The U.S. Auxiliary Ship “Caesar” is due to arrive in San Francisco about the 20th of January with a strange cargo. It will have on board a miniature slaughter house with the latest appliances for killing livestock in a sanitary and economical manner; a full-sized lookout tower such as used by foresters in protecting the National Forests; a miniature Yosemite Valley with roads, waterfalls, and other scenic features reproduced complete. There will also be groups of stuffed animals such as American elk and prairie dog and a collection of the instruments that Uncle Sam’s weather man uses to forecast weather conditions.
The U.S. Auxiliary Ship “Caesar” received its cargo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture of Washington, D.C., and started about a month ago on its voyage to the Pacific Coast via the Canal. The exhibits are intended for the Panama-Pacific International Expositions and will soon be installed in the splendid quarters which have been assigned for the exhibits of the Department. Seventeen thousand square feet of floor space is to be occupied by the Department of Agriculture, most of it being in what is known as the Palace of Agriculture. The Office of Public Roads 1 exhibit will be found in the Palace of Machinery. Many of the features have been especially prepared for the new fair and the whole exhibit aims to give, as far as possible, a comprehensive idea of some of the important things which the Department is trying to do for the farmer.
That part of the “Caesar’s” cargo contributed by the Department’s Bureau of Plant Industry will be of particular interest to the grower of crops and fruits. The man who owns an orchard may learn something about how the Department fights fruit diseases and also how fruit may be shipped to insure satisfactory delivery. Whether the farmers grows cotton, tobacco, corn or cereals he will find something practical bearing on his work. Lessons may also be learned in grain standardization and the study of fibers.
Model of $22,500 – Slaughter House for Small City.
Small cities or private companies considering the erection of a slaughter house may get many pointers from the model which has just made the journey through the Canal. The complete plant constructed on a scale of 1 to 16 has been planned by the best specialist available with special reference to sanitary and economic features. The estimated cost of such an abattoir is $22,500 if constructed of frame; $33,500 if made of cement, as is the model.
The individual farmer who slaughters his own meat often does not consider the loss which he incurs by not being able to make the best use of the blood and other by-products such as bones and hides. Sometimes he loses the entire value of these relatively unimportant parts of his live stocks. However, the saving effected in the case of a hundred farmers would not be so inconsiderable if all were able to have their livestock slaughtered in a plant where every by-product could be saved and used to the best advantage. Eventually the saving would be so great that the initial cost of the building would seem incidental. This is the lesson it is hoped the model may be able to teach the municipalities looking for a solution of this problem.
Any municipality or company interested in this particular work may apply to the Department’s representatives at the Fair for information relative to the plant, or, they may apply to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C. They will then receive the result of the work of specialties along this line as well as architectural drawings and specifications. Many small cities in the South in particular will undoubtedly be able to profit by building slaughterhouses according to these specifications.
