The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-10-19
TABLE NO. I.
Imports Net Imports
TABLE NO. 2.

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day the decreasing production, as ship
ping becomes further shortened by con-
tinued submarine destruction. less ton
mage can be devoted 10 fodder. and fur
ther reduction of the herds must en-
sue. These destructive forces have
given rise to reactions In many direc-
tions. The worlds supply of meat and
dairy products, OF animal fats and In
dustrlal fats. wool and hides. are oil
involved not only now. but for far into
the future.
The immediate problem Is TO fur
nish increased meat supplies 10 the al
lies to maintain them during the war
An important factor contributing to the
present situation lies in the disturb
ance 10 the worlds trade by destruc-
ton of shipping resulting In throwing
q larger burden on North America. tile
nearest market. Shipments from the
Australasian, South American and
from the continental countries into the
with. Their contributions must be re-
placed by increased shipments from
| North America.
The growth of American meat ex-
ports since the war began, most OF
which have been supplied by allied ma
tions, is revealed by the following fig
ures:
Three-year pre-war average, 403,-
$4,000 pounds.
Year ending June 80. 1916 1885,
$4,000 pounds.
The impact Of European demand
upon our animal products will he
maintained for long period of years
after peace. We can contemplate q
high range OF prices, for meat and
for animal products for many years to
come. We must undertake to meet the
demand not only during the war. SO rs
To enable our allies To continue to fight
but we must be prepared to meet the
demand after the war. Our herd can
not be increased In single night or
In single year. Our producers VIII
not only be working In their own ul
innate interest I'm laying the founda
ton OF larger herds and fiocks, but
will serve our natlonal interest and the
interest OF humanity. for years 10 come
II the best strains of young animals
are preserved. Tie Increase In herds
can only be accomplished IL we save
more Of our roughage and raise more
Il L.. 4. sts..,
after the war Europe with lessenet
herds will. pending their recuperation
require less fodder and will therefore
produce more bread grains and i'm
port less of them. so that we can aftel
the war safely reduce our bread grair
production TO increase our fodder. Blu
we must lay our foundation In th'
meantime to increase our herds.
There is only one immediate solution
TO the short supply Of meat for ex
port pending the increase in our herd
and flocks which will take years. Dur
ing the course of the war. we can, jus
as with the cereals. reduce the con
sumption and eliminate the waste par
ticularly among those classes whicl
can best afford It, In the meantime, il
order 10 protect all of our people, w
must carefully control our meat ex
ports in order that the people shall no
be denied this prime necessity of life
Dairy Products.
The worlds dairy supplies are dc
creasing rapidly for two important rea
Eyrct tho dairv notf1a nf E>r1
rope are diminishing. for Europe is be
ing driven to eat its cattle for meat
second. the diversion of labor to wa
has decreased the fodder supplies an
the shortage of shipping has Unite
the amount of imported fodder an
therefore the cattle which can be SUP
ported and the productivity of the ind
vidual cow have been reduced. Eve
our own dairy supplies are not keepin
pace with our growth of population, 70
our per capita milk supply has falle
from 90 to 20 gallons annually in tn
past 15 years. Yet today we must shi
increasing amounts of dairy product
To our allies.
The dairy supplies of the allies |
normal times came TO n considerabl
degree from western Scandinavia. H0
land and Switzerland, but under Gel
man pressure these supplies are no.
partly diverted to Germany. The me
|, under arms and the wounded must b
supplied with condensed milk in lare
quantities. The net result OF thes
conditions. despite rigorous reductio
of consumption among the adults OF IN
civil population in Europe. is that OF
allies are still short of large quantitit
and again the burden of the replac
: ment Of this shortage must fall 0
> North America. The growing export
of dairy products from the Unite
States TO the allies are shawn in III
following table:
Three year Year endir
!, average June 30. l9l
Butter .. 4.457 90 lbs l3.4SI0Io Id
q Cheese .. 10000 lbs "A. .se4 600 Ii
. Cond milk. Ii. 792. 600 lbs. i5s.5T.oOo ID
= The high price OF fodder and meat
. the United States during the past fe