Review Of The Livestock Industry PDF Download

Excerpt from The Livestock Review for 1928 In general, 1928 may be characterized as or'e Of the outstanding years in the history of the livestock industry. As measured by total income-to producers, by apparent profits, and by the general level of prices of all meat animals, the year was more favorable than 1927 in fact it was the most favorable year of the postwar period. The situation in the sheep industry was somewhat better than in 1927 and was one of the most profitable years on record. The relatively unsatisfactory conditions in the hog industry were more than 0 set by the favorable conditions in the cattle industry. Conditions in the hog industry were slightly below average, Whereas conditions in the sheep and cattle industries were considerably above average. Although prices for commodities purchased by farmers were slightly higher in 1928 than in 1927, the higher general level of livestock prices offset this increase. The purchasing power of livestock was not only considerably higher than in 1927 but was also the highest since war time. The situation of the livestock industry as a whole was more favorable than that of most other major agricultural enter prises. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.