Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-01-18
BEEF BAN IN WEST
LIFTED FOR A TIME
BUT sTockMEN ARE WARNED
THAT MEATLEss DAYS HAVE
COME TO STAY.
Such ls Message Delivered to Stock
nen by Chief OF Meat Division IN
Address Before the National
Livestock Association.

Salt Lake City-MeatleSS and wheat.
less days are institutions that have
come 10 stay. nc least. for the period
OF war necessity.
Such Is the pointed aud positive mes.
sage brought 60 the American National
Livestock association. assembled Ia lts
tweRty-flrst annual convention here, by
Joseph II. Cotton, chief of the meat
division of the federal food admlnis-
tration and principal representative of
the food administration at the con-
venti0n
This message from headquarters ut
Washington was delivered Tuesday 10
the assembled livestock men 81 the
country ut their afternoon session ut
the Hotel Utah. just after the market
committee Of the organization had sub.
mltted It's annual report ut the morn
Ing session urging the necessity for
| the convention 20 take some action
looking toward the securing Of a
change In the governments meatlcss
day program by the substitution Of
porkless days for the present meat.
less Tuesdays.
Mr.. Cotton. speaking ~ head Of the
meat division of the food administra.
tion. stated that already the adInlnis-
tratlon had announced it's plan 10 lift
the restriction upon beef on meatless
days In the Pacific coast states, hut
he assured the convention TINT this
Is but temporary holiday; that meat.
less day as first lnaUGurated will hu
| .,,atu&n4vol thp.,...et.A,,t eN., ant4nfrN and
restored to It's full extent la the Pa.
cIfic coast states after the present con.
gestion OF beef ut the eouEtrs's pack
ing plants shall have been relieved.
Exports OF beef have been SNAIL
compared with exports of pork, Mr.
Cotton said. hut this condition. will
soon be remedied and the outlet will
largely help the cattle situation. Prices
he said. win not fail far below the
present level.
Science ms related 70 the cattle In
dustry was given hearing ut the
twenty-third annual convention Of this
) American National Live Stock nasocl
alton when two university professor
delivered addresses on meat prOdue
, ton.
Choosing as his subject, "Hlnts or
Economic Meat Production" John I
, Calne III. director of the extension Ill
vision az the Utah Agricultural col
. lege sald: "rO produce meat NOR
! economically the following point
: should be remembered Use only gon'
stock bred along ment production
lines. Take care Of range and fee
, stock liberalIy when needed. Marke
! stock at younger ages aud keep NOR
]. females Take more care TO see tia
!. you get large percentage OF IL
. crease"
> Cattle feeding on hay was pre-
: nounced Improbable Ivy +. /. Potici
= professor OF animal husbandry, Of ia
. Oregon Agricultural college In hi
!. speech ON "Fattening Cattle on Hay.
y Good results nre obtained. however
+ Professor Potter said, In feeding III
& cattle on Il mixture 81 alfalfa and cor
e sllaEe.
Meat conservation Is being carrie
n TO the extreme under government ~
I. ulatlon. particularly as u Affects beef
y said g. b. irwin. One Of the lnrgei
J. cattiemen In Wyoming. "and with u
I, present enormous supply Of fresh be-
- stored in tile packing houses II IL
~ crime to tell the people they bhDu
not ent beef la order To Show their l.
q trlotism.e