Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-24


Imeat and lard produced would
have been 5,50000O,O0O pounds,
(which would have been more than
WAS actually consumed.
"Sixth-Canandian meat indus
TRY has been lamenting the fact
THAT the number Of cattle per capt
ia in the Dominion has not n
creased since 1908 and various ef-
{forts to increase livestock produc-
ition in the Dominion have been
made, but at the present time
There are ten head of cattle to ev-
Iery nine inhabitants in Canada
land in the United States at the
beginning OF this year there were
less than six head of cattle to ev-
cry nine inhabitants. In each in
stance the figures include cows.
If every inhabitant in the IN
| tied States in 1920 had eaten as
much Of the various meats as ev-
cry inhabitant ate in 1900 the, to-
'tal amount Of meat and lard CON
sumed last year would have been
increased by nearly 4,O00000,OO0
pounds.
To emphasize the situation far
Ither I will suggest that an 1ndlV-
sis OF the statistics establishes
| that if the per capita consumption
in 1920 had been he same as the
per capita consumption in 1900 it
would have required in addition
to the animals actually consumed
nearly 100000 head.
What seems to me another in
Iteresting and significant fact, as
bearing upon conditions in the
south, is that the official report
}shoWs that during the calendar
| year 1919 the sixteen southern
states produced farm products
and cattle to the extent o. $500
100000 more than were produced
in the entire AZ states in the ral-
endar year 1915.
To a considerable extent. #
course, this accounted for by the
high prices prevailing in 1919, bit
when considered from a percent
age standpoint. it clearly indicates
that the south can and Ia, made
! up its mind that it will produce
Imeat and handle diversified crops
Irather than rely OH any one crop.
| To further the interests Of the
livestock producers is the work
being done by the livestock cx-
changes throughout the United
States in their efforts to bring bet
ter marketing conditions; to get
better prices for livestock; to OBJ
tain stocker and feeder rates and
fattening in transit privileges in
1.-THE south generally. I believe that
lit cannot be gainsaid that the live
stock commission men originated
land have pepetuated the present
great system Of cash marketing
of livestock.
No other produce of the farm
| is disposed OF in the same man
iner as is livestock and the au-
thorities unite in declaring that
mo marketing system in the
world compares with our Amer
IIcan livestock marketing scheme.
All sales of livestock in all the
markets Of the United States are
made strictly for cash and over 95
Iper cent of these cash sales are
settled for within "A hours after
THE actual sale is made.
Too much cannot be said for
cooperation which the livestock
interests of the state are receiv-
ing from the county agents and
the state representatives. Meet
lings are to be held all over the
state in the principal counties in
the hope that the farmer whether
he operates on a small or a large
scale will be convinced that it not
only is it his personal material adj
vantage to raise and market as
much livestock his farm will CON
veniently accommodate, but in
doing SO he is rendering public
service and unless such a service
IS rendered there will not be avail
able for consumption a sufficient
amount Of meat for the popula-
ton of this country.