Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-04-15
OPPORTUNITY FOR LIVESTOCK.
Great Demand Prophesied for Meat
and Dairy Products During the
Ensuing Few Years.

one neeu not De Hucu VI u Seci vi
prophet to foresee the tremendous
demand the world will make on
America for food supplies during the
next year or two. The problem Is
how to meet the demand. The high
price OF wheat now ruling and likely
to prevail for some time will boost
the wheat acreage. The winter wheat
acreage already sown establishes
new high record, with nearly 10000
OOO acres, and no doubt the spring
acreage also will be proportionately
as lrage.
But wheat growing is more or less
speculative business on account OF
weather uncertainty. so the farmers
who wish to play safe will continue
TO depend upon diversified farming,
and those who go in too strong for |
livestock and dairying will get the |
surest OF good profits. says the Com
mercial West. Meat prices are high
land will continue so for some time.
regardless of all efforts to increase
the supply. The bankers throughout
the northwest have now been active
for several years In the work OF pro-
noting the livestock industry ana
helping the farmers TO get more ana
higher grade stock.
Summing up the livestock problem.
w. f. Briggs. vice president OF the
. Northwestern National bank OF Min
y neapolis recently said:
D 1t is not matter OF trusts or
I com mbinations, Notwithstanding that
( is what the federal government began
to look for when first the fact be-
h came apparent that there was not
g meat enough to go around at old
V prices. 1t is not combination OF
n cattlemen or butchers. II is the in
@ evitable working out OF economic
IS laws Legislation can't grow cattle
a Insofar as we can educate people
10 TO the situation and influence the pro
ly ducers. we may check the trend an6
ID even restore former conditions II
T. part. But laws cannot bring it abou
in and II the years OF the immediate fu
NJ lture show the trend continuing. evel
OF higher prices than any yet hear o
by will have to be paid by meat eaters
he The simple fact is that the country
Mt for several years. has not been pro
he ducing meat enough to go around.
ne Marketing OF calves is one of tn
he great evils How to check II is
he problem. At South St. Paul. for e,
,r- ample OF total livestock receipts fC
w the last three years, nearly 25 p'
are cent has been calves. The farm'
Of who is a dairyman finds it less trou
lesome to sell the calves. This HI
are been factor OF adverse effect +
no several years. 1t is likely to be esp
nm cially bad now that prices of far
ng. products. corn especially. are so hig
old There will be less inducement to [
an farmer to feed his stock.
RE- Il am not pessimistic on the OF
,ro- look. On the contrary. | think mu
was can be done. | look for the rect
an government report to take Its pls
ails as one OF the most important of
ION kind. II makes plain to all who n
care to study II, ana many VIII STU
It with the greatest interest. the ca
es for the higher meat prices, W
ter facts and figures. 1t makes 1t app
TO ent that we have to produce m
, To cattle, eat less meat. or pay hig
nit prices for it,"
an 1t is then a problem to be sol
nro- not by legislation. but by co-op'
atis- ton between the farmers and
,ects bankers and other business man.
,rec- The prosperity OF this great no
tock west is closely linked with the
into velopment OF the livestock indus
yner The days OF the great cattle RAJ
from are past and the possibilities for
his stock on the ordinary farm of di
for sified culture are shown by the &
tho state of Iowa-which leads all otl
ner according to the government ce
r fat reports.