I'armiiiK Interest?t'ensus llurrau 1 iin'1 calves show decreases of 11.a pi
. . : cent ami ir?.l, res pert i vely. as coin
t.ives Important laets. 'pared with those of 1^9. while an
crease of 29.S per cent appears^ for
The <>ns;is Hureau has just issued a j sheep. iambs, coats and kids, and .tl,
? reliminarv statement showing the eon- increase of 1.7 per cent for hogs. Tin ?<?
litioti of the meat-packing industry 'lo,,,"t 'i"".""'!; b?-"es.
calvcs. 79T..M n sheep, lambs
til o\ er the country. The llgures are Boat? Klr|, .)M(, .,|V)S,!I!)|
kvortlt tlf c.i l c f ul study of Virginia slauchtereil hi the esia bli.-hmcnts -
towns, se vi-1 a 1 ?f which ate takinc ' ,r'1 1 "nsm but owned by othr
, ... ... . . . i ,i establishments, to which the earca:
T ?? cstiM.sh pit' Kllic ho?i.?r?s nnln . , r
\\ 01rr*t tirn?>?l for 5?iilr.
f..r the profit (bit is sure t? come The decline in the number "f beeves
from n il an investment and for the and calves slaughtered, with the cur.
:i <-o ; '-a u r mm t of hoc ami call le-ra Is- ???sponding d'-i-rease of 1.. ?i |ier tint
Hi nuantttr of fresh beef and vial,
S moiiu th" \ iri! in m farmers. tll,.I(lrtSf> )lf 5
I ? s? .i tenn-nt .IS based on reports i attributed in pan to the out mui!<
f ?. i ?; \ ? .! from l,27i' cMabllshmi nts en- of tbc foot-and-mouth ?liseaae In the
fall of II?I1. which resulted In thou
sands of cattle being destroyed to pre
vent the spread of the disease.
