Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 September 1913 — Bill Introduced to Prevent . Killing Cattle Under Age of 2. [ARTICLE]

Bill Introduced to Prevent . Killing Cattle Under Age of 2.

Representative Fred A. Britten, of introduced a bill in congress Monday prohibiting the killing of ff>eef cattle under two years of age, with a view of increasing the supply and cheapening beet ‘The number of calves slaughtered has increased 100 per eent in the last 10 years,” says Mr. Britten. “During 1911 8,000,000 calves were •slaughtered. Had these calves been allowed to live for two years, averaging 1,400 pounds weight, they would have produced over 11,000,000,000 pounds of beef to supply the scarcity now. felt.” Mr. Britten says that he believes the time is near at hand when the government will offer a premium on the importation of Mexican and Canadian cattle to be fatted for market in this country. He has a provision in the bill giving the secretary of agriculture authority to make rules and regulations for the interstate shipment of calves and young beef cattle for grazing and fattening. X, .w/—-- -X