The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-10-27
Food Administrator Declares
Shortage in Hogs At
fects War
FATS ARE NEEDED
BY OUR SOLDIERS
Allies Can Take Care of Their Own
Needs So Far as Beef is Concerned
Every Pound of Fat is Worth Bullet.
Every Hog Worth Shell.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-In state
ment reviewing the world food situa
ton. Food Administrator Hoover says
the fight against the submarine would
be won if the United States and Can
ada could stimulate production and eff
feet economics so as to feed the allies
from this continent without sending
ship farther afield than the American
Atlantic seaboard.
Ships. wheat and hogs are the great
needs emphasized by Mr. Hoover. lie
said the deepest concern had been
caused BY the fact that in spite of
high prices this countrys pork con
sumption had increased during the war
until production had been outstripped;
a situation that must be changed.
eff we discontinue exports, Mr..
Hoover added, 1--WE will move the Ger
man line from France TO the Atlantic
seaboard Pork products have an intiu-
ence in the present world situation
wider than one would ordinarily attrib-
ute to them. The human body must
| have a certain amount of fat, we must
increase production of hogs if we are
to answer the world s craving.
1.-The production of fats is today a
critical necessity for the preservation
of these people (the allies) and the
maintenance of their constituency IN
the war; Every pound Of fat is as sure
of service as every bullet and every
hog is of greater value TO the winning
of this war than a she'll.
As to wheat, the administrator said
the allies deficiency OF production Is
1916. 900 bushels with imports OF
81, 100000 bushels required to main
tain normal consumption He estimated
the aggregate American, Canadian, Aus
ltralian, Indian and Argentine exports
surplus at 770,000,O0O bushels, but
pointed out that lack Of shipping made
it necessary for this country and Can
ada to bear the burden of meeting tn,
allies deficit.
1.-THE problem is thus simply one Of
ships. If ample shipping existed there
would be no need for saving or in
creased production of wheat on tn,
part of the American people But i
we can produce economics and fstimu
late production in the United State
and Canada as well enable US 70 fec
the allies absolutely from this con
tinent and thus enable them to liv
without sending a ship farther atiel'
than our Atlantic seaboard we can re
sist the submarine indefinitely.
Placing the United States wheat ex
port surplus from this year IS crop a
tS0.000,000 bushels and Canada s at 100
600 900 bushels, Mr.. Hoover urged dc
nestle economies to increase this com
! try s surplus to l50,000,000 bushels.
( ..This we could do, = he said, Elf on
: people would eat one pound less o
wheat -four per week and one poun
5 Iof corn meal instead
4 The question of who wins this wa
e is who can endure the longest, an
e the problem of endurance in a larg
e degree is problem of food suppl
+ and the ships to carry it. The farmC
0 who works overtime and the consun
er who economies are fighting til
submarine with a positive and SUI
weapon.
Turning to the meat situation. IL
t administrator said pork products WEI
+. more vitality needed by the allies tina
beef.
. In the matter of beef, - he sal
i :" the allies can support themselves wit
out any consequential expansion of il
/ ports from the United States
In view of the European situate
and the American shortage in hogs,
Q pointed out that there would be
high average price for pork produc
and therefore it would be to the Wit
n advantage of every farmer to raj
" hogs, adding
se We need a keep-a-pig movement
o this country
BY preventing undue increases