Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-01-27 | Page 2 | Horse Meat as Food Reported as Successful

Horse Meat I as Food Reported As Successful Indians Slaughter Animals Enjoy New Repast Agent Declares Demonstrations arc being conducted conduct conduct- ed among Indians In some sections of the United States to determine the hc value of horse meat as Bi human food It was announced by the extension ex- ex cx 1 tension division of the United States Indian service Tuesday I At the Standing Rock agency at Fort North Dakota I. I L. L C. C Lippert Lip Lip- pert Indian agent butchered a n yearling yearling year- year LIP LIP-I ling Ing colt costing 5 and fed it to the Indians on the reservation It Is re re- re ported Over OO pounds of hamburger hamburger ham- ham burger and aria a large number of sirloin sirloin sir sir- loin oln steaks were obtained from the hind quarter rhe The meat was fed to all persons desiring it but no one was forced to partake It Is said The first demonstration proved so 50 successful and the meat was enjoyed en- en joyed so much by the Indians that other horses hones were killed and have been fed led to approximately In In- In The possibilities of using horse horsemeat horsemeat meat for food with the present supply supply supply sup sup- ply obtainable at nt a low price cannot cannot cannot can can- not be overlooked In meeting the distress distress distress dis dis- dis- dis tress among the Indians Mr LIppert states in his report