The Tomahawk., 1917-08-30

| Totals 5,525 100000
|
United States, on which they were ac-
c,stomed to rely before the war. The
Russian supply cannot be got out.
! Bulgarian and Roumanian supplies are
| in the hands of the central empires.
The VOYAGE from Australia and lndla
| IS three times as long and therefore
! requires three times as many tons OF
shipping as is required from North Al
| 1antic ports. It is also twice as dan
| eerous because Of the longer exposure
| TO submarine attack. There has been
| q large failure in the South American
countries and the new harvest from
| that quarter will not be available III
Europe until next spring. AS ALREADY
said. all the allied countries are anu
have been for some time vigorously au-
| ministering and economizing their
food: In Belgium, the relief commits
sion has been compelled to reduce the
consum1jtion of cereals by nearly oo
per cent: this brings the food supply
so low that the population are IN
capable of labor
From the above tables 1T Will De
seen that on normal bases of consump-
tion the total allied wheat import re-
o,,irements are 577,OO0,OOO bushels
against n North American surplus OF
2OS,OOOOOO bushels-and from our
United States supplies we must re-
serve q certain amount for neutrals
from which we receive vital supplies
and also an amount to protect our
| stocks better next year than this last
There is therefore on normal con-
sumption q deficit of over 4OO'oOo'ooo
bushels. In the other cereals used IN
Europe mostly for animal feed, the
import necessities Of the allies on nor
NAL consumption basis are about &c.,
600 600 against North American sur
plus of 95O,OOOOO0. But again re-
serve for neutrals and Increased car
nv over" will absorb all the margin.
In any event it means we must multl-
NV our exports of these cereals ~
times. However, upon the basis OF our
present crop prospects we should De
able to supply their requirements IN
Coc01IS OIllcF llldI "AASNS'
Wheat Situation Difficult.
The situation in wheat Is one OF
great difficulty and concern, and must
be met by an elimination OF waste anu
| reduction Of consumption on the part
of the allied peoples and ourselves III
one word, by an effective admlnlstra-
ton of the available supply.
The allies are unable to use other
cereals alone for bread. They can
use them only as added to wheat hour
to make the war bread now IN uni
versal use in European countries. TX
cept in Italy, whose people normally
consume much corn, our allies nave
few corn mills and cornmeal is not
durable commodity and therefore can
not be shipped in great quantities.
Moreover, for generations they nave
bought bread from the bakeries; they
have no equipment nor do they know
how to bake in the household. Every
American knows that it is infeaslDle
TO distribute corn bread from bakeries,
and it is therefore necessary TOR US
to furnish our allies with sufficient
wheat to enable them to have wheat
basis for the loaf. However, they can
use and must use other cereals TOT
mixture in their war bread, and by
this substitution and by savings on
their part a great deal can be accom-
| plished. On the other hand, deficit
of 4OOOOO.OOO bushels can be at least
| partially overcome if we can Increase
| our exports from Ss,0O0,0OO to $780,
| 100000 or nearly triple. This can De
ACCOMPLISHED if we will substitute one
pound of other cereals for one pound
of wheat flour weekly per. person; that
| is. if we reduce our consumption or
wheat flour from five pounds per week
to four mounds per week per person.
It will be no privation to us and Will
reduce the privation of our allies.
Food Animals.
Owing to the ascending standard OF
living, the world was already strained
to supply enough animal products to
meet the demand before the war be-
can. The war has injected into an al
r>ady difficult situation a number OK
vicious conditions which are jeopardiz-
| ing pAoNuNeS S~P
DIV of the world. The production OF
fodder in Europe has been diminished
bv the diversion of productive labor to
war, and it's import has been curtailed
by shortage in shipping and by the
isolation of markets by belligerent
lines. From these causes not only are
I the actual numbers OF animals ue-
creasihg in Europe, but the average
weight and the annual output of dairy
products per animal, are decreasing
| A careful estimate of the WORLDS
food animal position shows the follow
ing position:
Decrease
| Increase or In other
! decrease Decrease countries
United western including Total net
States allies enemies decrease
Cattle 100000 S,42o,ooo 26.75oooo 2s.osoOOO
| Sheep 100000 17.5oo,coo S4.OoOooo 54,5eoooo
| Hogs 6,275.0OO 100000 Sl.6oOOoo S2,425o oo