Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-12
Idaho Official to Call Con-
ference at Which Plans
for Aid in the Cause of
Providing Food for Ma
ton Will Be Considered.
TO DISCONTINUE THE
KILLING OF CALVES
Consumers to Be Asked to
Refrain From Ordering
Veal-Use of Eggs as Sub
stitute for Meat Products
One of Plans Proposed.

A special conference of the food
commissioners of the northwest states
Idaho Montana, Washington, Ore
gOn California, Utah and Nevada-to
nc held in Boise in the very near flu
ture for the purpose of deciding on
campaign to conserve food supplies, is
the plan that. j. X White, pure food
commissioner of Idaho is now working
upon. The commissioners of these
states have been written to and the
matter of Il conference and the ncccs-
sity for it brought to them.
Commissioners White has addressed
a letter to Governor Alexander in
compliance with his recent proclama-
ton regarding food conservation, in
which suggestions are made by which
such q plan can be put into effect and
immediate conservation can be brought
about. The letter Of the commissioner
H. MS follows:
LETTER TO GOVERNOR.
Boise. Idaho, April II, 1917. Hon.
NJ AlcNonder Governor, Boise, Ida
ho. Dear Sir. IA accordance with
your proclamation directing that this
office submit suggestions pertaining
TO lllt tbu9Sl N1NiOll VI ''' AS"N 'NP
ply. | have the honor to recommend
the following:
That all farmers, stoCllmen and
especially dairymen be asked to dis
continue the practice Of selling young
calves to be slaughtered and sold as
veal. If the calves slaughtered in this
state could be raised to maturity it
would very materially increase our
i,1
An appeal should be made to the
ultimate consumers to refrain from
ordering veal from their butcher and
the butcher solicited to discontinue the
slaughter of calves for veal.
Most everyone must be familiar
with the great number of calves
slaughtered to supply the demand FOR
this article Of food and just mo-
mS Is thought viii show the immense
economic loss in our more substantial
meat supply
WASTE OF FATS UNCAGlED FOR.
] might also call your attention TO
the great number of animals slaugh-
tered by farmers and ranchers in TINS
state. This practice results in de-
Cided economic loss in fats and by
products. The farmer or rancher is
not equipped to properly care for, pre-
serve and make use of all the edible
parts and, in my judgment, this prac-
tlce should be discouraged as ANNA
fat is the first and most serious short
age to appear in a food crisis, The in
dividual loss in the slaughtering OF
animals by farmers is very little bu
the total loss sustained, according t.
scientific systematic investigation
nuns into millions of dollars annually
Tho question OF protecting the healtf
of meat animals and especially the
hog in this country is one of vast i'm
portanCC in which every farmer ant
stock grower should Lecome intensel!
interested and take every precautiOr
to not only suppress and prevent th'
spread Of disease. but, adopt ever!
possible means to insure healthy pro
duction,
SUBSTITUTE EGGS.
This. however. is not a matter pro
nerIy belonging to this departmen
and YOU. no doubt. will receive sug
ccstions from the department havin.
this particular matter in charge.
The next important thing is sub
stitute for meat or meat product
which is eggs. The immense loss II
eggs IN inns country is astounding an
wholly unwarranted A report of al
Investigation conducted by tho fedora
government says. Farmers lost $40.
100000 annually from bad methods O
producing and handling eggs"
| have recently arranged throug
our representatives in congress TO hav
distributed throughout this state 5000
copies of bulletin issued by the Unit
ed States department of agrcultur
treating on the subject of producing
handling and marketing Of eggs, cop
of which is attached This matte