class
to whom the great army OF beef con-
sumers of America must look for future
supply; by actual breeders Of thorough
bred stock who must furnish the farmer
blooded breeding animals for grading
lup the common herds Of the country,
and by bankers and business men who
are directly and indirectly interested in
| the success OF the movement looking to
a wider range II meat production on
the farm.
/ The most significant and interesting
features OF the conference were an adj
dress by M. A. Traylor, vice president
OF the National Stock Yards National
Bank, Chicago, and an address by K. /.
Bisbee, vice president Of the st. Louis
National Stock Yards, Chicago. Dur
ling the course Of these addresses it was
shown that, considering the alarming
shortage OF live stock in the United
States, especially with respect to cattle,
\ with the correspondingly high prices OF
beef and other meat products, together
with the steady decrease IN acreage
yield Of all grain crops, il the Ameri-
can farmer Is in the future to supply
i the food for the tables Of American
citizens something must be done to es-
tablish system of live stock farming
j which will insure an increased food pro-
! duction commensurate with our rapidly
increasing population. Emphasis was
placed upon a statement recently issued
4 Ey the Department of Agriculture at
Washington showing that in January,
/ 1918, there were 16, 100000 fewer beef
cattle on American farlns than on jan
Iuary i, 1907, although in the same
i period the population OF this country
had increased $4,000, 900. II was also
shown that while 494, 900 head Of cat
tie we're exported from the United States
| IN 1906, only SO, 900 cattle we're export
ed ID 1912, decrease in exports during
the past six years OF 90 per cent
AS impressive as is the showing With
reference to our exports of live cattle, /"
| said Mr.. Traylor in his address, are
the figures covering imports OF fresh
beef by the United States. According
TO statistics compiled by the Depart
Iment OF Commerce and Labor our ex-
ports OF fresh beef for the same years
J we're as follows: 1906, 269, TIT 900 lbs,
\ valued at s24, 751. 900; 1912. 9,025,000
lbs, valued at sl,05s, 900 showing q
i decrease in the number Of pounds ex-
ported Of 26O, 692, 0Op lbs, or o. per
cent, and disclosing loss 10 our trade
balance on this one item alone Of 1923, :
| 698 600, Or 96 per cent On this point
our exports to the United Kingdom,
/ with whom We have our most extensive
trade relations, are worthy 81 note, be-
ling as they we're 6s4, 900 los. Of fresh
lbeef as against 7s9.000,o0o lbs. con-
Itributed to the supply Of that country
Iby Argentina, indeed . sorry showing
for great country which only few
years ago boosted Of her ability to feed
tie mother land
i Figures irom the same source show q
corresponding shsinkage in exports Of