Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-09
Unless Americans Cut Present Consumption There'l Hard ly Be Enough To Feed Our selves, Says Houston.
AND ALLIES NEED
 500, 900, 900 BUSHELS
Generalization of Food Con- trol Now Declared Vital By Hoover. Eating of Corn Bread In U. s. Is Urged.
(By Review Leased Wire).

WASHINGTON, May s-Offcial wheat crop estimates announced today show that with the world facing s bread shortage the United States, un- less it cuts it's present consumption probably will produce only enough wheat this year to supply it's own pop ulation.
 The forecast compiled by the depart ment of agriculture on conditions May l, put this country's winter wheat at 366.00,000 bushels, the smallest in 13 years. There will be no estimate of spring wheat acreage until July, but with crop of 25O,O00,0O0 bushels, which is higher than the average, this country would grow this year a total of only 616,O00.000 bushels. The norm al American consumption with seed re- quirements is put at slightly more than 6O0,0O0,000 bushels.
 12e,oo0, 900 Bushels Short.
 The country's greatest spring wheat crop was 353,0O0,00O busehls, produc- ed in 1915. The five year average from 1910 to 1914 is 234.OOO,OOO The estimated production this year of 366.- 100000 bushels of winter wheat falls 116,000,00 bushels short at last years poor crop and Os,000. 900 below that of 1915. a bumper crop. It is 129.O0O.- 900 bushels less than the average for the preceding five years.
 Visible Supply Dividends
 Reserve stocks this year are said to be lower than at any previous time at this season. Tn evisible supply is put now at 30,000,000 bushels, with some what larger invisible stock. The low est visible stock ever reported in the United Staets were 6,000,O0O on July l, two years ago. When harvesting of the new crop begins in July of this year, it is estimated that the reserve will be even lower than that
 Allies Need 5OO,o00,00o Bushels.
 The allies wheat requirements for the coming year are put at 500,000. .00U bushels as a minimum. The United States will be asked to supply more than half that amount Wheat crops in other parts of the world are poor. The Argentine crop failed, and home consumption will require the entire yield. Canada's production is confin- ed chiefly to a spring crop of normal ly about 200.000,00O bushels, much of which is available for export.
 Since the war started America has exported to Europe vast quantities of wheat, reaching a high mark of 332.- 100000 bushels in 1915. Last year the total fell to 243,000,000 bushels. Be- fore the war it ran slightly less than 100000, 900 bushels.
 In statement accompanying its re- port today the agriculture department declared that although the winter wheat crop condition is the poorest on record, crop conditions otherwise are favorable
 Eat Corn Bread. Urged. ..
 The department is making every eff. fort ro educate the American people to a greater use of corn meal for bread.
 Corn is Americas big crop. but ex- cept in the south it never has SUD- planted wheat for bread. Department officials believe America must turn to corn to release wheat for shipment abroad if the allies are to be fed and Germany is to be defeated.
 U. S. Must Control Wheat.
 Herbert c. Hoover, chairman of the food committee of the Council of Ma tional Defense, who is strongly in favor of a more limited use of wheat in this country, appeared before the senate agriculture committee today and urged a separate department or the government to deal with the food question. He recommended absolute government control of certain staples, particularly grain end sugar.
 Generalization of food control, MT. Hoover told the council is vital. Flu rope, he said. has found maximum price fixing failure but minimum price fixing has had better success.