Show Better Setter Sheep I Profit Forecast I i For This Year Yea I Anomaly of Rising Wool Prices and Low Rates on Meat l Unlikely to Contin Continue ue no Says F R Marshall Prospects for more satisfactory in the sheep industry this year vear ea r sere e discussed by F R Marshall secretary of the National er 5 association upon re returning re- re returning returning turning from a three weeks trip to Chicago and Washington D DC C sa says s news reports Although 1936 1836 marked a material mater mater- material material ial advance ance In general business conditions over 1935 yet the sh sheep p industry had had less satisfactory returns from marketing of the 1936 wool cool and lambs Iambs said Mr Mar Mar- Marshall Marshall Marshall shall This fact was waI chiefly caus caus- caused caused caused ed by the unexpected very fiery low prices for lamb lamba wl which ch are still in effect Confidence that the the sit sit- situation situation sit situation In respect to lamb Iamb supply and demand will right Itself in time for 1937 1037 Is the basis for the expectation of larger net returns this year vear ear The difficulty In connection with lamb prices appears to rise from the present distribution of or dressed Ithe carcasses by packing concerns Ov- Ov Over Over Ov Over er 85 per cent of all lambs slaughtered slaughtered under federal Inspection are handled by the four larger packers and merchandised almost exclusively exclusively In states on the Atlantic sea sea- seaboard seaboard sea seaboard board Up until November 30 slaughter slaughter slaughter ter of lambs from last year years s crop was 10 per cent less leM than for the same port of the previous year November No November No- No November vember wool prices were 25 perI peri per percent cent higher than one year ago land r and yet market prices for fat lambI lamb Iamb I were 25 per cent cen t lower It is felt that this anomalous situation Is not likely to continue Into the mar mar- marketing marketing marketing I of the 1937 crop which gets gets under way say v ay early In May The most disturbing cloud doud Inthe in inthe Inthe the s sky at present is that of prospective low-cost low im imports Im- Im Imports ports from Argentina What Is cal called cal cal- called led the Argentine sanitary con convention con con- cutton was submitted to the United States senate In May 1935 by Secretary of State Cardell Hull The effect of tills this so-called so con convention con con- consention sention would be to nullify section of the Smoot-Hawley Smoot tariff act of 1930 1030 That section provided that no Imports of live animals or fresh meats could be admitted to Am Am- American American ports from countries in which the foot and mouth disease exists Livestock IJ raisers of all parts or of the United States have vivid recollections of the conditions that existed In many states during the outbreak of or the foot toot and mouth i disease In 1914 1014 1924 1024 and 1925 Gov Gov- GoV 1 Government Government officials have hive estimated I that the total cost of stamping out seven appearances of this disease since 1900 1000 has lias amounted to I The The foot and mouth disease is prevalent In all but one or two iSI smaller provinces of the Argen Argen- Ar Argentine Argentine m-I m tine Officials of that country have i Continued on page fh five e I I i I I i I I I 11 1 j 1 BETTER SHEEP CROPS FORECAST FOR FOK THIS TInS YEAR i continued tram Irom rom page gage one I never adopted the plan which has hasal al ala a s been employed by United states authorities namely of eradication erad erad- eradication eradication of the disease by b b the slaughter of Infected animals regard regard- regardless regardless regardless less of cost or territory In Y which the he e infection existed British Epidemic Owing to Its restricted restricted domestic supply of ot meats Great Britain has continued continued to allow Argentine meat to enter that country As a result Ithe prevalent the foot and mouth disease Is pre pre- prevalent pre prevalent valent In British herds and flocks almost alma continuously This has made made It Impossible for British breeders to export cattle and sheep to the United States What Is more important It causes cawes a continuous large expense in preventing presenting the spread of the disease as well as I through death of affected livestock In an address before the Ax- Ax Argentine Ar Argentine gentine chamber of commerce at Buenos Aires Alres on December 2 Pre Pre- President Pre President Roose elt Indicated that he expected the senate to ratify and andI I make effective e the Argentine san san- sanitary sanitary san sanitary convention first prop proposed ed in 1935 This has caused considerable alarm to livestock producers gen gen- general generally gen generally eral- eral In recent 1 ks have been en held by Y w estern cattle and sheep raisers as well as with stock raisers in the farm farm- farming ing tag states of the central west est It has been found to be the general opinion that the great risk of im- im importing Im Importing I porting foot and mouth disease through Argentine meats must be combated vigorously Several Sc senators sen- sen senI senators sen senators from western stock raising I states have expressed them themselves h es as opposed t to the convention but it s seems s to be quite likely that the two-thirds two majority vote I of the senate can be obtained if the convention Is reported to the senate from the committee on for for- foreign foreign for foreign eign relations relation I Restrictions Set Statements made by the secre secre- secretary secretary tary of state at the time the con con- convention con convention was yas submitted to the sen- sen senate sen senate ate Indicated that only restricted I I areas in ill the Argentine commonly referred t to as Patagonia would be permitted to export meats to United States He also aIro stated that practically no beef would be exported eX I cx i ported from those areas but that I II I there might be material imports lof of lamb It was Indicated that the lamb raisers should be agreeable to a plan of meeting low cost com com- competition competition petition corn petition In order to make maJe possible the th-e export from United States to the Argentine of or Industrial pro pro- products pro products I I ducts such as automobiles and hen heavy vv machinery i While stockmen generally ap- ap appreciate ap appreciate the value and desirability of larger foreign trade they are areat areat at a loss to understand how the lat comparatively light Imports sug suggested fur I Bested bv by Secretary Hull could fur fur- furnish fur furnish nish sufficient New York exchange to pay for any worthwhile pro pro- products pro products ducts desired by Ar ntine tine im- im importers importers Im Importers I porters It It Is feared that If the con con is made effective e the state department may soon fOOn recognize nize other ports of ot Argentine as free free disease and thereby permit the entry of extensive meat um- um imports Im Imports ports which must greatly increase the probability of decimating Am- Am Ammean American Am American mean flocks nocks and herds b bv the foot I and md mouth disease I i |