THE BEEF SUPPLY 



must, the power of non-agricultural pro- 

 ducers to obtain husbandry goods would 

 fall off; but this is not the case. While 

 husbandry commodities are going to be 

 harder and harder to get, other results of 

 toil are as a rule destined to be obtainable 

 at lower and lower cost as the years pass. 



The result must be that in spite of the 

 higher cost of beef the ability of non- 

 agricultural producers to obtain beef will 

 not substantially change. The higher 

 prices of beef will, therefore, to all likeli- 

 hood, not cut down the demand, but (such 

 parts of them as can be saved from the 

 packers) will inure to the advantage of the 

 beef raisers. 



I conclude that the production of beef 

 has no dubious or cloudy future, like deep 

 mining, for instance. It will have its ups 

 and downs, but must in the long run be like 

 the path of the just as depicted in the Good 

 Book. It is an encouraging occupation to 

 engage in. If you are already in it, stay. 



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