El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-25

Nv War is destroying the four
footed and feathered popu-
lation Of the earth even faster than
it IS destroying men One OF the
greatest after-war problems will be
the restocking OF the civilized world
with domestic animals. Two fmpor-
tant facts stand out. In the first
place, meat IS going to be scarce for
many years TO come, and in the sec
ond place. the raising OF livestock,
and especially OF FLOODED breeding
stock, is going to be a very impor-
tant and profitable occupation
In European countries, Delligerent
and neutral, livestock is being al
most exterminated because pasture
land has all been put under the plow,
and every bit Of grain is needed for
human food In both Germany and
Denmark they are making cellulose
folders out Of straw and wood, and
in Germany Gull potatoes are fed to
livestock, but there is not enough to
go around
Few German Pigs.
No class has suffered more by the
var than the German pigs. There
were lots Of them in peace times, for
Germans are fond Of pork sausage.
It soon became apparent that there
was no place in the German war
Gus hog. II was made compulsory to
kill pigs, not only the fat ones but
the lean ones and the stockings.
There are hardly any left The cattle
supply has been cut down to a frac-
ton Of what it should be, and the
cattle slaughtered are only about
two-thirds Of normal weight. Sausage
is now made from horse meat mixed
with rabbit meat
Game is on the decrease I'm Ger
mnhy. The country people kill Il
and eat IL at every opportunity.
POleeats, foxes and other game
destroying vermin are on the In
crease Whenever a landed pro-
prietOr holds n hunt. he is com
PEELED to announce his intention,
and to give a certain proportion
Of what he kills to the food nd
pie.
A study of the German press leaves
no doubt that a year or two more OF
war VIII see that country almost de-
nuded Of beasts and birds, wild and
domestic. And II takes a long time TO
restock a country.
Every Country Suffers.
In the neutral countries, the stu
alton is as bad, or worse. Sweden had
before the war about 5000 reindeer in
her forests. The order has gone forth
for the slaughter Of all Of these, many
Of them to be exported. The long
suffering pig is almost extinct in
Sweden, too. The lichens which grow
in the northern forests. and were for
merly the chief forage OF the rein
deer are now being gathered and ex-
perimentS made in their use as hu-
man food and fodder.
In Norway and Denmark meat for
government is distressed at the fact
that the consumption of meat shows a
tendency TO increase as fast as the
supply.
These countries are now feeling the
effects Of the excessive slaughter of
cattle in the scarcity OF milk and
dairy products. Dspite the high prices ]
offered, not enough milk can be OBJ
tanned The farmers say that fodder
IS too expensive to make dairyinE
profitable even at high prices. Herr /
ing meal and herring guano are being
fed to cattle in large quantities.
No Coal For Fishing Boats
These northern coastal countries |
have always depended largely upon /
the sea for food, but scarcity Of coal /
has caused inactivity Of the fishing /
fleets, and the amount Of fish coming /
10 market has fallen off, sometimes /
IN heavy percentage.
The meat supply in Germany
has suffered from disease. Foot
and mouth disease broke out re-
Gently In the province of Hanover,
and 80 districts were affected,
In the south swine fever has
caused further loss among the
decimated ranks of the pigs.
Chambers has killed some horses
In Austria the killing of cattle has
aused q severe shortage Of milk, and
in Vienna. In fact, milk
S the most universally scarce article
4 diet in the world. In Vienna. in
rider to conserve milk for children
md invalids an order was recently