Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-17
DEAN OF IOWA STATE COLLEGE
DISCUSSES DECREASING
BEEF SUPPLY.
POSSIBILITIES GREAT
FOR STOCK RAlsERs
Curtiss Believes Il viii DO Possible to
Meet Problem by Improvement Of
Livestock and Making Beef Animals
Produce More Economically and
More Abun dainty.

AYnes. Aug. 1r-Dean Charles F.
C,,rtiss, OF Iowa State College, is not
greatly alarmed by the diminishing
meat supply at g time when population
in the United States is increasing. In
an address before the American Asso-
ence at San Francisco ne pointed out
that 1t will be possible TO meet the
problem by improvement in livestock
both DAIRY and beef animals being
made 10 produce more abundantly ard
more economically.
This meat supply problem must be
taken care of, Dean Curtiss believes
whatever may be the theories con-
corning the efficiency of vegetable
diet" he said at San Francisco the
fact remains Chat man IS carnlTor-
,us animal and the average citizen OF
the United States consuTne s more meat
than the average inhabitant OF any
other civilized country. The average
meat consumption per capita IN the
United States amounts annually 10 -
pounds of beef. rs Of veal, 50 o. NUT
ton and IS of lard total OF IL
hounds as against 1i9 for Great Bril-
tain. is for Germany and 50 fof
France. In addition 10 this We con-
sumo annually per capita 1'.o pounQs
of butter, 3.S pounds Of cheese II
hounds of ice cream. is pounds oleo-
margarine and As ponds OF milk, The
scientists may be right in their con-
tention that there is greater efficiency
and economy in the direct cons0-llp-
tion OF grains and cereal products as
transformation into animal products,
but virile manhood seems reluctant %
accent their doctrine"
With this remarkable meat con-
sumption there is a decrease in the
-ruhar Of beef cattle IN the United
states. Dean Curtiss points out. The
heef cattle supply decreased 80 per
cent from 1900 TO 1918. while popula-
ton Increased IS per cent In lsl!
44bere was a slight gain the number O.
cattle over the year preceding. In
movement of livestock and the con-
dit,ons for livestock production there
fore have a vital relation 70 the ma
rion's food supply and It is important
to make Improvement.
"Fortunately." says Dean Curdss.
athe capebility Of Improvement is IN
herent in all animal life" To support
this statement he referred TO the IN
teresting results OF seven or eight
wears 81 work with the poorest posi-
BE tyre Of cows it was possible to Sc
cure in the Ozark hills OF Arkansas
and which were brought to the Iowa
agricultural experiment station az
Aues. 1t was shown that these COWS
were capable OF producing 1885
pounds of butter fat the first year UNI
der favorable Iowa conditions and
good feeding; that is better than the
average dairy COW in Iowa is now pro-
d,lcing, which is $50 10 $50 pounds
year
Improvement IN livestock" point
ed out Dean Curtlss. ann THEREBY the
increase In livestock. also contributes
10 increased food supply in marked
degree IN an Indirect manner The
grain Yields Of ten Of the best live
stock farms IN Iowa We're compared
with ten OF the best grain farms in
the same locality, extending over 4
period Of five years. The stock farms