Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-29
Hoover Warns
Against Wastd0e
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need Is today, he said, is shown by the fact
that we exported previous to the war only
l2Ooo0,O0O bushels a year, while this wear
shows demand for $4,000, 900 bushels for
foreign export. A diminished production Is
also faced, he said. since the nation cannot
take millions of men away for war pur-
poses without cutting into the vitals Of pro-
duction.
WEAK MUST SUFFER
THE load of 100000 bushels which
must be carried" said he, lis too much
for the combined strength Of the United
states and Canada. After we have shIpped
the last bushel we can possibly spare, the
Allies must still cut down on what they con-
sumo 1t is physologically possible TO cut
down normal food rations by 40 per cent
but those who are engaged In heavy manual
labor for war purposes must be fed and
TO obtain such reduction the old, the
weak and the children must be the ones to
suffer"
The European nations. faced with a
shortage of fodder and meats, are slaugh-
tering their cattle in order to save fodder.
he points out
This" he said. '1s burning the candle
at both ends. There are $4,000, 900 fewer
animals In England, France and Italy and
this shortage will be even worse before
the war ends. 1t means that we must in
crease the amount of our exports OF fats
and call upon our farmers for an enor-
mously increased production OF animals
"In Europe" he continued. "a COW. be-
cause OF her production of fats is worth
three times as much alive as dead Yaf
they must be slaughtered for meats. and
Europe is therefore destroying it's fat sup
plies at the rate OF three to one The situa-
ton will be even more acute after the war.
when Europe must allow its herds to be
pasaY aYHVNaT uNlI FgeA
der Will be needed and the farmers OF
Europe can then turn their attention to
raising cereal grains In the meantime. we
must prepare ourselves to ship animal prod
ucts and we must turn the attention OF
our farmers TO this necessity.
SHORTAGE OF FATS
"As we have increased our normal shin
ments Of 500 900. 900 pounds of animal prod
ucts to a shipment of 1900, ,O0O, 600 pounds
we are faced with shortage Of fats at the
very moment when we must be exporting
more to the Allies. The hog is the greatest
producer OF fats, and, as we antioipate a
feed crop 20 per cent larger this year than
is necessary to raise the animals we need to
eat the prospects are for fairly low range
of prices for feeding stuff. The higher prices
obtalnable for animals should stimulate
farmers to raise them"
Howard Heinz, Pennsylvania food ad-
who presided, emphasized the
imperative necessity for increased food pro
duction and conservation II the American
soldiers at the front and the Allies needs
are to be cared for
An eloquent appeal for sacrifices on the
part of Pennsylvanians was made by
George Wharton Pepper, chairman or the
State Committee Of Public Safety. who
said that the Allies cannot win except az
the cost Of American lives abroad and un-
remltting effort at home
An appeal to housewives TO carry their
marketing home from retail provision
stores in order to permit the States food
administration to compel the retail food
except the food itself marked this morn.
ing's sessions.