Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-16
FARM ANIMALS MUST
GO ON WAR RATIONS

London, May 15.-Shortage of food
sulting from the German submarine
warfare, threatens to put the cattle.
sheep, horses, swine and poultry of
the British farmers on compulsory ra-
tions Warning that the farmer must
be prepared for reduction this year
of 100000 tons in the amount of
! feeding stuffs for animals has been
the board OF agriculture, He declares
that, unless the farmers heed his
warning and place their animals on
restricted rations, the compulsory ra-
tion system will be applied. This sys-
tenn has been in force in Germany for
two years.
Here are some of the "don'ts' to
farmers, issued by the board of agri-
culture:
No more farm stock shows must be
held.
The number of cattle must be sub
stantially reduced before Christmas,
but the milking herd must be kept up.
Fat stock shows must not be held.
Auctioneers must not sell animals
brought TO prime" condition by cake
feeding.
No corn must be given to pleasure
horses.
Cattle should be sent to market
leaner than usual.
Sheep must be killed earlier
Next seasons lambing must be de-
ferred until more grass feed Is avail
able.
Corn must not be given to pigs.
No more poultry should be kept
than can be maintained on scraps and
waste food.
The restrictions heretofore govern
ing the sale of calves are to be with
drawn.
Outlining the reasons for these new
restrictions, Mr.. Prothero said
owing to the lack of tonnage and
the necessity of restricting imports
to the essentials of foods and NUM-
tions of war, the farmer must be pre-
pared for a reduced importation of
feeding stuffs during the coming year
of at least a million tons. The num-
bers of livestock are larger than ever
before.
"In the present national crisis 1t is
necessary to bring In human food
rather than raw materials for food
such as feeding stuffs for livestock.
which can only be converted into q
much smaller weight of human food.
"Rationing can only be avoided IL
farmers generally will determine to
reduce their individual demands upon
the limited stock of feeding stuffs.
The shortage of feeding stuffs will
become more pronounced as the sea-
son advances, and farmers should
adopt the policy Of getting their live
stock as far forward as possible upon
the grass, green crops and roots of
this summer and autumn.
There will be large call for
home produced meat, both for civil
and army needs, as soon as 1t can be
got ready, and stockraisers are expect
ed to take every step to prepare to
meet this demand. All stock, other
than mich cows, such as sheep and
pigs that can be got into reasonable
condition for slaughter on the crops
grown this season should be sent to
market"
Mr.. Prothero says that the concen-
trated feeding stuffs available this
year will be only sixth of the pre-
war supply.
Now that the public Is warned that
food tickets are to be the only alterna-
tive II the voluntary rationing system
fails, many persons are trying to in
vent methods to avoid the necessity of
tickets, with their wasteful expendi-
ture Of labor and paper.
One of them. is ration book, in
vented by the head of an institute OF
hygiene. which Is now being consid-
cred by the ministry Of food. 1t is. In
effect combination Of account book