REINDEER OF ALASKA
BECOMING INDUSTRY
OF ECONOMIC VALUE
The Department of Agricul
ture through the Biological
Survey reports that the rein
deer industry in Alaska :s grow
ing into one of economic im
portance. The report estimates
that 135,000 have been kille^
for food and clothing and that
in the period from 1918 to 1926,
more than 1,875,000 pounds of
reindeer meat wiere shipped
from Alaska. It explains that
the original stock of 1,280 an
imals imported from Siberia
has increased to about 350,000
animals, distributed in 110
herds.
The full text of the report
in full follows:
The reindeer industr^Tn^Ms—
ask o u£br*^ti 11 in its in
fancy, promises, with proper
guidance, to become an im
portant factor in the future de
velopment of the Territory, says
the Biological Survey of the
United States Department of
Agriculture in a recent bulle
tin on reindeer grazing in Al
aska. It is comparatively a re- /|
cent undertaking, and as a com
mercial enterprise dates back
only a few years. From the
Original stock of 1,280 animals
imported from Siberia over a
period of 10 years up to 1902,
the reindeer in Alaska have
how increased to about 350,000
animals, distributed in 110
herds.
In addition to the numbers
in present herds, it is estimat
ed that about 125,000 have been
killed for food and clothing.
During the period from 1918
to 1926 more than 1,875,000
pounds of reindeer meat was
shipped from Alaska, the total
for 1923 being nearly 200,000
pounds, for 1924 ebeut 378,000
pounds, and for 1925 approx
imately 680,000 pounds. With
continued development, there
promises to be a steady in
crease in the output, says the
department. Steers for butch
ering sold in 1925 for $10 to
$12 a head. Breeding stock is
valued at $18 to $30 a head,
and the average cost of produc
tion for each animal is about
v$l a year. At Nome anj^gt^
Michael rein^eet^jn^f-^aiis
at lifto 20 cents a pound.
A he natural cold-storage fa
cilities of Alaska have been
used . advantageously in handi
ng Reindeer meat. In areas
adjoining the Arctic coast solid
ice isf reached within three or
four ^eet of the surface and
extendjs downward to great
depths.' During the winter of
.192J6 one chamber large enough
to 100 carcasses was ex
cavated the underground
ice. In the spring the carcas
ses thus stored were removed
in excellent condition for ship
ping.
HEY, JIGGS!
“I say, farmer, what’s that
the calf is licking?”
“That’s rock salt.”
“Don’t say! I often woj
ered how cornbeef was mac®!’
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