El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-19
France and Italy Already
Haze Exhausted Most
OF Horned Cattle.
CENTRAL POWERS
GAIN BY CONQUEST
Al Nations At War Are
Finding Meat Problem a
Serious Menace.
x JENNA. AUSTRIA. Feb. 1s.-None


" too plentiful before the war. meat
is likely to become a real luxury
in Europe after peace is declared and
remain so for a considerable time until
stock breeding has progressed on an
immense scale Europe virtually is
threatened with a meat famine
The central power group believes it
will find itself better off than the en-
tente group in this respect. but both
groups will certainly find it a serious
problem. At the expiration OF two
years OF warfare-which period will
soon be reached-it is estimated the
entente powers viii be short 1915 zoe
head of meat animals. while the central
group owing to the territories occu-
pied by their armies. would ia that time
loose only 2.000, 600 heads through
over consumption due to the war.
Freneh Loss II Heavy.
The Paris Revue Des DeuX MOndss
says that France lost 20 percent Of its
meat animal stock by the occupation
France lost through this 100000
horned cattle. 14S04.310 sheep ami
S14,919 pigs This means, says the peri
Odical. that France is deprived of an
annual meat production Of All. 600 tons
The livestock of Belgium also was
lost by the entente. this being esti-
mated to amount to about 1000. 0O0
head Of cattle, 100000 sheep ami
over 100000 pigs. Germany gained
thus the meat production Of rOundly
S9.OOO,OO animals in the western the
alter alone.
Though the Russians saved much or
their livestock in Poland and the in
vaded Russian provinces. nearly 40
100000 meat animals fell in the hands
of the Germans and AustrO- Hungarians.
Against thus must be charged the losses
sustained by the central powers in Ga
licia and east Prussia, said 10 amount
an
east Prussia much OF the stock was
driven off beforehand. while the Ca
cician livestock had already been drawn
on heavily by the AustrO-Hungarian
troops.
The livestock found in Servia is es-
timated at about 100000 heads OF
meat animals. so that the central pow
ers have in their favor a balance or
about $4,000. 900 animals. This means a.
meat production of rOundly 100000
tons per year.
Not an Increase in Food supply.
This cannot be looked upon as an in
crease altogether Of the central pow
ers' food supply. In the territories from
which this livestock comes lives q
population of about $4,000. 600. whose
wants must he met. Nevertheless. the
meat production of the territories Oc-
cupied by the German and AustrO-
Hungarian troops being some 3S,21S.-
900, 900 pounds annually. which is 1929
POUNDS per tdDlldr a ldLEe surplus Is
left for the occupying troops.
That pork and pork fats are hard to
get at present in the central powers
countries may be hard to understand in
the light Of those conditions. But the
following explanation OF this fact is
given here. Pork has been the favOrite
meat OF the men at the front. owing to
its heat-producing qualities and in adj
dition. last year, when the grain and
potato crops Of the central empires
were decidedly poor, too many pigs
were butchered in order to lessen the
demand for feed.
Italy JSeS Up Half Its Cattle.
Entente states which are least favor
ably situated i'm their meat supply COM
ing from home production are Great
Britain, and Italy. The annual per cap
tia consumption in Great Britain is
/ about $50 pounds. OF this SO percent
has TO be imported. A table recently
compiled by the Wen known Italian
economist Ferretti shows that Italy has
already used One-half of IT'S horned cat
lie TO feed its army.
Russia is probably best off I'm this re-
spect. though heavy demands ON its
meat production have also been made
| To feed its army, estimated at S,000.-
600 men under arms. took during the
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