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swine, and 52,000,000 sheep on the farms, whereas ten 

 years earlier there had been 68,000,000 cattle, 62,500,000 

 swine, and 61,500,000 sheep. The direct result of all 

 this is that the United States, while still but half inhabited 

 according to old world standards, are in danger of having 

 to go abroad for their food. They have, as the following 

 official report shows, already forfeited their claim to be 

 one of the great granaries and food stores of the world : — 



" The rapid disappearance of meats and breadstuffs 

 from exports of the United States is sharply illustrated 

 by the figures of the calendar of 1912. They show, for 

 example, an exportation of but 33,000 cattle in the calen- 

 dar year 1912, against 164,000 in 1911, 277,000 in 1908, 

 494,000 in 1906, and 599,000 in 1904. 



"The value of the cattle exports of 1912 was but 

 $3,000,000 (^600,000), speaking in round terms, against 

 $14,000,000 (£2, 800, 000) in 191 1, and $24,000,000 in 

 1908, $38,000,000 in 1906, and $41,000,000 in 1904, the 

 191 2 exports being thus about 8 per cent, of the value 

 of those exported in 1904, eight years earlier. The 

 diminution in the cattle supply of the United States is 

 also apparent in the fact that the importations of cattle 

 in the year just ended amounted to over 300,000 in 

 number, and their value to over $5,000,000, against but 

 16,000 in 1904, valued at $310,000. The figures of the 

 Department of Agriculture showing the number of 

 cattle on farms on January 1 of each year place the num- 

 ber on January 1, 1912, at 58,000,000, against 72,500,000 

 in 1907. 



'* The exports of meat show a marked falling off, espe- 

 cially those of fresh beef, of which the exports of the year 

 were but a 9,000,000 lb., against 29,000,000 in 191 1, 

 156,000,000 in 1908, 270,000,000 in 1906, and 354,000,000 

 in 1901, the fresh beef exports of 1912 being less than 

 3 per cent, of those of 190 1. In other meats there is a 

 marked decline, though less proportionately than that 

 in fresh beef. The total value of meat and dairy pro- 



