Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-09
MUST CUT BREAD
C0NSUMP TON To
MAKE ENDS MEET
SPRING AND WINTER WHEAT
CROP ESTIMATED SHORTEST
~ ~ YEARS.
CORN MEAL As SUBSTITUTE
total of G,GO0, 600 bushels Ia sight
With Normal American Cone
sumption az Uou. 900. 900
1lO,uUu,OO More Needed.

WASHINGTON, MAY S.---Of-
iicial wheat crop estimate, an
nounccd today show that with
the world facing bread short-
age, the lnitcd States, unless IL
cuts III present con sumption,
probably will produce only
enough wheat this year tu sup
pl, IT, own population.
The forecast, compiled by the
department oi agriculture un
conditions MAY I. pul th'- coun-
trl's winter wheat ,icid ~ 3GG,-
OOo. 900 bu.ltrls, he smallest Ia
ls years. There viii be- un eSti-
niatc ~ spring wheat acreage
until July, but with crop of
2JO, ,O0O.O1O bushels. hch j.
higher shan the average, this
country would grow thi~ year
total ~ unlN Ht6,OOO. 600 BUSH
els. The uounal american con-
sumption with seed require
mcnts il put at slightly more
than OOO. .OOO, 900 bushels.
LEsS THAN 1916 CROP.
The estimated production tins
year of 38G. .UDO, 900 bushels of
winter wheat fails ilU. U.OoO.0O
bushels short of last year poor
tfup aud XOn 900 900 below that
uf 1919, hamper Crup. II b.
Ilg, ,OUU, ,uOu bushels less than
the average for the rrr 'c,linE
five years.
I,rserVe stoDks this year are
said to be- lower than at any pre-
,lous time at this season. The
,isihlc supply i put n"w at 80
0Oo. 900 bushels, with a somc-
what larger invisible stock. The
lowest visible sock ever report
ed IN the nitcd Statr> we're a.
uuu, 900 bushels on July I, two
years ago. when harvesting ~
the new crop begins la july ui
this ,rar n l. estimated thai the
reserve viii be- even lower than
that.
The allies wheat requirements o.
the coming ,elr are put go 100000
OuU bushels Hs minimum. TIA
United states viii hc asked io suppl
more than ha't that amount Whca
crops iu other parts az tho world al
moor The Argentine crop has failed
and home consumption viii rc0uir
tho entire Weld Clnada's product
ion is confined chiefly to @ prin
crop %, normally about 100000 90
bushels. much OF which is aval.abl
for export
ia. sent Murh Abroad
Sine. t.e .Jr started America ha
cypor.H tu Europe fasi quantities q
~ heat reaching % uIrh uarh of aa2
tl. .m bells m i'it Last yrl
the total .sIl ta ta.Iun."1I hl.hel
u...r. OBJ. var if mu -ii-H'iv ls.
than 100000. 900 Ius rls
r . statement .c.oHpaus.ur Do
p. p1-. today tl' agriculture. dopar
mont declared thlf although thc via
t.r .h.f crop condition be- tho pool
e. ur record crop condition Other
wise ar. favorable
Tho department ' Wl.iur e'ef
effort f. educate t.e American 90
fIrfua greater use of corn meal f'
bread
corn l#cHra's bil crop but r'
cent ir t.a south. ' never has su'
rIlr,rH wheat f0r bread Dcplr
MON, official. frirv America uu
frrn ,n corn ta reit1so wheat 60
,.Isn.rt abroad 30 The ali.os orc q
ts .sfarI Germany is 90 DO dofeato.
n over Ire,. Government Control
f...f Hoover. chairman ,
Hs f..I committee 0i the Council ,
Rational Defense who is strongly !
f..-.r. .l.a limited r.r D NIr1
ir r. rrl.fr. aguoo-ei before Oh
..r.f. .ar.Ifru' .0u i'or fp1a
.,r. .-I q rap1Hir department o.
,, ....rrmauI fr deal .ifH fH' Pa
,...r.r Ir urged absolute .oter.
..t ...fr.I o' certain tarios o.
u.rar.s .uu auI sugar.