New Britain herald., 1922-10-13
MEXICAN LIVESTOCK IMPORTED FROM U. s.
Over 1000 Heads Of Cattle Are
 Killed for Meat Daily

Mexico City, Oct lS-ApproMmate-
 ly 1000 head of cattle, hogs, sheer
 and goats are killed for meat in Mex
 leo City daily and Of this number at
 least 9s per cent are imported from
 either the United States or Argen-
 tina Seventy per cent of the im-
 ported stock comes from the United
 States usually tour days by train
 from the border, and the remainder
 Is brought from South America on
 steamers that traverse the distance
 between Buenos Aires and Vera Cruz in IT days In view of these figures J F Primm and Lee Russell, both well known to cattle men Of the southwest. are just completing a stockyards here which at present has a capacity Of 7500 head Of stock and can be enlarged as necessity de- mands.
 The stoekyards, the first of the kind ever established in Mexico on modern plans, adjoins the city slaughter pens and a working agreement has been made whereby all ot the city kill IS first received in the local yards and there prepared for market, Cold storage is an unknown thing in Mex leo, the natives prefering their meat fresh killed but according to MT Primm, who is in active charge of the yards a storage plant will be started as soon as the other enter prises are safely on their feet
 To Replentsh Herds. ..4
 The inauguration of the American owned stockyards is said by its back CTS to be the forerUnner of an earnest attempt by United States stockmen 10 replenish the Mexican herds that have been depleted by years of revo- lution A branch of the Pure Bred Live Stock Association of the United States has been established in Mexico City and is offering it's services free of charge to ranchers and farmers in the selection of pure bred animals,
 According to best available figures there were some 15,00,00o native cattle in Mexico before the revolu ton which started ten years ago. There are less than 3.000,000 now, and these are of low grade, Before the revolution conservative estimates say there were 4o,0oo,o00 sheep and goats compared to the scant 7,000, GOO now roaming the hills. Hog raising has always been neglected and the number of swine in the country Is almost 1ngligible. Indicative of the natives preference for meats oth- CT than pork is the fact that out of l 1000 animals killed in Mexico City | daily, less than 50 are hogs-and these to supply a city of million inhabita nts.
 In order to facilitate shipments l from the United States and to offset heavy consignments from Argentina, which are growing every month, cattle men have secured numerous concessions from the Mex ican government whereby animals may be brought into Mexico with minimum of difficulty. Inspection regulations have been relaxed as much as possible, and the railroads are making serious efforts to move stock trains on express schedule.
 Strange as it may seem, Argentina cattle can be shipped to Mexico City cheaper than can animals from south | Texas, although the former stock does not compare in quality with that from the United States. Cattle ship nents from all foreign countries to Mexico during 1921 were more than t6s,000 head, of which 10000 came from south Texas.