. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, November IS, 1911. ocs»»sacs%8S3c«ac83MKKac««H>ooo THE FARM THE BEEF CATTLE SHORTAGE. All doubts about the beef cattle shortage have been dispelled by the census report that the decrease in numbers in the last decade has been per cent. This announcement is very significant. This is the greatest decrease recorded in any class of live stock. Horses, mules and dairy cat- tle increased to a much greater extent during the last ten years than any class of meat-producing animals. In fact, the census figures indicate a de-
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, November IS, 1911. ocs»»sacs%8S3c«ac83MKKac««H>ooo THE FARM THE BEEF CATTLE SHORTAGE. All doubts about the beef cattle shortage have been dispelled by the census report that the decrease in numbers in the last decade has been per cent. This announcement is very significant. This is the greatest decrease recorded in any class of live stock. Horses, mules and dairy cat- tle increased to a much greater extent during the last ten years than any class of meat-producing animals. In fact, the census figures indicate a de- crease of about 2 per cent in sheep, although an increase of possibly 10 per cent may have been made in hogs. We cannot escape the conclusion that the production of meat-producing an- imals, particularly beef cattle, has not kept pace with other branches of the live stock industry. When it is con- sidered that the population of the United States has increased 21 per cent while the decrease in beef pro- duction has taken place, it is evident that a wide gap may develop in the supply, says Breeders' Gazette. Not only have beef cattle decreased in numbers, but the average age of marketing has been lowered. So true is that that while market prices have appreciated, the farm value credited per head has acutally de- clined. The clean-up of large range herds, resulting in the marketing of thousands of immature steers and fe- males of all ages, has been a factor in the decrease which cannot easily be replaced. The expanded marketing of veal is another. Coincident with the contraction of range breeding op- rations an urgent Pacific Coast de- mand for meat has stimulated a thriv- ing trade which is drawing cattle that formerly would have come eastward to market. These factors have been cited as indicating that we are living on our capital, not en the increase of it, in the beef industry. With the decrease in American beef production appearing as a grim reality, some consumers are u
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