Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-09-20

nearest markets, the United states
aud the West Indies. TIL, h''d mas
since ihc war ,,cd its WrIu'u'n
hy 100000 tons n,r anwm Ito" tar
this demand will interfere with me
American supply of 100000 tons is
difficult ta forecast first because some
increased supplies may be- obtained ny
the allies from the East Indies anu
second, because thr allies have re-
duccd their consumption 10 some 'N
tent.
In any event, if MI the enemies "'
Germany are tu.-bt SspplicL there
must be- economy In consumption
everywhere. The normal American
consumption is about 90 pounds per
person per unuum and IS Just double
4thc French consumption.
Vegetables.
We have thi, year a most abundant
crop Of vegetables for our use rs o re-
suit of pannAc cndcayor almost
universal throughout he country our
potato harvest alone promises an M
crease nom 35wo"o ou'h'l' 'oH'
year 10 over lu'"AuOo huNh''S 'i'''
year The other vegetables are lIhr-
wise enormously IuGrhsci through
the planting and eNtrpsioq q millions
Of gardens. The sweet potato ''.'
promises 90 be iroti ~ to ~ VIZ ''"'
above what 1t was IHNt year "h' '..'
comu,rrl1l cl"pu'I sweet f"'" ~
cnnnlnI purposes Us 'sl'nA''N To ID.
from ~ To-, W pW cent ABOVE '"'' o..
last year The conm'rr.W crop o'
tomatoes tqr cauwus purposes wy.
probably DE Somewhere u''"'." ''
aud - per cent above what u was .'+s "
year There is nm Increase 100 ihr acre
Hgt Of late onion, of about ~ per cent
over the area harvested no l'l"
Fish and Sea Foods.
The water. uf our coasts and lakes
are enormously rich lu iooI heh dh1
shell h>h. our streams. TOO ''""''u''
great quantity OF n'h. Many N"'','
Ties are now not used 'or human l""l'
hut are thrown away Oh u''' '"' ''''
li2"r. HAhli has conhned our use W
hNh To ir" varieties ana lhN"'q"I'''
"'l""u' "I '"'"'I'l '''' ''''''''"- ''',
limited our use OF lheN' NIF.N I" ''"N
certain days III TIE Week WIN p'l''r
marketing facilities WIN o''t'r hi"'fr'
N.h.''hS oI now I" use ih' most N''l''
Hes with proper preservation ny
smoking ana sailing ana ny 'N'a'Osh'
lns plants Tor frozen nsiL We can w
crease greatly our supply an! mus re-
heve mrs'y the pressure que To me
inadequate supply OF meat We "n'y
have 10 harvest our own hNh supply
1t feeds Itself. Every tsh eaten j.
that much gained In solving the pres
ent problem OF living. Inc pFodu'''
Of the land are conserved by eauhI
those OF The sea.
Our Duty.
have ,ndeayorcd to show In preyi
Gus articles that The world 4 short a
food. that Europe Is confronted WITH
the grim spccter Of starvation unlcs,
from our abundance and our waste W,
keep the wolf from the door Not oul,
must We hnyc lrpp,r use VI orr lou,
supply In order that we may furnlA
our allies with the slnews with whlcl
they may nght our battles. but II /,
un act Of humanity torart fellow
men. women aud children.
Ry the diversion ~ laIllloas II mel
from production 10 War. by the occu
patton ~ land by armies. by the lso
latlon N markets. by bcllls,rcnt lines
and by the dcsipctlon of shipping hl
submarines. not only has the home pro
duction ~ our allies fallen by owe
5uDUO1uOO bushels ~ grain, hut the,
az, thrown upon ~ Tor much large
proportion ~ their normal imports FOR
merry obtained from utlNr markets.
They hnyc' reduced consumption a
every point, but men In the trcnchc,
men-.n the shops and the million. %
women placed at physical labor re-
quire more food than during pcuc,
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