The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-30

More meat was produced In the
United States in the year just clos
ing than ever before in history,
and an even larger production IS ex-
pected in 1914, it was announced to-
day by T. Henry Foster, chairman
Of the Board of the American Meat
Institute, and president of John
Morrell & Co., Of Ottumwa, Iowa.
Meat packers were able to process
about one-haf again as much meat
this year as during the 10-year pre-
war average, he said.
A slightly increased supply of
meat awaits consumers in 1914" Mr.
Foster predicted in reviewing the
nations meat situation. "A new
record for cash paid to farmers
for livestock slaughtered under Fed
eral inspection-$4, 04O. 839, 000-was
set this year, representing an in
crease of $581 ,537 900 over last year.
This years meat production rec
ord was 1914 per cent greater than
that of 1912, and the Institute es-
Inmates that in 1914 another meat
production will be achieved, with
production about 25,600,000 pounds
or six per cent greater than the
year just closing.
Federal Figures 4
with an estimated 7,750,000 head
Of hogs dressed this month in fed
orally inspected meat packing plants
added to the total for the preced-
ing II months - 63,610O00 head
this years slaughter will represent
an 10 per cent increase over 1912.
Federaily inspected slaughter repre-
sents approximately two-thirds of
the total, and is the only part of
the slaughter picture for which &C
curate data are available currently.
1.-The marketings of calves this
year is estimated to be approxi-
mately 10 per cent less than In
1912, but next years calf market
ings should approximate 100000
head, or about 6 per cent increase
over 1913. The number OF lambs
dressed this years. 200 900 head
will represent per cent increase
over 1912. Cattle slaughtering un-
der federal inspection this year will
reach total Of approximately H.
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fewer than in 1912.
This years accomplishments In
the meat packing industry have all
been achieved in spite of record high
marks set in 1912, and this produc-
ton record attests to the productive
skill of the American farmer, to the
resourcefulness Of management in
meat industry, and the war-con-
scious cooperation Of labor.
without great RESPONSIBILITIES
the meat packing industry sn the
year just closing would have found
it almost impossible to have COPIED
with the manpower shortages, scar,
city of machine repair parts, lack OF
containers to use in distributing
meat products and other disturb
ing factors.
Challenge Answered
"The seemed year of the war has
indeed been challenge to the meat
industry. Disturbing factors in
the form of federal orders, restric-
lions, maximum price regulations
on wholesale cuts, ceilings and floors
on livestock, retail price ceilings,
set-aside orders, slaughter quota
restrictions, consumer rationing, and
other factors, have taxed the in
genuity Of packing house manage
ment.
I'm spite of the tremendous vol
ume of meats to be produced next
year, the share available for civili-
ans, numbering about $4,000, 600
persons, will be only trifle larger
than this years per capita amount
1872 pounds according to Institute
estimates. This Is due to an ex-
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