Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-19
HIGH STOCK feed
PRICES THREATEN
SWINE AND DIARIES
Territoy's Supply Of Fats is
Menaced, Says Ranchman
in Summing Up Recent De-
yeIopmentS Lid.


A number Of .dairynen are ready
now to 90 out Of business " they car
Get rid Of their mich cows for any
thing like the Investment represented
IN the cows. e..
Virtually al hog raisers who nave
20 buy special feed instead of giving
tl.eir swine swili will have 20 sIauoh-
ter because sf these inereasing prices
Of stock subsistence.
Such In brief Is the situation pre-
scented tcday.b by one OF oahu's veteran
ranchmen. c. H. Bellina.. He forhsees
serious shortage in cattle and swine
ir the present trend continues.
The situation Is doubly serious be-
cause just now the military and civil.
ian students OF the foodstuffs problem
declare that Hawaii should be increas.
/. ing instead Of decreasing its supply Of
fats.
AIR. Hellina believes that the slnugh.
tering CT swine and dry cows Is IN
cneasing now, due to high feed prices
which make IL Improbable for ranch
nen 10 continue In business.
Hearing that Mr.. Bellina was in
possession Of facts which would be of
yaine N the nresenf |, citation for more
sdaa s re soaast,,fss ~ star.Ruiietin
this morninr 1000 MIN FOR = state.
ment. Summed OBJ his oral statement
a. ~ fc1lovis. -
stssL 800. 3..,.,;,
Within tie ~ 'zto wekks stock
feeds Ssys i.,<S,,e1 ~ ~ nnprecedent.
81 d.eres FIers are so,,,e ~ the In.
cresser. ~
Pcet min fr.,n sss q, sse Z Ia, ia
SO -
.ssure MIR "a well known dairy
feedl from y[s 70 al : ton This N.
lrSs =. = <sid a .ka@Io| - 6n,1lt 1ff65i..
I've vssi.<i1r IS
millII1< 81. iron, az a rf.ly a I'm,
IlfSlIr ,,,esl s frnn,s 900 ana $40 to
fsb ton
Beef min used A seIl around s2s.
The last increase "a said 10 have mn
II To 4 figure where the rauchman
cannot afford 70 feed il 10 his ami.
mails:
Feed for Dirs saws Mr T,ellina. As
rising win e0,lal raniditv. To some
extent the same Kinds of feed are
lSoQ As Tor CATTLE. Alfalfa meal lg q
rwine feed.
Whole corn. formerly s45 4 ton. is
now qnofed a. $50. Rice bran a said
10 have conc from sss 10 about $40
Der tnn
virtualls All ,nf these inereases
have become effective IN the mast two
weeks !" saws nelIinaI
PIGS Must De slaughtered
"As view the situation. ALI the
pfg-raisefs. ~ least on This island
who have been bnying these feeds.
have cot 70 slaurhter their swine he.
cause fead n No high n doesn't nay
10 raise them. Personally. I must
market some 200 pigs Immediately.
which win represent a loss because 10
get \ profit / should have "a feed tbeln
for several weeks or months ami div
lose Of them An lots
Il believe that n this situation con.
tinues. Tho rupply Of swine An the is
lands a. roinr 10 -he 1cnt very drssti.
taIlv. And oncc fhe sunpiy - emf
down II takes long time nv natural
increase. "a bring II M again.
Mitk Situation serious
Asked about the MIX situation Bel-
lima saws fI,at II 4 ouite IS serious
aTbe Honolulu Dalrymen.s Associa.
tlon. 4 cooperative concern ~ the u,ilk
! roducers handles nrobahlv sI ner
cent al the milk On 0ahu. II the nrs.
,aiIinr high nrices for dairy feed con.
Time. / do NOT see how there can he
,ny result hut ! inmn n uI.k nrices
Fiiher AT the producers must rs,se ~
some OF them win 20 ont ~ hrst,,ess
pnd thc svaiIahIe SUNNY he c,,, ,,os.r
IAN increase N min hecana sSsecs :.
30 IN Fphrnarv nartly M moe, sl,e
Increased eost Of prnduction n.rtiS
q, maIe nm for : nrev;ous loss or All
ct ne producers now receive