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THE WORLD'S MEAT FUTURE 



That is the crucial question. The reply must be: "Not at 

 present, but we believe that in a few yeart' time, with proper 

 encouragement from the Home and Overseas Governments 

 concerned, they could."' 



As to remedies, we read : " First of all, it is necessary to 

 interest the Home Government sufficiently to elicit from them 

 some definite guarantee against the most favoured treatment, 

 active or passive, being accorded to foreign producers, also a 



Shorthorn Cow and Bull Cai 



im, Windsor, England 



definite declaration in favour of encouraging Empire pro- 

 duction. 



" Meat required for feeding our troops, both now and in 

 time of peace, should be drawn, firstly, from Empire sources 

 so far as these will permit ; secondly, from British suppliers 

 of foreign-grown meat ; and only lastly from foreign suppliers. 

 Even if relatively full prices were paid for such Empire supplies 

 as might be available for this purpose, no commercial treaties 

 would appear to be violated, while the production would be 

 fostered in the Dominions. The remainder of the meat pro- 



