Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-11-24
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
HARD AT WORK

are SlauudiiN ueNeIoplhS thtlf dcnoc
ratio plans to curb the high cost of liv.
ing. The democratic expedicnt j.
to secure the results through public sen.
tlment and help, and cooperation is
forthcoming in every direction. The
hotel and restaurant operators have
consented to install meatleSS and wheat
less days wherever possible, and have
pointed out other ways in which they
could serve if demand as well as supply
could be educated. John NJ. Parker i.
working to get various interests togcth
er so as TO bring about some of the re
forms. s. J. Shwartz, merchants Re
preventative for Louisiana, IS making q
survey in the city as a basis for sugges
tons and the recommendation will pro
badly be applicable to the entire state
In addition to reaching the retailer
through the system Of licensing and
controlling wholesale business, the pub
lie will be utilized for self protection
through an international system o.
price comparisons. 1t is proposed t.
have volunteer reporters, preferably
housewives, who will regularly gather
and record the retail prices for the main
food commodities. The wholesale rate
for the same commodities will be Sc
cured, and wholesale and retail prices
will be published. This is expected tc
prove one of the most effective checks
against unreasonable margins of profit
and will enable all the people to intelli
gently safeguard their own interests
The next licensing step announced b.
the United States Food Administration
is in regard to bakers, who must apply
before December 10th. The order in
cludes all who handle over ten barrels
f flour day. The plan will be to es
tablish uniform standards as to weigh
and price of the bread loaves all over
the country. The pound loaf will pro
badly be the standard and the sc Loaf
will not be be favored, being considered
the least economical. both by the baker;
and the Government experts.
E. A. Peden. Food Administrator 70;
Texas, visited Mr.. Parker on his way
to Washington to his home at Houston
and as a result of their interchange o.
views they decided that much good car
be done by special impetus to the live
stock industry at this time. The,
have laid their joint recqmmenaatiol
{bsfose Mr. Hoover and n s1qSel4sf 1
eonference Of the Food Adai4istrstor
iin Southern states for the shaping o.
some strong program which will max,
sure of quick development on a larg,
scale, thus serving the Nations wa
needs and contributing to the perman
ent building up of fertility, production
and prosperity.
Conservation was featured at all tn,
Louisiana fairs this year and was EN-
! phasized at the National Farm and Live
stock Show at New Orleans. Their,
were daily demonstrations for specia
groups, by Miss Alice Hickman and hel
local and state assistants and there were
other canning and food preserving ex
hibitions by the little fair ground farm
and others. The Food Administration
had novel exhibit of it's own which
attracted much attention and convin
ced Louisiana and the outside world
of the states ability to feed herself
and help the feed nation and its fight
ing men and allies. The booth display
ed many of the national food slogans
and posters. but the exhibit proper was
within wall of corn stalks, conveying
the idea that if Louisiana was entirely
shut off from the rest of the world she
had sufficient food within her to live
upon and live we'll
The food and feed within the enclos
ure were fifty-three distinct products
grown or finished on the farm of Leo
Shields, near Roosevelt. This farm sets
aside one-third Of its area for cotton
and the other two-thirds for forage and
food crops, raising cattle and hogs, and
some sheep. Mr.. Shields and his hun
dred tenants have stocked their lard
ers and all have money to bank. Mr.
Shields admits 100000 as his share
f tho net for this year
The commission appointed by Her
bert Hoover to Investigate tho cost o.
producing hogs, in terms of bushels Of
corr his comrletci It's report, which
- be made public tomorrow. It con
~lales that the equivalent of twelve
els rf NJ . corr il necessary T.
r-oluce 100 pounds of average live hog
anle" average farm conditions Pol.
reduction is decreasing, and for the
~u-posc e BRINGING i. back II the nor
.lal the commission recommends a slim
ulG'ive prize Il the increased produc