Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-06-27
Important Meeting
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esting features Of the conference
we're an address by M. A. Traylor,
vice president of the National
Stock Yards National Bank, Chi.
cago, and an address by E. f. Bis
bee, vice president Of the st. Louis
National Stock Yards, Chicago.
During the course of these ad.
dresses it was shown that, consid-
ering the alarming shortage Of
live stock in the United States, es-
peel lily with respect t. cattle,
witt the correspondin 1lg high
prices of beef and other meat pre-.
ducts, together with the teady de-
crease in acreage yield of all grain
crops, if the American farmer is
in the future to supply the food
for the tables of American citizens
something must be done to estab-
Ilish system of live stock farm
ing which will insure an increased
| food production commensurate
with our rapidly increasing popu-
ilation.
In view of the recent a citation
relative to storage Of food pro-
ducts, it might be interesting to
observe that at the close Of De-
cember, 1908, there was in coolers
| in this 252, 5000 pounds of beef.
This stock has decreased by De
csmber, 1910, to 131, 100000, a
decrease of almost so per cent, and
while no figures have been pub
lished for 1912, it is estimated that
probably the entire stock of meat
on hand at the close of last year
did not exceed 80, 100000 pounds,
considering alone the decrease in
the number of cattle in the United
States, the decrease in our exports
of all cattle and beef products and
the decrease Of stocks of meat on
hand, with the admitted increase
in our population, we certainly
can not be mistaken in the assump-
ton that the supply is wholly in
adequate to meet the demand.
That the scarcity of supply is
being felt in other directions than
in the high price of beef, and in a
manner that should arouse the pa
triotism of our citizens to aggres,
sive action, is shown by the inter
esting figures relative to our i'm
ports of cattle and beef products
tor the twelve months ending De-
cember 81, 1906, and 1912, which
were in round numbers ds follows;
1906, $4,000 head, valued at S.
100000"
with the large ranches OF
Texas and the southwest rapidly
being placed under agriculture,
continued Mr.. Traylor," and the
unrestricted territory being stead
| lily diminished, it seems there is no
method left for bringing the sup
ply of cattle necessary for our de-
mands up to the proper proper
tion except through the develop
ment of the small individual herd,
Characteristic of the countries
which have grown rich through
intelligent live stock farming.
That some measure of relief
might be brought about by legis-
tion of the slaughter of calves,
which according to figures taken
from the annual report of Swift
& Company reached last year the
tremendous figure of 100000, is
evident, but that such legislation
will ever obtain in this country is
extremely doubtful. Certain it is
that it will not come about until
our people are thoroughly educat-
ed to the economic crime being
committed in the slaughter of this
tremendous number of young
stuff.
In the meantime the opportunity
certainly exists, and with it the
duty, for all classes Of our citizens