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per lb. (3s. per stone) by the carcass ; that the supply at this 
price can be brought to meet demands not yet thought of ; and 
that the cpuality will, in time, be such as to satisfy the most 
discriminating British market. 
Postscript. — In reading over this Paper, two or three matters 
are called to my mind, which, unless at least mentioned, might 
be regarded as serious omissions. 
1st. Canada has been mentioned only incidentally. There 
has been no intention to disregard the cattle interest of that 
great region, but it has ample opportunity of making itself 
known to British readers, and I deemed it best to confine 
myself to territory of which I had personal knowledge. 
2nd. Similarly, very little has been said of most of the 
Southern States, although several of them have been specially 
mentioned. The great agricultural industry of the South has, 
in years past, been turned towards tobacco, cotton, and sugar, 
as specialities ; and cattle husbandry has held a minor position. 
That region, as a whole, has done little more than supply itself 
with beef, and, indeed, some parts have bought largely from the 
West. But a change is taking place ; less attention is being paid 
to specialities, and a wider range in agriculture is being taken. 
The facilities for cattle production in Virginia, Tennessee, the 
Carolinas, and the Gulf States, are such, that that region is 
almost certain to make itself felt in our live-stock markets, in 
the event of a considerably increased demand. 
3rd. This Paper has been intentionally confined to beef pro- 
duction. The raising of sheep and swine, and the home markets 
for mutton and pork, as well as their exportation, could not well 
be considered at the same time. 
4th. The exportation of neat cattle alive has been given no 
attention, because I believe that this trade cannot grow in the 
future in comparison with the exportation of dead meats, but 
that, on the contrary, the former must ultimately give way to 
the latter. 
5th. A problem, much more interesting than the shipment 
of live cattle to England, is the possibility of moving the 
slaughtering-places for the dressed beef exported to places farther 
West, avoiding railroad transit of live-stock. It is almost too 
early to discuss this intelligently, but it cannot be long before 
means will be devised for supplying our Eastern markets, and 
probably, too, the wants of the exporters, with beef dressed in 
the Mississippi Valley, if not at a still greater distance. 
