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The Weekly Kansas City Star

Abstract

The speakers who have preceded me on this program are generally recognized as authorities in the field of research in animal husbandry. Each of them has been directly in charge of experimental work in livestock feeding. They are fully acquainted with the prevailing practices in the production of livestock and livestock products. They are peculiarly fitted to contribute to the solution of wider use of roughages.

Grass and forage crops are the foundation upon which the livestock industry rests. No country or community has gained distinction for the production of livestock where grass was not a dominant crop. Its utilization is one means of storage, holding or carrying over production in years of plenty to those of scarcity. It is a notable fact that the human population is never confronted with famine where the chief dependence is placed upon grazing and developing livestock as a major industry. It is only in those countries where livestock is a minor factor in agriculture and where the chief activity of farmers is the production of grain or other primary crops that widespread famines occur.