Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-22
suPPLIEs FOR CITIZENS
AND SOLDIERS FIRST NEED
Effort 20 Be Made to Provide Meats
For Soldiers and Citizens Of Ameri-
cas- AiIiss- Conservation Of Nest
Animals . Provide Stock For World
At Close Of War Also to be Under
taken.

q d
ment In its wartime conservation OF
food products. Organization Of the
United States live stock industries
committee was announced by Food Ad-
ministrator Herbert Hoover and Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Houston last night
The salient aims Of the government
in this undertaking are:
To save breeding stock Of food ami
mails for the future to meet extraordi-
4 nary demands Of the world after the
war.
To adjust present stock growing con-
ditions to supply to best advantage
the meat demands Of soldiers and citi-
zens Of the United States and soldiers
and citizens Of Americas allies.
To prepare for demands Of other
nations for breeding stock now and
hereafter.
TO supply the continuing necessity
for meat and dairy animals to con-
vert forage and grain not needed for
human consumption into meats and
; dairy products.
To arrange . redistribution Of herds
along most productive and economic
lines. IA
Pinehot on Council.
las an executive committee to be
added to the general live stock indus
tries committee Secretary Houston and
Administrator Hoover have appointed
Clifford Pincnot, former cilieff forester
OF the United States and now allied
with the food administration; George
NJ. Rommel, B. H. Rawl, Of the depart
- z
OF the food administration. Eight Chi
cagoans were made members Of the
general committee.
The food control officials also call
upon the state agricultural and food
institutions and state councils Of de-
Tense to cooperate in the work.
In q statement outlining the hive
stock control and development plan,
Administrator Hoover and Secretary
Houston said:
.The department Of agriculture and
the food administration desire to bring
to the attention Of stockmen and farm
8ers the following general position as
to the American and the world situa-
ton in food animals and the provi-
sions which are broadly necessary
from national point Of view.
Zone Of the incidents Of the Euro
pean war has been the slaughter Of
large numbers Of animals and 1t is
estimated that already the herds Of
Europe have been diminished by 2s,-'
100000 cattle, 100000 sheep and 81
600. 900 hogs. An accelerated increase
IN this diminution OF meat animals
must take place in Europe from month
to month as long as the war lasts.
Must Reduce Consumption.
1--WE have two problems in meat
supplies. The first is the task Of sup
plying our own soldiers and citizens
and helping feed the soldiers and citi-
zens Of our allies during the war; and
5 to do this we must furnish large sup
plies and must find the supplies for
the present largely by reduction in our
own consumption and waste.
"The second problem is the one
which we desire to bring particularly
A to the attention OF. the American pro-
Queer, and that is: After the war,
Europe, with diminished animals and
therefore diminished annual produc-
ton Of animal food, will require larger
imports Of meats during the years Of
recuperation, and will probably require
the actual import Of breeding animals.
Therefore, In broad way, the outlook
to the American producer from now on
and after the war will be (a) large
demand for animal products. <b) con-
tinuing necessity for meat and dairy
R animals to convert forage and grains
Not needed for human consumption
Into meats and dairy products.
Lay Foundation Now.
1.-THE herds and focks Of the country
can only be increased over a period OF
years, and the foundation for such an
increase should be laid at once. Such
increase lis a,national interest and it
must be made to the interest Of the
American producer.
Owing to the large measure Of fall
ure in roughage available In western
ranges this year, there must be either
~ reduction In western animals or their
redistribution into the central and
southern states, where there is larger
I amount Of roughage and concentrates
saYaslable than ever before. Therefore.
IL the ruughage in the central and
,1outhern states u saved in an eco
nomical manner. and II stocker steers,
young cows, heifers. and eve lambs of
good quality that will be marketed
during the next ninety days from the
western sections Of the country are re-
distributed, these animals, will have
been saved and the foundation will