Evening journal., 1919-02-19
THE LIVESTOCK PRODUCER AND ARMOUR"

a HUNGRY world looks TO the American stockgrower
for It's susenance, says book which has just been
Issued by Armour and Company 1t is called ~The Live
stock Producer snd Armour"
According 10 the United States Food Administration
we must ship 100000 tons Of meats and fats
for the year ending July 1. i9e-an OF over
100000 tons over that OF last year.
"Now that the war is over" says the Producers book
there VIII s be tremendous calls for food by battle
stricken Europe II Is estimated that cattle herds
have been depleted by 100000 head that there
hos been loss OF 100000 sheep and 5000 900 hogs
total decrease Of 100000 producing animals
AS OF the przebreedns herds have been destroyed
they VIII have 10 be replaced PUrebred stock is bound
to bring high prices to foreslshted breeders"
j. Ogden Armour. In a signed statement in the be-
ginning OF the book indicates the service that Armour
and Company renders 10 farmers and livestock rasers
by providing sure quick. available. twelve-months-n
heyear markets" These markets cause the prices
OF farmands to advance steadily This service calls for
efforts on a national SCALE with packing plants where
foods reproduced refrigerated branch distributing
houses the unceasins operating Of refrigerator be-
tween the two and thousands Of salesmen. working
through dealers and seeking outlets for foods that
growers produce Sixty thousand persons are employed
IN this sreat task
To-day" says Mr.. Armour. because we collect from
every part Of the country and distribute TO every part
we'll as points abroad. keep foods evenly
distributed according 10 consumer needs that producers
always assured OF market"
Farmers urged TO meet the scarcity OF meat sup
ply which faced by the public. by greater production
through pure-bred animals For the purpose Of aiding
farmers and growers Armour and Company have In
stalled Bureau OF Agricultural Research and Economics
under the direction Of experts.
II is made clear that the packers have no control OF
the ups and downs Of prices. On the subject Of price
luctuaton 10 is stated:
when there are more cattle on the market than
az and ratt nrice 20 Qe-
mand for meat greater than the supply. prices go up
In buying live animals the packer must adjust his pur
ohases both to the visible supply and to what his judg
men and experience tell him the public wants in meat
From day 10 day bis purchases OF raw material and his
sale OF finished product must balance.
"Droughts weather conditions. feeding conditions, the
natural season OF maturity hundreds Of other
influence the run of livestock 10 the market The packer
must do all the guessing both ends OF the line AS
Armour and company's existence depends upon pent
fu constant supply OF livestock. they just
anxious that stookmen and farmers make reasonable
profits as themselves Under present world conditions
producers profits assured for long time TO come.
The lmpossblllty Of the packers controlling prices
paid for livestock pointed out owing TO the fact that
cattle purchasers comprise buyers for the large packing
houses for the smaller packers and saugherers, buyers
for eastern shipments for speculation and for feeders
Nearly thirty per cent OF livestock reaching the big
markets shipped out again In order TO control prices
all these different OF buyers. It Is asserted would
have 10 agree on what they would buy and what they
would pay each day-a manifest impossioty. Armour
and Company say they welcome the event OF the zone
system and are In accord with any method that will
equliably stabilize tho market for the livestock pro-
duoer.