Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-02

IOh do UNI w EMIL EIl i "A
I in some sections. The only sections in
which dairy products have had a rise
In price In appropriate proportion to
the Increase in most Of feeds are those
| producing condensed milk and cheese.
Our home milk and butter supplies
are therefore looked at In broad way,
decreasing while our population is In
creasing. This deficiency of dairy but
ter Is shown by the increased sales Of
margarine. which show an increase Of
several million pounds per month over
similar periods In 1915. Dairy butter,
however. has qualities which render II
vitality necessary for children. MIX
has no substitute and is not only In
| trinsically one OF our cheapest animal
| foods. but is absolutely fundamental
To the rearing OF the children.
The dairy situation resolves itself
into several phases. First, II is to be
hoped that the forthcoming abundant
harvest together with a proper restric-
ton upon exports of feeding stuffs will
result In lower prices OF feed and d.
minish the impetus to sell the cattle
for meat. Second. the industry needs
encoura cement So as To Increase the
dairy herd and thus our dairy supplies,
| for the sake first Of our own people
| and second of the allies. The people
must realize the vital dependence Of
| the well-heing Of their children, and
thus of the nation. upon the eucOurage
| ment and uphuilding of the industry.
| Third. we must save the wastes in milk
and butter during the war If we are TO
provide milk supplies to all. We waste
large quantities Of our milk value from
our lack of national demand for prod
ucts Of SKINNED and sour milk.
Pork Products.
The hog Is the most efficient Of ma
chimes for the production of animal fat
| The hog not only makes more fat from
a given amount of feed. lint also the
products made are specially capable Of
preservation and most economical for
| commercial handling.
The swine OF Europe are rapidly de-
| creasing and the consumption demand
| induced by the war Is much Increased.
this particularly because bacon. ham
| and lard are 50 adaptable for military
| supplies. Moreover. our allies are iSo-
lated from many markets and a large
| amount from northern neutrals is
being diverted 10 Germany.
While our hogs have increased In
| number by 3OcoOr0 animals. the aver
age weight NJ slaughter Is falling and
our production is probably only about
maintained The increasing demand
upon us since the war began Is shown
by the following figures Of comparative
exports:
Three-year. pre-war period. 1865
| GI4.G01 pounds.
Year ending June 80. 1916. 1872
$4,000 pounds.
Wool and Leather.
Our national supply OF both wool
and leather are less than our needs.
and we are importing them more and
more largely. as shown by the follow
ing figures:
ImpOrations Of wool and manufac-
lures of wool (value) for the three
year pre-war period. s62.+51 $50; for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1916,
Sl5S.Oas,2al.
lmpOrtations (value) OF hides. leath-
er. and manufactures OF leather aver
age OF the three-year pre-war period
Sla3. .39s; FOR the year ending June
80. 1916, slI'. sso9"-
At the present time the worlds de-
manh for these products has increased
lar above the peace ieVei owing 10 the
extra consumption Id supplying the
armies. Ihis demand is no" again IN
creased by the nomination OF iarse
American army. In 'he race OF 'hs'
not only Is the European nero uscreas