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Show World-Wido Shortage of Livestock ) Fairs of America to Play Dig Rah in Solving It Close Study of Problem Hecessary '( j "'pTTl TIic farm animals of America arc -( A W i.v ho mobilised. A mobilization ; '-'t cf.nior li:ts been designated ;it each !:kiXA strategic point in the Iniled Stales and (.ana 'In. where puked I5jrV539 representatives of each breed of L. -i-J inrsrs eattle. sheep, hogs and poultry are to be assembled. They are to be summoned together to cn- j able the millions of stork owners anil poultry ; keepers m America to studv the most piotita-blc piotita-blc breeds and types of farm animals and poultry poul-try by actual comparison, and find out where the best breeding stock may Vie bought to build up their common herds, Hocks and stables. . ; Tremendous Attendance Expected ' The. big mobilization camp for stock m this part of the country will be 'held at the Utah State Fair, Salt Lake Uty, September ! 28 to October 5. ' The vital importance of this movement is ! proved by a government report of a recent 111-j 111-j ternational investigation in which an alarming i . ,lrrF-''-:e i disclosed m the world supply of iK.fie' cattle, --been, hogjs and poultry. The world war has resulted not only in the destruc- lion 01 millions and millions ot human lives, jjj but the practical extermination of mot of the i farm animals m L-.urope and some of its de- 1 pendencies. In tact, such a ruthless slaughter j of meat and work animals has never taken I pbn e beiore 111 the history of the vvoild. f Shortage Increasing Sieaddy Statistics prove that there are at least 30,- E 00O000 less cattle, 60.fXW,000 less sheep, and I i; 000 000 less hogs m the world now than when the war began in 1914, and that the shortage is increasing steadily, despite the tremendous tre-mendous eflorts ot America to check it. It is known that there is nwich less poultry than four years ago. because Europe has always produced enormous numbers ot chickens, geese and ducks, and war has made heavy inroads upon these flocks. America Iras been eating much poultry and poultry products as substitutes substi-tutes for beef and pork. N .. . f- S - :- T : Yrff f - ?;; . - A:Xd I 1 t;0 ? v - $ ?)? ' , - I I i X V A 1 . i, . . vh , . 't - - .1" , i ) , fli ; A 'j x ? " " - - - "Sa 1 j . t - : h ' v 1 V lEach Breeder of Cattle Like ,"mk:x 'I ' HA l'-: 1 ThfT-e 16 a Munition MaKer m rvaM. k : the Great "Army of Democroctj" h rW ' '-V t ' - L-:. v h -u- - . 1 ' ? I j tl i Jo Wonder He's Proud-He Heads : j II ; A "Billion-Dollar" Indn&trii- . j " ' , A ; f r:wiA-N ,. . -j I j I " r ;:'-a : a': 1 1 I - a a--:.) i 1 r ; 'a' . " . : ,;-A 1 i p c ; -. . I 1 :.!? . - . -t i 1 ' - '". ' " 1 , Si - . : j I I ; y ; S-4 - , ' ..- , ' ... :' ; V.tV j i v. . 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The deep drain of war upon the stables of the British Isles, Germany, Russia, Italy, and other European countries has reduced breeding stock to a dangerously low minimum. Despite the fact that the number num-ber of horses and mules in this country has not been increasing, increas-ing, a million horses and mules have been shipped abroad for war purposes since 1914. Looking to America Where is the world to turn for its meat and work animals? There is but one answer. America, Amer-ica, with its limitless opportunities opportu-nities for live stock production, is the continent to which the world is looking for much of its future breeding stock. Never in I the knowledge of man has such a splendid opportunity to domi-I domi-I nate the live stock husbandry 1 of the world been given to any ! two countries as to .the United 1 Statesand Canada. I This is one of the reasons J why the Government is lending I such encouragement to the I holding of live stock shows at strategic points in the country. It is believed by specialists that J much encouragement can be 1 given by these shows to the I raising of horses, cattle, sheep, I . hogs and poultry of the supe-1 supe-1 rior breeds and types; for, of a course, it is necessary for none but the best farm animals to be I raised if America is to live up I to her opportunity. The rest of the world is not disposed to 'j come to America at any time ; to buy inferior breeding stock. The cry for breeding stock from all parts of the world is v.'n . y AA 1 " rA V ; ;t": W?iz Bp T V n 4 ' A AAn: 4 6cic3jnbhnd to the "Call to Mess" f " '). w. J . . ' ' " f 1 I ''.V'ij-X2-' ' 4 I ti''V . . . - - 'A . f - It . . 1 1 ' , . ' " K . '"j ?X ' 1 Ai X - - ' ' i l-' U U , ' ' I'M' . " ' -sf v ' ' - If tiAX: tf i - X '. . . 1 X.?t - I Trw Keep Our " Boys m Khaki fca - i not the only demand anticipated anticipat-ed by the Government in lending lend-ing encouragement to the holding hold-ing of live stock shows. The tremendous demand for meat, leather, eggs, milk, butter, and other animal products is another an-other end which must be met, and specialists are agreed that animals of superior types and breeds produce a maximum amount of finished products at a minimum cost. If an engine is not of a good make,, nor in good condition, it cannot be expected to do as much work from a given amount of coal or gasoline as an engine of a better make. In the real sense, a cow, pig, sheep, horse, or hen is nothing else than a machine to convert grass, hay, or grain into marketable mar-ketable animal products. Thus it is up to the American farmer to make his flocks, stables and herds as efficient as possible, that an extraordinary output may be assured. There is another reason why 4 the Government is urging thfi raising of more live stock. For several decades farming specialists spe-cialists have been inducing farmers to raise more live stock not only because it is a profitable profit-able venture, but because it helps to keep the soil in good physical condition for crops. The turning of field crops '2f to meat by the raising ot liy' stock also enables crops to be marketed in smaller or reduced re-duced packages, in the form o meat and other products. |
