The world's meat futureAn account of the live stock position and meat prospects of all leading stock countries of the world, with full lists of freezing works . Queensland in thebeef line. A normal export of from one and a half to two mil-lion quarters can be looked for at present and in the near future,but a big change in Labours attitude must take place beforeany large increase can be expected. Queensland cattle kill atabout an average of 640 lbs. dead weight at the meat works. Great developments should take place in Western Australia inregard to cattle supply. There is an enormous area of e
The world's meat futureAn account of the live stock position and meat prospects of all leading stock countries of the world, with full lists of freezing works . Queensland in thebeef line. A normal export of from one and a half to two mil-lion quarters can be looked for at present and in the near future,but a big change in Labours attitude must take place beforeany large increase can be expected. Queensland cattle kill atabout an average of 640 lbs. dead weight at the meat works. Great developments should take place in Western Australia inregard to cattle supply. There is an enormous area of excellentcattle country, and ^\ith freezing works at Wyndham and otherports, a big supply of frozen beef can be depended upon. Thissupply will be a fortnight nearer the worlds markets than thatof the Eastern sea-board, and necessarily the freight should belower. The whole thing depends on the Government; Anth justlegislation, security of tenure, and decent labour, there is nothingto prevent Western Australia rivalling, and even beatin-z,Queensland in her beef output. As regards mutton—sheep andlambs—everything ])oints to a larger supply than 28 THE WORLDS MEAT FUTURE Cross breeding has been gone into very extensively, and manymen are now breeding for export sheep and lambs. Under deeentconditions and with a Government with brains sufficient toencourage the men on the land to increase and multiply theirtlocks and herds, Australia alone should easily be able to sui)plyGreat Britain witli all the nuitton she may require. Recentlythe Hon. D. J. Gordon, of Adelaide, read a paper before anIntei-state conference of meat exporters in Sydney on the LiveStock Industry of Australia. This was reprinted in The PastoralReview, and as it gives the views of breeders, I reprint it herewith confidence. CAUSES OF SHORTAGE IN LIVE STOCK ANDSUGGESTED REMEDIES. There have been many contributory factors to the want ofvitality in Australias leading industry, and the serious shortagein li
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