NEW YORK, MAY 3, 1913 
WEEKLY, 11.00 PER YEAR 
raised the question as to whether beef production 
might be profitable in the East. A number of things 
should not be lost sight of in a discussion of this 
subject. Our attention is called to the fact that the 
number of beef cattle is constantly decreasing in this 
country, as compared with an increased growth in 
population. We increased 26 per cent, in population 
between 1900 and 1910 and fell off in cattle produc¬ 
tion. A few years ago our export cattle trade was 
large. To-day it is practically insignificant. Great 
emph asis has been given to the profits associated with 
of dairy cattle, and many persons 
BEEF PRODUCTION IN THE EAST. 
Can It Be Made Profitable ? 
The production of beef in the United States is 
attracting very serious attention at the present time. 
Last year a Delaware subscriber of The R. N.-Y. 
THE QUARTETTE OF MULES AND HORSES-THEY GET TIRED IN TIME. Fig. 203. 
THE GASOLINE MULE—IT CAN WORK DAY OR NIGHT ON PLOW OR HARROW. Fig 
