The Washington herald., 1913-08-24
Prophecy Is Made that Fig
ures Will Advance Higher
During the Coming Winter
Than Ever Before.

East Lansing, Mich, Aug. 23.-That beef
will reach unheard of prices this cOmins
winter is the joint statement OF Prof.
George \. Brown. head OF the animal
husbandry division of the Michigan Ag-
ricultural College, and OF Prof Wilson.
head of the animal husbandry division
of the Tennessee Agricultural College.
Prof. Wilson. who is a graduate of the
NJ. \. c., and is now visiting his alma
mater, agreed very positively with Prof.
Brown that beefsteak will sell at higher
Price this coming winter. the world
over than il has ever sold at before.
Beef. they stated, sold at a higher
price last year than it has reached at
any time previously, due to the scarcity
of beef animals, and this in the face OF
a good corn crop. The high prices at that
time caused many farmers to sell their
beef under age and undeveloped, which
has been instrumental in causing an even
greater shortage OF beef animals this
eyar.
Corn Crop Small.
But this fall, the country besides
facing scarcity of beef animals, is also
facing the poorest corn crop in the his
tory of the Middle West. Corn fin
ishes all of the high class beef in the
world. The Middle West furnishes the
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consumed, and all of the beef put on
the market that is finished and of good
class is fed on corn. Since the Middle
West furnishes this corn it means that
the beef of the world will suffer for the
lack of it.
The price of corn is steadily climbing
and will reach an unheard of price, ac-
cording to Prof. Brown. This means
that enormous quantities of 1t will not
be fed to fatten steers; that large
quantities of beef will go on the mar
ket in very poor condition, half finished
and under age.
Prof. Brown exploded the theory that
imports from South America and Aus
tralia under Democratic free trade
would come into competition with the
American beef and thus keep the price
lower. He admitted that the South
American cattle can be raised much
cheaper on the grass and alfalfa OF the
southern countries, and that they are
of fair quality, but insisted that they
are not nearly so good as the corn-fed
animal of the north.
south America Feeds Europe.
But" said Prof Brown, did you ever
stop to consider that to date all OF the
cattle produced there go to the Euro
pean markets and that they will be as
badly of as we are here for corn and
beef. To date very little South Ameri-
can beef has ever been shipped into this
country and even II it could be imported
free. South Americans would still have
their European markets to cater to,
which they have never been able to sup
Ply and ill in competition with the
American corn-fed animal"
Another thing" said Prof. Brown,
there was a story came from the United
States department of meat inspection to
the effect that South American beef did
not come up to a standard which would
allow its importation into this country.
and that the American ports probably
would be closed to South American beef
this coming winter. so that evidently
shuts of any relief from those sections.
In reply to the question as to whether
the large supply Of beef ready to ship