The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-20


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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 by allied pa
lions, is revealed by the following fig
ures:
s;Three-year pre-war average, 493,-.
$4,000 pounds. -.
Year ending June so, 1916, 1885,
$4,000 pounds.
Tie impact Of European demand
upon our animal products will be
maintained for long period of years
after peace. We can contemplate a
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 a single night or
in a single year. Our producers will
not only be working in their own ul-
innate interest In laying the fOunda-
ton of larger herds and tlocks, but
will serve our national interest and the
interest of humanity, for years to come,;
if the best strains Of young animals
are preserved. The increase in herds
can only be accomplished if we save
more of our rOughage and raise more
fodder grains. It is worth noting that
after the war Europe with lesscned
herds will, pending their regeneration,
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 to increase our fodder. But
we must lay our foundation in the
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 herds
and hocks 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 best 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 Eli
rope are diminishing, for Europe is be-
ing driven to eat it's 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 indi4
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 so to Is gallons annually In the
past Is years. Yet today we must ship
increasing amounts Of dairy products
to 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 to 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 Yearsending
average. June 80, 1913.
Butter ........ 4,45700O lbs. 13.4S700O lbs.
Cheese ........ 3,7SO0C0 lbs. 44.394000 lbs.
Cond. milk. II, 792 900 lbs. 1857 900 lbs.
The high price of fodder and meat in
the United States during the past few
months induced by the pressing Euro
rean 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 it more profitable to sell
the cattle for meat than to keep them
and produce dairy products. There
fore; the dairy cattle are decreasing
In some sections. The only sections in
which dairy products have had 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 1t
vitality necessary for children. Milk
has no substitute and is not only in