The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-08-23
TELLS OF
| FOOD SITUATION
Illustrator Issues Message
4 ON Conservation.
1 GREAT PROBLEM OF WAR
=. Production and Needs OF the
.'i.d Nations Set Forth-what
~. Must Do to Keep Wolf
From the Door.

From the Door.
Lexington, Aug. 2O.-Herbert G.
L.. limited States food admins
\, today issued to the American
a. Me statement covering the food
,,,n os II now exists and the ne
<',y Of conserving the food re-
IL, of the nation to provide ior
4 tture during the continuance of
|. ror. The statement follows;
vGoJ is always more or less of II
Lam in every phase of its produc-
4 handling and consumption. 1t is
,oblem with every farmer, every
|.fporter and seller, every house
~. It Is problem with every
A state and nation. And now very
.pIcuously, 1t is II problem with
4 great groups of nations, namely
.slles the central empires and the
-,,ols. in II word il is n great inter-
|lonaI problem.
M food problem today of our own
IN therefore has as its most CON
hons phase an international charac'
4 A sufficient and regular supply
fbOd for the maintenance of the
n field armies Of our fighting allies
N their no less great armies of
Linz men and working women In
xar industries, and finally for the
&terance Of the women and chill
IN the home, is an absolute ne
In second TO no other, for the
ekSful prosecution Of the war for
~ In the providing of this food
.|be great allied food pool, the Unit
htes plays Il predominant part.
||h the present diversion of tens Of
|orS Of men from the farms into
6ehtlng and industrial armies, re-
&ng in marked lessenlng of food
|uctOn, and the present necessity
n<reaSing the daily ration of other
ons Of men turned from sedentary
otOnS into those Of strenuous
@|eal labor, resulting in a marked
ease Of consumption, this deficiency
rbn the food needs and the food
1uctOn of the allies becomes great
||kan ever, with the consequence of
&Fye increase in the food quantities
5ntiyely needed from the United
|e II the allied armies are to be
b carry on"
Worlds Larder Examined.
Is Is general statement of a con.
which only needs to be elabOr-
b detail to show just what we
b do, The time has come when
delailed statement can be made.
hryeSt and the harvests of Eu-
on now be forecast. We can
mryey our combined stocks of
anlmaIS; in other words, the size
nat part Of the worlds larder on
Ne and the allies can draw for
aext twelve months can now be es-
'ed This estimate shows at once
y contains too little for our own
ouf allies use unless we all ad-
'ef the supply with the greatest
mp wisdom. The allied peoples
negetlcally undertaking this ad-
mtOn. 1t lies now with us to
part If We fail, the people of
@ cannot be maintained at war.
pIdlerS cannot fight without
certain definitely determina-
ot that food must come from
% Us then examine carefully the
nrder as 1t appears today, or
" Oh II as is at our disposal.
"opoSe to review the situation
regards the cereals, second, as
lood animals and their prod
"ld' us regards sugar, fourth,
vegetables, fifth, as regards
~ sea foods, and, finally, as re-
0ur duty in the matter.
Cereals.
harvest is now so far ad-
'Dat We may compare 1t with
~ production, and with the de-
SAIch are going to be made on
w. Is given to show the
Pcace sources of the annual
y france, Italy, the United
~ ana Belgium, being an aver.
IN 'nree'yeor pre-war period.
ny De seen from tI,i, .,I,
Imports of wheat ore 3s1 ,.
euSnelS and of other cereals
bushels. The estimate Of
paTest in the allied countries
wv crop reports from these
Is as follows:
TUsoie ,o,s Av, nor Deficiency
dpc,i,p '' pro- NAL pro- in prod'n.
Ia IN y o,, Iuction, due to war,
u. 1, ,,,m isi ooo oN615,OO l96, 9O5, 900
...t5 9o, ooo l'lO9,OO &c 6i5, 900
i. siS,oo, o,o'SO'OW 233, 3,G55, 900
|,.... h no ana i.o'EOl 600 Sl.6l6,00O
'o,o3,OW 36, ,Sll, 900