THE WORLD'S MEAT FUTURE 5 



All the above-mentioned countries possess a more or less 

 large supply of sheep and cattle of more or less satisfactory 

 quality. Most of them have vast areas of fine grazing land, 

 many with excellent climate and with plenty of rivers. With 

 one or two exceptions they are countries fit for the white men 

 to live and thrive in ; many of them are sparsely populated, 

 and land is to be obtained at moderate cost. 



With the introduction of good stud animals to those countries 

 which are yet in then undeveloped condition, the installation 

 of numerous dips, and with stable governments, in a very few 

 years they could most of them be brought to the meat-export- 

 ing stage. The past experience in Argentina and Uruguay, and 

 the present experience in Brazil, are sufficient to show the more 

 backward countries what they may look forward to under 

 modern business methods. The great need in most new coun- 

 tries is for animals that will improve the native stocks so that 

 they may increase in weight, shape and quality. That such 

 animals are procurable, and even in large numbers, in Great 

 Britain, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Argen- 

 tina, is quite evident if one visits the magnificent stock shows 

 in those countries. Cattle and sheep are available of high-class 

 quality, of all breeds, and to suit all climates and pastures, and 

 directly the world settles down after this war-madness is 

 quenched, it is highly probable that men will be touring those 

 countries and buying largely to improve their backward flocks 

 and herds. The stud breeder is doing an international work, 

 and should be encouraged by the Governments of the countries 

 in which he is carrying on his good work. 



The Latin- American Division of the U.S. Bureau of Foreign 

 and Domestic Commerce lately prepared a report on the meat- 

 packing industry in South America, with the view of showing 

 that that continent, with its increasing areas suitable for cattle 

 raising and its meat-packing establishments, is in a position 

 to play an important part in the world's meat production in 

 the future. This report says that one of the most serious 

 questions confronting the countries of the world is that of the 

 meat supply of the future. For nearly a decade the number 

 of cattle has not been increasing in proportion to the demands 

 of the growing populations. The decrease in the supply of 



