Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-09-02
Commodity.

| United States. on which they were ac-
| cuStomed to rely before the war. The
Russian supply cannot be got out.
/ Bulgarian and Eoumanian supplies are
in the hands Of the central empires.
| The voyage from Australia and India
is three times as long and therefore
requires three times as many tons OF
shipping as Is required from North At
lantic ports. II is also twice as dan
cerous because of the longer exposure
to submarine attack. There has been
a large failure In the South American
countries and the new harvest from
that quarter will not be available In
Europe until next spring. As already
said all the allied countries are anu
have been for some time vigorously ad-
ministering and economzing their
food. In Belgium. the relief commits
sion has been compelled to reduce the
consumption of cereals by nearly 20
per cent; this brings the food supply
50 low that the population are in
capable Of labor.
From the above tables II will be
seen that on normal bases Of consump-
ton the total allied wheat import re-
quirements are 57.0oHsn bushels
against n North American surplus OF
COS. 600 600 bushelS-and from our
United States supplies we must re-
serve a certain amount for neuirals
from which we receive vital supplies
and also an amount to protect our
stocks better next year than this last.
There is therefore on normal con
sumption a deficit OF over i1.oH.vb
bushels. In the other cereals used in
Europe mostly for animal feed. the
import necessities Of the allies on nor
NAL consumption basis are about ga
100000 against North American sur
plus OF alo.nD1O0. But again re-
serve for neutrals and increased car
rs over" will absorb all the margin.
In any event II means we must multi
ply our exports Of these cereals ~
times. However. upon the basis " our
uresen. crop prospects We should be
able 70 supply their requirements In
cereals other than wheat.
Wheat Situation Difficult
The situation In wheat Is one Of
great difficulty and concern. and must
be met by an elimination ~ wuste and
reduction Of consumption on the part
Of the allied peoples and ourselves, in
one word. by an effective adininistra-
tion Of the available supply.
The allies are unable 10 use other
cereals alone for bread. They can
use them only as added 20 wheat -four
to make the war bread now In uni
versal use In European countries. Ex-
cept in Italy, whose people normally
consume much corn. our allies have
few corn mills and cornmeal Is not
durable commodity and therefore can
not be shipped in great quantities.
Moreover. for generations they have
bought bread from the bakeries; they
have no equipment nor do they know
how 10 bake In the household. Every
American knows that II is infeasible
10 distribute corn bread from bakeries,
and II IS therefore necessary for US
O. furnish our allies with sufficient
wheat TO enable them 10 have wheat
basis for the loaf However. they can
use and must use other cereals for
mixture in their war bread. and by
This substitution and by savings on
their part a great deal can be accom-
pIished. on the other hand. a deficit
Of 400. 10000 bushels can he at least
partially overcome il we can increase
our exports from ss.0DOoo0 10 go
OCoOoO or nearly triple. This can be
accomplished II we will substitute one
pound Of other cereals for one pound
Of wheat -four weekly per person that
is. II we reduce our consumption OF
wheat -four from five pounds per week
TO four pounds per week per person.
II will be no privation to US and will
reduce the priyation Of our allies.
Food Animals.
Owing 10 the ascending standard Of
living. the world was already strained
to supply enough animal products TO
meet the demand before the war be-
gan. The war has injected into an al
ady difficult situation number Of
vicious conditions which are jeopardiz-
ing the ultimate animal products sup
ply of the world. The production Of
fodder in Europe has been diminished
by the diversion of productive labor to
war. and its import has been curtailed
by shortage In shipping and by the
isolation of markets by belligerent
lines. From these causes not only are
the actual numbers OF animals de-
creasing In Europe. but the average
weight and the annual output Of dairy
products per animal. are decreasing.
careful estimate Of the worlds
food animal position shows the follow
ing position: