The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-01-19
PRODUCTION OF
MORE LIVESTOCK
WILL BE URGED
Importance of Industry to Be
Stressed at Meeting
Wednesday.

Acting on the behalf that by rea-
son of the unsatisfactory condition of
the tobacco market. the psychological
moment has been reached at which to
turn the thoughts OF farmers to live
stock production President Will Bell
of the Louisville Livestock Exchange
has arranged meeting to be held
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon in
the new Exchange Building at the
Bourbon Stockyards, in the interest of
greater livestock production in Ken
lucky. Letters have been sent by Mr..
Bell to bankers. packers, manufac-
turers of feeds, farm bureau repre-
sentatives and all others interested
urging attendance at the meetings.
when the situation will be discussed
in general way.
The permanent prosperity of Ken
lucky depends principally upon the
production of livestock, but this pro-
duction has fallen off to an alarming
| ueSTte, Is tlt SldlClllSlil VI L
Bell in arranging the conference.
The principal points to be consider
ed at the meeting are means OF in
teresting farmers, especially those
operating small farms. in raising more
livestock; including farmers and feed
ers who have quit livestock raising
to return to that industry, and prac
teal methods of improving the grade
and finish OF livestock produced OIL
Kentucky farms.
The fact that the financial condi
ton of the rural population of Ken
lucky is unpleasant, If not serious
prompted the movement intended t
swing Kentucky back into the from
ranks of livestock-producing States
The situation generally i'll this Stat
is all the more acute because OF tn,
fact that tobacco-raising is getting
more attention annually as the live
stock industry wanes,
May Lose $5s,0o0,OOO.
J Livestock authorite point out tina
the unsold tobacco in Kentucky toda.
cost SS6.OO0,0 900 to raise, but that
marketed under current condition
the growers would have to stand
loss of $5S.OOO.O0O. If the same a
mount of money had been invested il
livestock at the high prices prevail
ing during and Immediately after tn
war period, it is said, the livestoc
could be liquidated with loss of nc
more than - per cent, intead OF q
2-3 per cent loss faced by Tobacco
growers.
The loss on livestock. it is pointe
cut. would be the heaviest in histor
for that industry, but it would nc
compare with the loss suffered
manufacturers OF textiles and othC
finished products or with the shrinl
age of stock and bond values.
TIC Encourage Feeding
2 The present method of marketin
livestock is held out as representa-
the quickest way for a farmer to rea
{ izc on his profits, and the livestoc
n interests will urge the banks of tf
e State. through the meeting to Ell
e courage loans to- feeders to buy stoc
1T present prices, as this course
believed by the livetock market me
f to be safe investment and the NEAR
t, of affording the quickest relief fro
n financial stringency.
g Local packing houses are buyir
great numbers of hogs on the Yves
ern markets, in order to continue OF
Grating and supply the local deman
:. II Kentucky farmers were producir
livestock as they should this none
y would be kept in the State, instes
n Of going West, it is said -Louisvil
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