The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-01-25
BEEF BAN IN WEST
LIFTED FOR A TIME
BUT sTockMEN ARE WARNED
THAT MEATlESs DAYS HAVE
COME TO STAY.
Such is Message Delivered to Stock
men by Chief Of Meat Division in
Address Before the National
Livestock Associa alton.

salt Lake City-MeatleSs and wheat
less days are institutions that have
come To stay; at least, for the period
Of war necessity.
Such is the pointed and positive mes
sage brought To the American National
Livestock association, assembled in its
twenty-tirst annual convention here by
Joseph +. Cotton, chief of the meat
division of the federal food admins
tration and principal representative of
the food administration ut the con-
ventiOn.
This message from headquarters ut
Washington was delivered Tuesday To
the assembled livestock men of the
country at their afternoon session at
the Hotel Utah, just after the market
committee of the organization had sub
mitted its annual report at the morn
Ing session urging the necessity for
the convention TO take some action
looking toward the securing of
change in the governments meatless
day program by the substitution of
porklesS days for the present meat
less Tuesdays.
Mr. Cotton, speaking as head OF the
neat division of the food administra-
ton, stated that already the admins
tration had announced its plan to lift
the restriction upon beef on meatlesS
days in the Pacific coast states, but
he assured the convention that this
is but temporary holiday; that meat
less day as first inaugurated will be
maintained throughout the country and
restored to its full extent in, the Pa
cifc coast states after the present CON
gestion of beef at the country's pack
ing plants shall have been relieved
Exports of beef have been small
compared with exports Of pork, Mr.
Cotton said, but this condition will
soon be remedled and the outlet will
largely help the cattle situation. Prices
he said, will not fan far below the
present level.
Science as related to the cattle in
! dustry was given hearing mt the
| twenty-third annual convention of the
American National Live Stock associ-
| alton when two university professors
| delivered addresses on meat produc-
! ton.
Choosing as his subject, "Hints on
| Economic Meat Production" John II.
| Caine III, director of the extension di-
vision Of the Utah Agricultural col
lege said: ITO produce meat more
| economically the following pUif4$s
! should be remembered. Use only good
! stock bred along meat production
| lines. Take care Of range and feed
| stock literally when needed. Market
| stock at younger ages and keep more
! females. Take more care to see that
you get IA large percentage of in
| crease"
Cattle feeding on hay was pro-
| nounced improbable by +. l.. Potter,
! professor of aniL2nl hushnndry, of the
! Oregon Agricultural college in his
! speech on "Fattening Cattle on Hay"
| Good results are obtained, however,
| Professor Potter said, in feeding the
| cattle on mixture of alfalfa and corn
| silage.
Meat conservation is being carried
! to the extreme under government reg
ulation, particularly as it affects beef, "
said {. i. Irwin, one of the largest
cattIemen In Wyoming, land with the
! present enormous supply of fresh beef
! stored in the packing houses it is II
| crime 10 tell the people they should
not eat beef in order To show their pa
! triOtism."
An Anticipated resolution calling
! upon the federal food administration
| To alter its meatless day program by
! substituting porkleSS for meaticss days,
| failed 10 make its appearance. Follow
| ing the announcement made by Joseph
| L. Cotton. chief Of the meat division
| Of the food administration, Tuesday,
| that mcutlcs~ day was a permanent in
! Stitution, the proposed resolution ask
! ing a change in this program was bur
| led In the resolutions committee and
! not permitted to reach the convention
! floor.
I'VE welcome the fact that we are
! now under government regulation and
! control the actual facts will Ice known
! and there will Doe 40 opportunity Of any
! false Information being given out
/ broadcast" declared Louis +. Swift
| president Of Swift & Co. packers Of
/ Chicago. lu an address before the con
yeutlon.
Mr.. Swift declared that the report TO
! the effect that Swift \ Cos profits for
the past year amounted To % per cent
On a capital Of S1nObpDop was not "a
/ fair statement ~ facts. Mr.. Swift sui
mitt~d figure 10 the convention ia
support of lrs argument that iu real
. ity rho profits Uf the rowuaus were not
! more than ~ p.r cent nE rar capital
and surplus used Boo the conduct Of the