Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1920 — SEEK TO REDUCE SEVERE BOSSES ON LIVE STOCK [ARTICLE]

SEEK TO REDUCE SEVERE BOSSES ON LIVE STOCK

John G. Brown, of Monon, president of the Indiana federation of farmers’ associations, has been appointed a member of the advisory committee of the nation-wide conference to reduce avoidable losses on live stock. Losses of this sort not only amount to many millions of dollars yearly, but also reduce the nation’s meat supply by millions of. pounds annually. The appointment was announced when Everett C. Brown, president of the National Live Stock Exchange and Chairman of the conference, made public the constitutency of committees representing producers, liye stock shipping associations, railroads, the Institute of American Meat Packers, live stock exchanges and stock yards throughout the United States. . It is estimated that bruises alone last year caused monetary losses on live stock and meat approaching $15,000,000. A vigorous campaign will be conducted in every section of the country to eliminate avoidable losses by’ proper handling and shipping of meat animals.