Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-02
TABLE NO. 7.
BILE NO. 2

| day the decreasing production. rs ship
ping becomes further shortened by con-
tinued submarine destruction. less ton
mage can be devoted to fodder. and fur
| Their reduction of the herds must en-
sue. These destructive forces have
| given rise 10 reactions In many direc-
| tons. The worlds supply Of meat and
dairy products. Of animal fats and in
dustrial fats. wool and hides. are all
involved not only now, but for far into
the future.
| Meats.
| The immediate problem Is 10 fur
nish increased meat supplies To the al
| lies TO maintain them during the war.
| An important factor contributing 10 the
present situation lies in the disturb
ance TO the worlds trade by destruc-
| ton Of shipping resultin. In throwing
a larger burden on North America. the
| nearest market. Shipments from the
! Australasian. South American and
/ from the continental countries into the
| allied countries have been interfered
| 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 10y allied ma
lions, is revealed by the following fig
ureS:
Three-year pre-war average. 1913.
SIS. 900 pounds.
Year ending June 80, 1916. 1893
1 1879 go pounds.
The impact Of European demand
[ upon our animal products will he
/ maintained for a long period of years
| after peace We can contemplate a
high range Of prices, for meat and
for animal products for many years 10
come. We must undertake to meet the
| demand not only during the war so as
/ To enable our allies 10 continue 10 fight,
/ hu: we must be prepared to meet the
/ demand after the war. Our herd cam
not be increased In a single night or
| in n single year. Our producers will
not only be working in their own III
innate interest In laying the founda-
tion Of larger herds and fiocks. hut
will serve our national interest and the
interest Of humanity, for years TO come.
II the best strains Of young animals
are preserved. The Increase in herds
can only be accomplished II We save
more Of our rouchage and raise more
fodder grains. IL is worth noting that
after the war Europe with lessened
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 after
the war safely reduce our bread grain
production 10 increase our fodder. But
we must lay our foundation In the
I meantime 10 increase our herds.
There is only one immediate solution
10 the short supply Of meat for ex-
port pending the increase in our herds
| and fiocks which will take years. Dur
Ing the course of the war, we can. just
as with the cereals reduce the con-
sumption and eliminate the waste par
ticularly among those classes which
can hes; afford IT, In the meantime in
order TO protect all OF our people, We
must carefully control our meat ex-
ports in order that the people shall not
be denied this prime necessity of life.
Dairy Products.
The worlds dairy supplies are de-
creasing rapidly for two important rea-
sons First. the dairy cattle of Eu-
rope are diminishing. for Europe Is be-
ing driven 10 eat its cattle for meat:
second the diversion Of labor TO war
has decreased the fodder supplies and
the shortage Of shipping has limited
the amount of imported fodder and
therefore the cattle which can be sup
| ported and the productivity of the lndi-
vidual cow have been reduced Even
our own dairy supplies are not keeping
pace with our growth OF population. for
our per capita milk supply has fallen
from 90 10 IS gallons annually in the
past u years. Yet today we must ship
increasing amounts Of dairy products
10 our allies.
The dairy supplies OF the allies In
normal times came to considerable
degree from western Scandinavia. Hol-
land and Switzerland, but under Ger
man pressure these supplies are now
partly diverted 20 Germany. The men
under arms and the wounded must be
supplied with condensed milk In large
quantities. The net result Of these
conditions. despite rigorous reduction
Of consumption among the adults Of the
civil population in Europe. is that our
allies are still short Of large quantities
and again the burden Of the replace
ment OF this shortage must fall on
North America. The growing exports
OF dairy products from the United
States TO the allies are shown In the
following table:
Three year Year ending
average. June -. 1913
Butter ........ 4457 900 lbs. l34s. go lbs
Cheese ........ 3 80 900 lbs ASA OO lbs
Cond. milk. II. 7s2 900 lbs. 1887. go lbs.
The high price Of fodder and meat in
the United States during the past few
months induced by the pressing Euro
pean demand has set up dangerous cur
rents In this country, especially in
those regions dependent upon butter
and the sale Of milk to municipalities
having made II more profitable to sell
the cattle for meat than to keep them
and produce dairy products. There
fore: the dairy cattle are decreasing