The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-27

to be shown in connection with the
International Livestock Exposition.
November &c to December 8. The ex.
hibit IA prepared At the invitation
of Officers in charge OF the Exposi.
ton, which is held annually at the Col
Union Stock Yards. Chicago,
and is the largest livestock event in
the United States. The government
exhibit is largely pictorial, and has
designed along popular lines TO
appeal 10 the general public. 1t in.
cludes II booths, three special features
with live animals, and numerous sup
Elementary attractions. As a guide
to visitors and 10 help them get the
greatest benefit from the exhibit, the
department has issued a brief sum.
mary of the display, as follows:
Power Of Meat
The booth bearing this heading
shows pictorially that meat is a food
for work. for thought, and for play
or growth 1t illustrates also the
great diversity of appetizing and
nutritious meat dishes. The important
service which domestic animals render
TO man is apparent from the fact that
they feed largely on pasture, hay, ce.
real by-products, and farm crops that
man a not use directly, except TO a
very small extent.
Meat Problems
The 1921 corn crop mounts 10 more
than 5000. 600 900 bushels, or about 2S
bushels for every person in the United
States. The enormous size of the crop
has made the price to growers exceed.
ingly low-in many places under 20
cents a bushel. The pest market for
this corn is TO feed it to live stock,
thus concentrating it, saving freight,
and preventing waste through storage.
To make such 4 feeding program a
success, the Department Of Agriculture
asks the public TO increase its use of
meat. Meat consumption per capita
is now at the rate of l42 pounds an
nually, compared with about 1855
pounds for the five years before the
World War. If every person eats one
pound and IN ounce more Of meat per
month. meat consumption will go back
practically TO normal and will help
prevent 4 great national loss.
To guide the public in buying meat
economically the department. presents.
in this booth. price ratios which show
how prices for different cuts OF meat
compare, pound for pound, with what
producers get for live animals. Any
person can make his own ratio for any
day by dividing the butchers price for
a pound OF any cut by the price OF
the corresponding live stock as given
in the daily newspapers. BY compar-
ing ratios of the different cuts for diff.
ferent times a person can see where
the spread is least and which dealers
are selling closest To the pre.war
ratios. Considering that only from
one.half 10 three-fourths of q live ami.
NAL is edible product, there should
naturally be a spread - but not 100
much. In general. cheaper cuts show
the narrowest ratios and appear "a
be selling more nearly on i prewar
basis.
Sheep on the Farm
The profitable production OF mutton
and wool on farms is largely q matter
of economical feeding and of handling
sheep so that they may be kept thrifty
Ind ut the same time require u mini
OF expense and labor. The sys.
tenn OF raising sheep on temporary
Is economical under intensive
arm conditions. 1t increases the car.
wing capacity OF the land and assists
maintaining health in the flock.
The plan is shown by pictures and
brief explanations.
Range Sheep Improvement
The booth bearing the title Range
Sheep Improvement" shows the de.
work in developing and i'm.
proving types Of range sheep. The
headquarters for this work are at the
). Sheep Experiment station, near
Dubois, Idaho. The types used chiefly
n seeking the IDEAL type of range
sheep are the Rambouilet, Corriedale.
and Columbia. The plan OF breeding
Is presented and discussed briefly. An
enlarged picture OF the sheep expert.
ncnt station near Dubois enables the
observer 10 FORM an idea Of the equip
AMI the nature Of the country
Tor which the sheep are adapted.
Livestock Welfare
"Runts: Cause and Remedy" pres.
piclorially the results OF the de.
inquiry into this practical
question. 1t shows that in.
.erior breeding and poor feeding are
The chief causes Of runty live stock.
and that weaving lime il the critical
lime In . Young animals growth. An.
other panel tells how to combat con.
abortion when this disease
enters "A herd. Additional directions
Tell how TO keep the disease out of
herds. % What hog cholera
'osts the country both In hogs and in
iced Is the topic Of the third
panel. The 3Q.minion.dollar annual
al be largely avoided through
and the use OF the proven.
i've serum treatment.
Animal Health Safeguards
a large map Of the world shows the
names aud locations Of serious live.
stock diseases that occur IN other
Countries, but from which the United
States Is free. This freedom is due
not TO good fortune but " organized
Effort. The purpose Of The map is TO
the public what the department.
through ius animal quarantine service.