The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-20
PLANS FOR PUSHING LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY IN UNITED sTATEs

ing agency of our nation and its allies.
such prices will be paid as shall assure
the producer a reasonable margin over
the cost of productions; and we believe
that the government should take effec-
tive measures through the licensing
power granted in the food bill to see
that the large packing concerns do not
by their present control of the central
markets deprive the producer of a just
profit, and that every agency of the
government should be employed to elimi-
nate all manipulative and speculative eff
forts in the handling of live stock and
it's products; that all waste in distribu-
ton should be ascertained and stopped to
the end that the consumer secures his
meat supply at the lowest possible price
consistent with sound economic princi-
pies. We believe that careful consider
alton should be given to the establish
ment of definite relation between the
values of hogs and corn.
T. We thoroughly indorse Mr.. Hoover's
efforts to prevent reprehensible specula-
ton in food products Of all kinds.
g. The work of the department of ag-
riculture, based upon it's study of mar
keting conditions, is most valuable. and
we urge it's continuance, to the end that
market abuses may be done away with
and that all unnecessary expense be-
tween the producer and the consumer be
eliminated.
we feel that it is most necessary that
whatever methods are adopted as war
measures in connection with the live
stock industry should be based on such
sound economic principles as to adjust
themselves readily after the war to the
needs of our steadily growing popula-
ton, which should be maintained as
meat-eating nation.
g. We urge upon the food administra-
ton and the war department the need of
conserving both the garbage and manure
produced at the various cantonments. A
wise use of the garbage for hog feeding
will result in the production of some
millions of pounds of pork from food
which would otherwise go to waste. The
distribution of the manure upon lands
near such cantonments will produce adj
ditional food values equivalent to from
81 to S. per ton for all the manure so
distributed.
TO- We recommend that central retail
markets under effective governmental
control and regulation be established in
the larger cities of the country where
meat and meat products may be sold
to the consumer at cost from the pack
ing house plus a reasonable percentage
of profit
II. We earnestly recommend the saw
ing as far as practicable of heifer
calves ewes and sows suitable for
breeding purposes.
Il. We urge that every possible effort
should be made by the government to
stabilize conditions on the range and
encourage by liberal regulations in
creased stock production within the ma
tional forests, the Indian reservation and
on the unappropriated public lands
More especially we recommend:
BEEF CATTLE
(a) That sufficient emergency appro-
priation be made by Congress to be used
for the prompt selection and withdrawal
of live stock trails and watering places,
as contemplated under the recently en-
acted 6io-acre grazing homestead law.
(b) That an effort should be made by
the proper authorities to arrange for the
discount by federal reserve banks OF
live stock paper drawn for as long
period as u months
(c) That the drought conditions In the
western range country should be brought
to the attention of the interstate COM
mission, with the request that the COM
mission exercise its authority to put
in force special freight rate on live
stock which win permit the moving OF
such stock from the drought areas to
districts where feed may be obtained
for a time, and it's return. A special
freight rate properly safeguarded would
make 1t possible to conserve large num-
bers of live stock which may otherwise
be sacrificed.
3 Cd Reliable daily information as to
market conditions is most necessary. We
therefore recommend that the bureau Of
markets Of the department Of agricul-
ture, at the earliest possible date, ar
range to furnish such information by
wire to the press and to all markets,
and that when such arrangements are
completed the sending of unofficial re-
ports to the daily or weekly press or to
the public markets be forbidden
(e) That the cattle industry in the
south can be very greatly extended if
danger from the cattle tick can be elimi-
mated. We recommend that the depart
ment of agriculture deal with this mat
ter as war measure
10 That a considerable increase in
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