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LIVE-STOCK AND MEAT INDUSTRY 



steadily ahead and permanently passed the United States in exports 

 of beef in 1909. The lead was held through the World War, al- 

 though both Australia and the United States made incredibly 

 large increase in exports to meet the needs of the Allies. The 



FIQ. 74. The Chicago stock yard in 1861. 



FIG. 75. The Chicago stock yards fifty years later. 



average yearly exports of beef from these three countries together 

 increased from 925,000,000 pounds in 1895-1904 to 1,344,000,000 

 pounds in 1905-1914, and to 1,909,000,000 pounds in 1915-1917. 

 This huge feat was performed by the combined efforts of producers 

 and packers. 



The Meat Packing Industry. The meat packing industry is 

 one of the best examples of large-scale production in the United 



