In Meat We Trust (58 page)

Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture,
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manure management,
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See also
confinement

Marquis de Morès (Antoine-Amédée-Marie-Vincent Manca de Vallombrosa),
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Mayer, Oscar, Jr.,
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MBPXL (meatpacker),
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McCoy, Joe,
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McDonald’s,
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McDougal Livestock Company,
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McLean, Malcolm,
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McQuoid, Charles,
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meat.
See also
beef; pork; poultry

attitudes toward,
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in colonial America,
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exports of,
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and food fads,
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and nation building,
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public relations campaigns,
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meat inspection,
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meatpackers.
See
meatpacking industry

meatpacking industry.
See also
Beef Trust; boxed beef; byproducts; congressional hearings; dressed beef; slaughterhouses; unions;
and specific companies

cattle feeders, partnerships with,
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and consent decree,
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diversification by members of,
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in early nineteenth century,
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geography of, changes in,
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influence on cattle feeding,
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international scope of,
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investigation of by Federal Trade Commission, 1918,
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legal challenges to,
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plant design, modern,
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profit margins,
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revolution in, mid-twentieth century,
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survival strategies in,
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takeover targets in,
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unions and,
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upheaval in, 1970s,
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value-added services in,
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microwave oven,
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Missouri Rural Crisis Center,
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Monfort, Charles,
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Monfort, Kenneth (Ken)

beef consumption, concerns about,
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described,
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meatpacking, movement into,
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quoted,
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and vertical integration,
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Monfort, Warren,
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Monfort Feed Lots, Inc.,
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Monfort of Colorado, Inc.

boxed beef and,
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early years,
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financial woes of,
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initial public offering,
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meatpacking arm of,
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and natural beef,
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sale of to ConAgra,
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unions and,
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vertically integrated venture,
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monopoly,
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Morrell & Co., John,
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Morris, Nelson,
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Mottern, Nick,
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Murphy, Wendell,
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Murphy Farms,
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Nader, Ralph,
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National Farms, Inc.,
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National Heart Institute/National Heart Council,
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National Organic Standards Board,
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National Packing Co.,
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See also
Beef Trust

nationalization of meatpacking industry, proposed,
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Native Americans,
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natural foods/meat.
See
alternative agriculture; alternative foods; community food security

New Deal,
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New Jersey Stockyard and Market Company,
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See also
Communipaw Abattoir

Niman, Bill,
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Niman Ranch,
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Nixon, Richard M.,
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Nixon administration,
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Occidental Petroleum Corp.,
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oleomargarine,
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organic (agriculture, foods, meat).
See
alternative agriculture; alternative foods

Packingtown.
See
Chicago

Palmer, A. Mitchell,
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paradox of plenty,
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pernicious anemia,
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Peterson, Robert,
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“pink slime,”
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Plankinton, John,
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See also
Armour, Philip

Pollan, Michael,
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pork,
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See also
hogs; livestock; meatpacking industry; pork packing

pork packing,
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See also
meatpacking industry

Porkopolis,
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poultry.
See also
chickens; broiler industry; diet

fast-food restaurants and,
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as healthy alternative,
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low fat content of,
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natural/organic,
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per capita consumption of,
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preservation of meat,
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Poultry Improvement Program (USDA),
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Premium Standard Farms,
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prices, food.
See
food prices

property rights,
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public health,
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See also
cities; Slaughterhouse Cases

Pure Food and Drug Act,
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See also
food safety

railroads,
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refrigerated railcars,
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See also
dressed beef; Swift, Gustavus

restaurants,
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retailing, food,
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See also
grocery chains

retailing, meat,
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See also
boxed beef; grocery chains

Ricketts, Ralph,
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riots, food,
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Rodale, J. I.,
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Rodale, Robert,
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Roosevelt, Franklin D.,
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Roosevelt, Theodore,
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rural activism,
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Russell, Charles Edward,
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Russian grain deal,
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Salatin, Joel,
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Schell, Orville,
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Schlosser, Eric,
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Seaboard Corporation,
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Sherman Antitrust Act,
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Silent Spring
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Sinclair, Upton,
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Slaughterhouse Cases,
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slaughterhouses.
See also
meatpacking industry

and cities,
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complaints about,
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conflicts over,
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municipal regulation of,
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nineteenth century, described,
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removal from cities,
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twentieth century, described,
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Smith, Adolph,
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Smithfield Foods,
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socialism,
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sorghum,
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stockyards,
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strontium
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sustainable agriculture.
See
alternative agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE),
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Swift, Edwin,
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Swift, Gustavus (Gus),
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See also
Beef Trust; dressed beef; Swift and Company

Swift, Louis,
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Swift and Company,
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See also
Beef Trust; dressed beef; meatpacking industry; Swift, Gustavus

swine.
See
hogs

Taylor, R. Lee,
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Taylor Grazing Act,
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See also
western range

Texas fever,
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Tovrea Land and Cattle Company,
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trusts,
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See also
Beef Trust; monopoly

Tyson, Don,
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See also
Tyson Foods

Tyson, John,
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Tyson Foods

and broiler industry,
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growth of,
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and hog farming,
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and Holly Farms,
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and processed foods,
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Union Stock Yards (Chicago),
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unions,
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urban growth,
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See also
agricultural subsidies; agriculture; cities; consumer economy; factory farming

U.S. Department of Agriculture.
See also
agricultural legislation; factory farming