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Show W RESPONSIBILITY IS PUT UP TO THEJARMERS B .Meat Famine in the United States H I In tne Near Future H' Probable B t Chicago, Sept. 23 Tho responsible BBS ; Illy of averting a (uturo meat fuhline H was put up to small farmers today H . by speakers at tho eighth annual con- H vcntlon of tho American Meat Pack- H . era' convention hero today. All agreed K that If tho docroaso tn meat produc- B tlon of tho laflt ten years Is not stop- H pod tho question of metit supply for H tho people of thu United Statea will H ho most serious Among tho remedies BBB suggested by tlio packers wero: R Kvcry small farmer should rnlso at BBB least two steers a year to offset tho BBH decreased production of tho great K ranches of tho weBt. B' Tho remaining ranges should bo cut Hl I up Into farms to put nil farmers on BBBJ. 4 an equal footing B M Dovclopoinent of tho hills of New Kt Kngland with their bountiful springs BBBf and prevailing shado as a boot pro- BBBjj i duclng country. B ' Substitution of corn for cotton In BBBJH ' tho southern states and consequent H dovclopomcnt of tho cattlo and hog BBBj production. BBBc , Tho report of tho oxecutlvo commit H too sounded tho first noto of danger of BBBaj a H! .Conditions Precarious BB The American meat packing house BBBXj situation and that of consumers of BBS mcatfood products In this country aro BBBKl both In a condition more precarious BBBBj than at any other time In our history BBBsj ' tho report stated. "Wo are facing BBBSJ .conditions In tho production of meat BBBB food products v hlch would havo been BBBB thought linpnsnlhla ten yea s ago. The BBBB sliortaKo of livestock, which has been BBBB Impressed tip: u rs as (lacking houso BBBBi ixoditcers for several jears has been BBH lutcnsltlcd during the last year Our BBBB population Is growing at Its normal BBBBJ rate. Wj have passed t!"o point BBBB where demand has overtaken produc- BBBB tloir, and we aro now on a basis t'jat BBBBE shows that demand exceeds the sup- BBBBJj ply cf meat food products to sucn an BBBBj extent that wo havo abnormally high BBBBJ prices, (or meat food products. B "'The farmers aro no ftinf h n BBVil 'nearly a sufficient number o! antm.ils BBVil lo keep tno l,ac,;lnK houses In oner- B at,on on nnv thing ltko full time, nnd BBBBj this results '" heavy losses owing to BBBBJ lack of volumo of business. And thTo BBBBJ . seems to bo no prospect of roller: Do- BBBBJ vsplte tho higher prices for H.esUck BBBB of nil kinds, statistics bliow that tho BBBBBc farmers not only are not Increasing BBBBj their production of meat food animals BBBBJ but that such production Is decrohs- BBBBJ' Ing at an appalling inte." BBBBB Among other causes for tho short BBBBB ago of meat, tho report pointed out, BBBBB wuro thu loss of meat food nnlmals, BBBBB through proventablo diseases and thu BBBBBJ unthinking slaughter of calves, and BBBBBJ especially heifer calves." BBBBBJ Tho committee, appointed to confer BjBBBJ with government olllcials regarding BjBBBJ pure, food Uws, In Its report challenge BjBBBJ cd tho wisdom of tho fedoral govern- BjBBBJ mont dictating that Ingredients shall BjBBBJ bo In meat products. BjBjBB "Our pilnclpal dllllculty has been BBBBB that thoso In power know practical- BjBjBB ly nothing of tho actual conditions of BBBBB packing houso operation. Wo havo BjBjBB I In the hands of capable, well meaning BjBBBj scientists on ouo hand and political BBBBBJ olllco holders on tho other." BjBBBj The report declared that tho action BjBjBB of tho government In changing tho BBBBB cburacter of labels uu canned goods, BBBBBJ after they onto had been accepted by BBBBBB thu government, cost tho packing in- BBBBfl dustry $250,000 annually. BBBBBB Legislation Needed BjBjBJB Speakers at tho national convention BBBBB of butter and eggs men urged tho BBBBB need of national legislation tojrcgu- BBBBB Into (ho btorago of theso products In BBBBB onLr to avoid repeated chnrgos of BBBBB ,,ri. o raising and monopoly. BBBBB nils conforonco should ndvocato aatloiiul legislation on tho subject of storage," J. Ij. Homlgman of New Vork said In an address, "If over stato has Us own laws with regard to tho length of time wo may keep eggs and produce, wo will soon havu a condition llko thoso caused by tho present dlvorco laws." To stlmulnto cattlo raising In order or-der to avoid tho meat famine they say Is imminent, tho Amorican Meat I'nck ors association today voted to raise $G00,000, with which to conduct a campaign of education among tho farmers far-mers nnd cattlo raisers. Tho plan outlined by President DIs-cholf, DIs-cholf, which was adopted as a resolution reso-lution by tho association, provides foV raising $100,000 a year for llvo years, to bo spent in advertising nnd Instructing cattlo raisers. Tho farm-cs farm-cs hro to bo taught tho advantages of cattlo raising and how to caro for cattle. |