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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH. UTAH -- T, OF MEAT INDUSTRY IS URGED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FEDERAL SUPERVISION 20(1000 ACM FI T. IMF NO PLACE Robert EMkdioiv FOR SCRUB BULLS Poor Animals Have Done Much Damage to Dairy Interests and Are Worse Then Worthless. ,, - by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) (Prepared Bull associations, though few in number, wage etfemal warfare on the scrub. The scrub bull has done much damage in this country. He is worse than worthless. He lowers the production of all future generations of the. herd he heads. He cannot milk production even in a herd of scrubs because, like them, he is a scrub. In a herd of better breeding the damage he may do is almost limitless. l ' , ' The grade bull is little better because, most of his ancestors being scrubs, he is certain to transmit to his offspring. The .grade-bulmay have' the form and of a purebred, but he lacks scrub-qualitie- l color-marking- the Chill Room of a Large Packing Plant Which Have Been In spected and Passed as Good Quality Mutton, (Prepared by the United States Departwhen our population was 35, 000, Oof ment of Agriculture.) people less than now. The exports oi With meat prices to the consumer 1918 were treble the three-yea- r preso high that he is denying himself, war average. and with the prices for live stock, espeEurope Does Not Need Beef. cially beef and lambs, so low to the war is over. In a little while The producer that he is actually losing mon- the of American soldiers in presence ey, the nation is confronted with a Europe will be a' memory of noble grave problem which requires solution sacrifices.' We must not forget that if we are not to suifer a decline in the the principal use for the beef we live stock industry. shipped over seas in such quantity It is an anomalous situation. The was for the men in uniform. Europe, department has endeavored to inform itself on the subject, and after confer- short of food though it is, does not ence with senators and members of the need beef from the United States so much as it needs our pork. The stocks k house who represent produc- of cattle in the most of Europe have ing regions and who also feel deep con- not suffered seriously in numbers durcern for the welfare of consumers, war. Indeed, outside the, areas deems it important to give to the pub- ing the lic certain outstanding facts, which actually overrun by tlje contending, armies, cattle stocks have fairly held may be summarized as follows: own and in some cases even intheir There is no longer need for meat concreased. Stocks of hogs and sheep servation. The supply is plentiful, and have suffered much more patriotic citizens may freely disregard than have cattle. It is also wellseverely known ' g tlie placards which are still displayed at many eating places. that Europe turned to South America and Australia for beef and lamb as Europe Needs Pork. soon as shipping conditions permitted. Europe needs our surplus pork,' but England and Italy are now buying in is filling its beef requirements by im- those markets. The United States, portations from South America and however, is the only large pork surAustralia. Prices of beef cattle have plus nation, and Europe, suffering for fallen sharply since March 1 on ac- fats with her stocks of swine greatly count of the stoppage of exports for reduced, can consume our pork sura slack demand for plus readily. The beef and lamb now army use, and beef at home, due to the continuation awaiting market on our farms and of beef conservation under the misranges must, therefore, find its outlet taken idea that such conservation is not overseas but at home. still necessnry to feed the people of Prices Compared. Europe. Beef producers and lamb proto present the facts is It important ducers who sell their products at this the for live stock concerning prices time, are confronted with the danger meat wholesale and of heavy financial losses which lend and the prices for exto restrict production and cause a se- retail. The following comparison catthe decline in the prices of hibits , rious shortage in future. tle on foot: The United States will never have a satisfactory and permanent solution Prices of Medium and Gocd Beef Steers at Chicago. of the problem until the manufacture, PER POUND). (CENTS meat sale and distribution of prod- March 1, 1919 ..J2.00-14.60 ucts are officially supervised by au- July 1, 1919 thorized agents of the government, 1,50- - 3.90 Decline with state Mean per cent decline, 14 per cent. working in and municipal authorities, whose only Prices of Choice and Prime Beef aim is to serve the public at large Steers on Foot at Chicago. and not any particular class. When PER POUND) the federal government is enabled by March 1, (CENTS o 1919 1919 1, a July maintain law to just supervision g over the industry that Decline Mean per cent decline, 23 per cent Will prevent unfair dealings, speculation and profiteering, by furnishing The alleged reason for this situathe public from an 'unimpeachable tion is the stoppage of export for source all the facts with regard to the army use abroad and the failure of industry, and when the states and civilian beef consumption to resume municipalities are enabled by law to its normal status. The hotel and high-clas- s Exercise similar supervision over infamily trade are not consuming trastate and local business, then only the quantities of choice beef which can we expect to have fair and stable they used before the war, and the fammarkets in which producer and con- ilies of moderate income are eating sumer alike will have a square deal. only cheaper cuts, the price of which ' Beef Industry Crisis. must compensate in part for that of Some of the particulars of the situ- the cuts for which there is a smaller The fact is evident that demand. ation are as follows: who desire to eat more many persons United the in beef The industry States faces a most serious crisis. meat, especially beef and lamb, are For a decade before the outbreak of denying themselves. No Need for Conservation. war in Europe farmers and ranchPeople do not realize that the nemen had been urged to increase beef cattle production because the industry cessity for conservation of foods, espewas not keeping pace with the growth cially meat, no longer exists, except of population. The lowest ebb in pro- as a matter of reasonable economy duction was reached in the fiscal year and prevention of sinful waste. We ended June 30, 1914, when we prac- have in prospect the greatest wheat in our history;' we had in 1918 tically ceased to have fresh dressed crop beef for export, but began to import by far the largest production of pork it from the southern hemisphere. The we ever had, as well as a great incampaign for increased production be- crease in our beef, lamb and dairy gan to bear fruit with the outbreak of production.. Yet one sees, everywhere the war and beef again gained volame in hotels, restaurants, and dining cars in our exports. Prices rose and farm- the Save Food signs, which were ers were encouraged to expand their such a vital influence in the successful g operations. With the en- prosecution of the food campaign and trance of the United States into the incidentally, the winning of the war war a vigorous successful effort was These Save Food signs should now, made to increase the supply of meat be disregarded. Consumers are unconfor our army, especially beef, by ci- sciously working harm to themselves l. Hotels and res- and to live stock producers by now vilian taurants, at the request of the gov- restricting their consumption of meat This situation Is a real menace to ernment, reduced the size of their beef portions and regularly left beef the farmer and to the consuming puboff their menus. Private families by lic as well. Many cattle raised in rethousands did likewise. Farmers and sponse to the demand for meat proranchmen exerted themselves to the duction for the army are now maturutmost at great risk in order that our ing, and if marketed on a falling marsoldiers and sailors could have the ket will cause heavy loss to the probest food that .skill and loving care ducers, with the result that declining cculd produce. The result is history. production may be expected in the From an export of beef and beef prod- future. Stockmen do not deserve to ucts, of 151,000 pounds in 1914, we be penalized for their patriotism, hnl exported 590,000,000 pounds of beef should be supported by the consumand beef products in 1918 almost ing public in an effort to to the normal without he equaling the great surplus of 1901, Sheep in ; the power ''' meat-savin- ..18.50-20.2- .14.35-15.- meat-producin- beef-makin- self-denia- 4.15-4.- r j28E&&zr? sa. ojrmpzoo, ooojic&&i7scr-- to de- gree of certainty the qualities of any ancestors he may have. ' That herd is very poor indeed a grade bull can make any marked improvement. The registered scrub comes of registered ancestors, therefore he transmits only inferior qualities to his calves. Registration is not enough to guarantee production. dairy herd improvement can never come frbm the scrub, tlie grade . r or the registered scrub. A constant fight against the cattle-fevetick has put large portions of the southern states Into the Why not inaugurate- a similar' fight all over the United States- against scrub sires, against the scrub,, the grade, the registered scrub, against scrub sires of every kind? Taking: each state, county by county, why the scrub and establish) scrub-fre- e areas in every state? live-stoc- J3.50-18.6- fl That Pays. transmit with any A Purebred Bull a a. B The upshot of the matter was that week or two later Mr. Campbell was in' the presence of the secretary of the interior. The first thing the secretary asked him was what kind of a tractors. Last fall, when the first ground was broken, there were fifty monster machines at work tearing up the prairie sod. This spring others were at work. They plowed on the contract he wanted. overage one acre a minute for the A record was made Amy kind, was the reply, just so-- working time. get a chance to raise a lot of on- one day of 1,880 acres turned and ' wheat. broken All the seeding, harvesting, STINGY. FEEDER CHEATS SELF' Wha-do you want for yourself? etc.r was also done by tractors, and asked' the secretary. Campbell. then; of course, there are the thrashiDairy Cow, Must Have Materials for This huge farm, probMaintenance as Well as Nothing, Campbell replied. I am ng: machines. Hence the absolute uselessness of horses about this place. ably the largest in the world, is a di- willing to enroll with fhedollar-a-yea- r Foods. rect result of the governments ef- men iff the government finances the One- of the first problems Mr. Campforts to stimulate the growing of project, and if I finance it myself all bell had to solve was the number of (Prepared by the United States ' Depart--, ment of Agriculture.) wheat during the last two years. The I want Is- a chance to break even." various kinds of machines that would farm: is devoted entirely to wheat, and The cow requiiv not only materials-fo- r That certainly made a hit with the be required to do tlie work on .the enif it produces somewhere around the secretary. He saw that he was deal- tire farm. He solved this by dividing maintenance but must also fat and carbohydratescountrys average of 28 bushels per ing with a- real man, so he asked him the farm into units of 5,000 acres and milk from. The milk contains acre, which is practically certain, it will why he didn't make it 200,000 acres in- then allowing a certain period, for add approximately 5,656,000 bushels stead off the- 20(000 he had asked for each operation such as plowing, har- water,, fat, protein (casein or curd), to the 1919 wheat crop. At the gov- and addfed!:' rowing; seeding, cutting, thrashing on sugar and ash, and these are all made ernment guaranteed' price of $2.26 from the- constituents of the food. If Could' yon handle that many each unit.' cents a bushel, this represents the acres? unit also has another 'nsufficie-nThe 5,000-acrprotein, fat and carbohytidy sum of $12,656,000. Of course Certainly,! replied 5Ir. Campbell, use. Mn.. Campbell, as active as he is. drates are contained in the food given all this will not be met profit. But only it will require more capital than couldnt reasonably be expected to her the- cow supplies this deficiency there should be enough left, after all I had figured' on. personally oversee work on,, 200,000 for a time by drawing on her own. n expenses are paid, to- make the venSecretary Lane- said he thought that acres of land throughout the season. body, and gradually begins to shrink-iture worth while. So each unit is put in charge of a could be' arranged! and told Mr. Campquantity or quality of milk, or both: Thomas D. Campbell is the man bell to go ahead and draw a contract competent farm manager, with a gen- The stingy feeder cheats himself as ' who conceived the idea of the worlds The contract was drawn and in due eral foreman and a crew of men. Each well as the cow. largest wheat farm, or any other sort time bore the- signature of Secretary unit also has its, group of permanent of farm-- for that matter. Originally Lane, all' the- bureau chiefs and Mr. and modernly-equippe- d buildings. It FEED AND SALT REGULARLY of Grand Forks, more recently of Los Campbell. The- Indians, of course, is a gigantic proposition any way you Angeles, Cal., and now a resident of were well taken care of under the take it. Cow Becomes Accustomed to Getting; the Crow Indian reservation in Mon- terms of tlie contract. They will re' Meals at Certain Time Devi- tana, where he stands an excellent ceive of the crop during the WHY DESTROY YOUR FRIENDS? ation Causes .Worry. , chance of being elected chief of the first five years and h of the Crows, Mr. Campbell has astonished crop during the- second five-yeperiod Agriculturists Make Tremendous Mis-- . A cow- Is pretty much a creature of the wheat growers of the country, as at the end' of which time- the lease take When They Wage War on , habit. She becomes accustomed to i well as a lot of other people, by the expires. Certain Types of Birds. vastness of the enterjfrise under his getting he feed at a certain time each-daThe next step was to finance the 'v and if that time arrives without management. In the suburbs of one of our cities project, so Mr: CbmpbeR hurried to the feed she worries about it and this, It was during the summer of 1917 New York, presented himself at the recently a- man was arrested for shootthat Campbell first thought of raising offices of T. Pi. Morgan & Co. and sent ing 83 robins and two cedar wax affects her milk production. For this, wheat on a large scale on unused in word that Secretary Lane had ask- wings. When we consider that each reason regularity In feeding is very Indian Sands, and wrote to the Indian ed him to call' on a matter of business. year the people of the United States important. Also watering and salting, bureau at Washington, outlining his Whether Mr: Morgan had received ad- pay a toll' of one billion dollars to In- should be attended to punctually. Andi plans and asking how to proceed to vance information of Mr. Campbells sects. the reason for protecting our the water should be good. It is a mistake to require cows to drink tainted-waterlease some of the tracts. , He was coming or not is unimportant. The native birds Is apparent.. for It certainly impairs informed was that he courteously by sundry ob- fact remains Some birds feed almost entirely or. immediately If it does, not affect the quality scure clerks in the department that invited., In. the seeds- of weeds, others on field it couldnt be done. They cited cerMr. Morgan listened while Mr. mice and' others on small rodents. of the milk. : The man' who provldes-properifor the' wants of his cows, tain rules and regulations and laws Campbell tofd his story. At the end Hawks and owls are considered outto prove their assertions. .. of the story Mr. Morgan asked how laws, and the average citizen wants has a eight to expect that they will reThis had the same effect on Mr. much money would be required. to shoot them if he can. It has been pay him in a more abundant milk flow.. Five minion dollars, replied Mr. estimated that each hawk or owl tills Campbell that a red rag does on a bull. The word impossible on an average a thousand mice a year, only Campbell without batting an eye. makes him the more determined to Very wen, said Mr. Morgan, you A recent examination of the stomdo what he sets out to do. So he may have ft. And if that Isnt enough, ach of a cedar wax wing (cherry bird) -l decided to try the men higher up and as much more will bo available." revealed 100 canker worms. In the the result was a long telegram to And so- the 200,000-acr- e wheat farm stomach of a scarlet tanager were found President Wilson. Almost immediate- came into existence, with Mr. Camp-a- s 630 gypsy moth caterpillars. With the A good silo requires also a good' ly came back a reply saying that the bell president of the Montana continued wanton destruction of ha-- ; ensilage cutter. resident was much interested In the Wheat Farming corporation and gen- five birds, successful agriculture, project and had referred it to Secre- eral manager of the whole project. In the dairy business harvest conwould become Impossible and the deBut about the absence of horses struction of the greater part of food tinues the year around. tary Lane of the interior department, who would give the matter his per- frbm the farm., ; vegetation would follow. Thrif Mag AM of the work is sonal attention. You never saw a cow that would being done with azine not do better work on good silage than , without it. CHILDREN ARE MOVIE FANS preferences show that domestic stories backed his tractor pp to it, turned on For a cow that refuses to let down have first place. Others in order of the exhaust and gave them a gas barare to on in her adventure, cowboy rage the any war. equal milk, a feed of something while put preference Domestic Films Take First Place With v comics,, war films, serials, crimes, love Few rats got out of the crib alive, qnd milking often helps. Cowboy Adventures Second, , V those that did were so weak the dogs educational. stories, Shows. Inquiry The- - biggest leak in the dairy busiThe popularity of moving pictures had no trouble in gathering them up. school children in London is proved by the fact that a The result was a tub full of dead rats. ness comes through keeping two cows London. London ' ke the movies, more than DO per new corporation will soon invest. ; to do. the work of one. inin Safe. was recent a palaces. Judges picture Played by it. developed inf, Cedar Falls, la. Baby-shoTo, estimate the amount of feed left judges stigation. being more or less regular ' Got Tub Full of Rats. here showed rare talent for ihe job. In the silage, figure 1 cubic foot t , upon such cxliibi- Omaha Nob. J. C. Boyd, a Nebras- They awarded every contestant a silage aa equal to 40, pounds. No Irate mothers for. us, from 6.300 vomtg--' ka fai'c.h. hud a corn crib that was prize. they "V, n;s. The ether day he said in unison. . ' ilieir' ARMING 200,000 acres Is certainly a mans-siz- e job. But doing It without the use of a single horse Is something else ' again. Yet, preposterous as it may sound, this feat is actually beby a ing performed Montana man, Thomas a . t g . have-protei- . s - , t e - - , one-tent- one-fift- - ar ... . 1 - , the-healt- , ;.URY;N0rtS- - ' i |
