. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, August 27, 1910. C8M»»3SS»33S3SSX8XSSD©OC«H>p THE FARM STRONG BEEF DEMAND IN SIGHT During the last two years there has been a very decided increase in the value of meats in the market centers and in the local butcher shops. Within the last ten months this increase has been phe- nomenal. Incident to this remarkable appreciation in values of food products a wave of protest swept over the country that in some sections became a perfect hysteria, resulting in the ill-advised and futile "meat ; As a result
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, August 27, 1910. C8M»»3SS»33S3SSX8XSSD©OC«H>p THE FARM STRONG BEEF DEMAND IN SIGHT During the last two years there has been a very decided increase in the value of meats in the market centers and in the local butcher shops. Within the last ten months this increase has been phe- nomenal. Incident to this remarkable appreciation in values of food products a wave of protest swept over the country that in some sections became a perfect hysteria, resulting in the ill-advised and futile "meat ; As a result of this popular outcry against high prices of food products investigations were in- augurated by many mayors of cities, judges of courts, and by State and na- tional authority. In the public discus- sion of this question the "beef trust," the "farmer trust," the tariff and the over-production of gold were given as the causes of these high prices. The chief cause, however, was generally overlook- ed, viz.: The continued high price of grain and the consequent scarcity of fat stock. The number of cattle in the United States has been steadily decreas- ing for several years, and to those in a position to know this fact, the shortage in cattle is appreciable. According to the report of James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, we had 2,186,000 fewer cat- tle January 1, 1909, than we had Janu- ary 1, 1907, while our population has rapidly increased. In 1840 the propor- tion of cattle to population in the United States was such that we had .S8 of an animal to each person, .81 in 1860, .79 in 1880 and .69 in 1900. At present it is quite probable that this ratio has fallen to .50 to each inhabitant, owing to the rapid decrease in our cattle caused very largely by the breaking up of the large cattle ranches of the West. If this ratio of decrease should continue for a few de- cades the United States may cease to be a beef exporting nation. The earliest obtainable dat
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