Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-05
HOW TO FEED A FAMILY CHEAPLY
AND EFFICIENTLY


AND EFFICIENTLY.
That this is a real and not an imagi-
nary danger will be better rallied when
il is clearly understood that food sup
plies are shorter in the world at the
present moment than at any time dur
ing the past fifty or sixty years. This
condition is not peculiar to America,
which up to date with Russia has been
the granary of the world but it is true
of all Europe, and of the countries of
North and South America, and even
far Australia. There are those who be-
lieve that abundant crops this year will
results in overproduction and hence
great slump in prices. thereby causing
the farmer to suffer losses If he grows
an abundance of food. In this they are
mistaken, for even should the war stop
tomorrow it would take the world sew
eral years to accumulate sufficlent
stores of food to put it on the basis of
ante bellum days. Then, we must re-
member that the winter wheat crop or
the United States promises to be fit-
ty million bushels short of what is was
last year. The visible supplies of
wheat have all been exhausted and we
will enter another season without any
reserve or surplus. This condition has
not obtained in the history of the Uni
ted States before. Surely, these facts
are of such a serious nature as to make
us view the future with grave concern.
When we reflect that the control Of
the food situation is in the hands of our
own people we should feel reasonably
safe, provided we arouse our farmers
and business men to the danger witch
confronts us and secure their active
cooperation and sympathy in financing
and planting a sufficient acreage of
Georgia land to insure an abundance
of food for man and beast. The solu-
ton of the problem is not difficult II
all the forces concerned join together
and work in harmony as they should and
must do under existing conditions.
THE ECONOMIC NOURISHMENT OF
OUR PEOPLE.
If we are to meet the present food sit
uation satisfactorily. we must first de-
termine what it will be necessary to
raise on the average garden and farm
in order to provide the foods needed
by, let us say, a family of five. A days
ration must have a definite amount
of fuel, suitable proportion of protein,
ash we'll represented some food for
bulk, the whole we'll selected with re-
gard for the physical condition, tastes,
fed The rations required to maintain
the human being in high state OF ef-
ficiency have been worked out and stand
ardized Therefore, an adequate basis
on which to predicate such an estimats
is available. OF course, the dietary
varies with the occupation of the man
INSERT A FARM
STANDARD DIETARY.
For Adult Male-Protein, 663 calOries; fat,
036 calories; carbohydrates, 176l calories; to-
tai. 1850 calories.
For Adult Female-PrOtein. 442 calories; fat,
SIS caIories carbohydrates, 1175 calOries; total,
2130 calories.
For Girl Sixteen-Protein, 512 calories; fat.
40 Galleries; carbohydrates, 1915 calories; to-
tai, 2197 calories.
For Child of 12-Protein. IS ealories; fat 41O
calories; carbohydrates, 1175 calories; total,
1850 calories. d.
calories: carbohydrates. 625 calories total.
1000 calories.
FEEDING THE AVERAGE MAN.
To furnish the food units needed by
an adult man weighing 154 pounds. do
ing active muscular work. 1t would be
necessity to provide the following
amounts of food daily or satisfactory
tbarafor.