Originally published in 1925, this book discusses the American livestock market and its functions. Davenport provides a detailed history of the livestock industry, as well as a comprehensive examination of the market's operations. He covers topics such as buying and selling livestock, market fluctuations, and the role of farmers in the market. This book is an important resource for anyone interested in the livestock industry, agriculture history, or market economics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The American Live Stock Market: How It Functions Producers of meat animals and students of animal husbandry are asking many questions regarding the handling, grading and selling of live stock at the big centralized markets. They are interested in knowing how markets are made, how reported, and how the producer can utilize information regarding markets to the best advantage. This book is the answer to these questions. The various interests and factors that contribute to the making of a great market are described in detail, together with the part each plays in the whole scheme. No attempt has been made to criticise or point out what might be considered the good or the bad features of the system. On the contrary, the writer has confined his efforts to a description of marketing methods in actual practice. No one live stock market is singled out, but the methods and customs in general use at the big central markets are described. Especial thanks are due the U. S. Department of Agriculture and Armour's Bureau of Agricultural Research and Economics for the loan of photographs. 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.

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