New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-08-24

in some sections. The only sections II
which dairy products have had a rist
In price In appropriate proportion t.
the Increase In most Of feeds are those
producing condensed milk and cheese
Our home milk and butter supplies
are therefore looked at In a broad way
decreasing while 0ur population is in
creasing. This deficiency of dairy but
ter Is shown by the increased sales OF
margarine. which show nm increase OF
several million pounds per month ovel
similar periods in 1915. Dairy butter
however, has qualities which render II
vitality necessary for children. Mill
has no substitute and is not only in
trinsically n of our cheapest animal
foods, but is absolutely fundamental
to the rearing Of the children.
The dairy situation resolves itself
Into several phases. First, 1t 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
encouragement so MS 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-being of their children, and
thus of the nation, upon the encourage
ment and %upbuilding 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
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 so adaptable for military
supplies. Moreover, our allies are iso-
lated from many markets and n large
amount from northern neutrals is
being diverted to Germany.
While our hogs have increased in
number by 3,OO0.OW animals, the aver
age weight ut slaughter Is falling and
production is probably only about
maintained. The increasing demand
upon us since the wal began is shown
by the following figures Of comparative
exports:
Three-year, pre-war period, 1855
pounds.
Year ending June 30, 1916, 1872
pounds.
Wool and Leather.
Our national supply of both wool
and leather are less than our needs,
and we r importing them more and
more largely, as shown by the follow
ing figures:
Importations of wool and manufac-
Of wool (value) for the three
year pre-war period, 500, 457 ,9G5; for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1916,
S15S,07S,271.
Importations (value) Of hides, leath-
and manufactures Of leather aver
lge of the three-year pre-war period,
1893, III 1893; for the year ending June
30, 1916, $177,SSO, 902.
At the present time the worlds de-
nand for these products has increased
above the peace level owing to the
consumption In supplying the
This demand Is now again In
,reased by the mobilization of a large
American army. In the face of this,
lot only is the European herd decreas-
ng, but also American sheep have de-
about 3,OOO,OOO since the wal
,egan. After the war Is over, the Il
'iOus countries of the world from
which we formerly drew our wool are
likely to retain 1t for their W use
Until their flOcks again become normal.
Sugar.
The sugar supply on which Il allies
n Europe normally draw has been
tremendously reduced, sc that they
must have to other sources.
n consequence of the shipping situa-
ion the area from which they must
raw Is also curtailed and, as a result,
hey are driven into those markets
rom which Il W supply normally
rises. Furthermore, their own pro-
uction has been greatly diminished.
'efOre the war, Europe supplied in a
lrge measure it's own needs, through
he production Of beet sugar, as will
ppear from the following table show
lg the average yearly production and
assumption for the five years before
he war (19O9-1913), in some Of the
hief countries of Europe:
Prod'n. Consump, Surp. %
Short (short or def
tons) tons) cheney g.
.....2.525,S 99 1895 t1.226.314
ustria .......1,65l ,SS9 679,2H 7 972.6s5
.ussia ........1,65s.9 47 1.s22,2s 7 1896
United
Kingdom. ...... 2.6s.ON -2.O5s.ooo
rance ...... 752.542 1880 47,7l2
taly ,....,... 2l1, o 19O,OO O 2l,GO
eigium 49,. 279, 91S 12O,35S 1850
.olland ...... 246. 146 31,5SS I 1 1908
As appears from the table, France,
Russia and Belgium were self