The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05

Cattle. sheep and gwinc IN nine
countries VI western Europe have 90
creased. but have ~increaecd IN otnef
countries. Including the United States.
80 thai the present situation with re-
spect TO numbers IL very much the
same aH before the war
American expectations OF meats and
mcut products may reach The pre-Waf
level before the herds and hocks OF
Europe have been Increased TO pre-
wal numbers.
These are outstanding statements "a
n report on the livestock situntion ~
two United States department OF a<i7-
culture specialists who recently oJ~
served conditions in foreign countries
A OF their report foIlCWfi
The situation with respect 70 the
total number OF live stock IN nine
countries of western Europe and In the
Unlted States. Canada. Argentina, Aus
tralia. and New ICELAND. considered as
a whole, according 10 the best infor-
mntion available II very much the
same as before the war. The Europ-
can countries are important from q
consuming standpoint. and the othcf
I countries are important from u pro-
ducing standpoint
"A comparison from the figures
given In tho accompanying table
/, shows that the total number OF cattic
In the IA countries Increased approx
imatcly 5000. 600, while the total num-
Der OF sheep and swine (hgurca TOT
which are for rs countries as recent
data on sheep in Belgium and swine
in Argentina are not avallablc) de-
creased approximately two and one
half millions and seven and onc-tourth
millions. respectively. which practical
Y counterbaanccs tho Increase IN cat
to. This does not take into consiu-
grafton the former empires OF aus-
! s.a. .a NNnaanIA nnE lilo INNIH
kan states, for recent data regarding
the number OF animals IN those couI
triea IN not available. II dala were
available from these countries. u sun
further decrease as compared WIN
pre-war numbers OF live stock IN
Europe would probably be shown.
The most important factor 10 hc
I considered. however. Is that h total
numbers Of cattle. sheep. and swine In
the nine European countries have de-
/ creased. while tho total numbers In the
other countries have Increased. cat
tie decreased n little more than 1000
OOO IN tho European countries n In
creased "a little more than 10000 900
In the other countries named. The loss
In numbers Of wine In the European
countries to approximately
2fih millions as compared with n gain
Of approximately 1TiA mlllicns In the
other countries. The decline OF sheep
Q VI hUt EUROPEAN NNhNAl w MNH NFFftN
lmately ~ millions and he increase
In the other countries approximately
iiA millions.
While the shortage OF live stock In
Europe may he felt In those countries
for several years. II does not FOLLOW
necessarily that importattons OF meSt
and lard equivalent to the difference
betweea pre-war and immediate pro-
duction will be made while The herds
and nocks are being brought back TO
the old basis. The ability to buy.
credits and exchange. taxes. and tile
needs for retrenchmcnt undoubtedly
are factors which viii and must bu
considered. All OF these will tend to
limit the amount OF money sent 70
other countries for the purchase OF
food. aud II is very likely that our eNr
%portatio1s Of meats and meat pro-
ducts may reach the pre-war level be-
fore the herds and focks OF Europe
have been Increased to pre-wur num-
bcrs. The demand for these products.
however, very likely will be consid-
cradle for some time"