The Green Forest tribune., 1917-08-24
0OvER TELLS IF 1 FOOD SITUATION V
ninistrator Issues Message 7 6n Conservation.
GREAT PROBLEM OF WAR
nerica's Production and Needs of the eAilied Nations Set Forth-What We Must Do to Keep Wolf From the Door.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Herbert c. yowsf, United States food adminis- ktdky today issued to the American bile his statement covering the food pa tion as it now exists and the ne- bsitys of conserving the food re- frces 'of the nation to provide for ! future during the continuance of war. The statement follows: Food is always more or less of a bblem in every phase of it's produc- P handling and consumption. It is problem with every farmer, every nsporter and seller, every house. der. It is a problem with every n, state and nation. And now, very Espicuously, it is problem with ee great groups of nations, namely, allies, the central empires and the Itrals; in a word it is great inter- lsional problem.
 U he food problem today of our own ion, therefore has as its most con- uous Nhase an international charac- i A Sufficient and regular supply fOodfS1or the maintenance of the kst field armies of our fighting allies 5of their no less great armies of king men and working women in ! war industries, and finally for the 1tenance of the women and chil- in the home, is an absolute ne- ity, second to no other, for the esSful prosecution of the war for rty. In the providing of this food the great allied food pool, the Unit N;tates plays predominant part. 'ith the present diversion of tens of ions of men from the farms into fighting and industrial armies, re- ing in marked lessening of food luction, and the present necessity AncreaSing the daily ration of other ions Gf men turned from sedentary Mpatiobs into those of strenuous sr@.&labor, resulting in marked ' ease of consumption, this deficiency veen the food needs and the food F4uction of the allies becomes great ! ban ever, with the consequence of rge increase in the food quantities
 actively needed from the United
 if the allied armies are to be
 "carry on."
 rld's Larder Examined.
 general statement of a con
 oh only needs to be elabor-
 setail to show just what we
 do. The time has come when
 .iiled statement can be made.
 west and the harveSts of Flu Jean now be forecast. We can k sss--y our combined stocks of 2 animals; in other words, the size bat part of the worlds larder on h we and the allies can draw for
 stwelve months can now be es-
 this estimate shows at once
 aims too little for our own
 ies use unless we all ad-
 , supply with the greatest
 isdom. The allied peoples ; x~' tically undertaking this ad- Etration. It lies now with us to lr part. If we fail, the people of H1lies cannot be maintained at war. F soldiers cannot fight without IT A certain definitely determina- Kart of that food must come from ALet us then examine carefully the Ms larder as it appears today, or 3h of it as is at our disposal.
 aforopose to review the situation
 as regards the cereals, second. as ds food animals and their prod third, as regards sugar, fourth, .shrds vegetables, fifth, as regards Ind sea foods, and, finally, as re- rs our duty in the matter.
 sf Cereals.
 j l } 1917 harvest is now so far ad- sfd that we may compare it with bus production, and with the de- $ which are going to be made on ple No. 1 is given to show the lal peace sources of the annual
 ses of France, Italy, the United
 fom and Belgium, being an aver
 f the tRee-year prewar period. Jill be seen from this table that
 tf1nal imports of wheat are 3S1,-
 X bushels and of other cereals
 e000 bushels. The estimate of
 IF harvest in the allied countries
 upon crop reports from these
 aes, is as follows:
 Probable Ay nor Deficiency