The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-26
TINES, BUREAU


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, NAV 2s-Con-
servation Of the food supply was
brought forward at the meeting Of the
Indiana committee Of food production
and conservation. at the state house,
this afternoon. as the next highly i'm
portant step TO be taken by the people
of Indiana in the campaign for more
food for home and abroad Al the last
meeting Of the committee it was de-
cided that conservation should be the
topic for consideration this time. be-
cause the campaign for the planting
Of larger crops and for increasing the
meat and produce supplies had been
handled at former meetings
I'll L. Barnard. state food ana drug
commissioner. was assigned the duty
Of preparing conservation program
and set Of recommendations for CON
sideration by the committee. He said
in opening his statement:
The strength Of a people is directly
dependen~ upon the quantity and the
quality Of its food supply Early in
the great war a statement was made
that the struggle would be won by the
nation that had the last dollar Today.
after three years Of indeterminate ef-
fort. it II apparent that the war will
be won by the nation that has the last
bushel OF corn. Today the farmer who
produces food and the housewife who
prepares it are the mainstays 81 the
army at the front"
He spoke Of the prospect for a short
wheat crop. and said that the Amer
lean people must learn to substitute
other grains and cereals for wheat
corn being especially favored as a sub
etitute. The people Of Europe. he said.
cam OF use American corn because they
do not know what to do with il
Therefore. the people Of this country
must use more corn and send the
wheat TO our allies.
Indiana will not waste food" he
said. Her people realize already what
must be done in conserving the food
supply"
The Department Of Agriculture has
estimated that the United states wastes
s7oo.ooo.00o worth OF food annually.
TINS, Barnard said. would be reduced
at least 50 per cent. lie said:
The interest in the conservation Of
food Is 20 widespread and the desire
among housewives to prevent waste
y So unanimous that I sometimes doubt
the necessity for super-effort in inocu-
tt--i> NAV ~ tN14RleS o. Enrlff The
women are the guardians OF the food
supply and so far as their knowledge
allows them they are already seeing
e Il that waste IS stopped. The inn
portant thing, then. IS TO teach them
how to change eating habits how, -
use cereals in place Of vegetables and
meats how to substitute a chean caraaI
Tor dear one; how to use new foods
like cow
use vegetable oils, especially corn oil
In cooking instead of olive oil or hut
ter fat; in a word. how to feed the
family efficiently and well at mini
mum cost. This work is matter of
education. 1t has been easy. nv preach
ing patriotism. to increase crop
acreage 1t is quite impossible bv the
same means to change eating habits
mat have been formed through genera
uons. In the first place, II is hard to
convince the average man or woman
that Il Is practical to make decided
change in the food staples. MANY
men want meat and potatoes at the
end Of their days work. II they are
ted cereals Of quite the same foo5 /
value they feel that they are NOT
properly fed"
Mr Barnard spoke of the conserva-
ton campaigns that have been started
through the churches, the schools. the
gFocers, the bakers. the womens clubs I
oI the state, the hotels and restaur-
ants and other agencies All Of these |
agencies. he said. are giving valuable |
aid 10 the conservation movement and
doing their bit" TO save food a. much 1
rs possible. He spoke especially of the
suggestions which he recent1v made
lo Erocers as to how they can en-
courage economy on the part OF their
customers. and Of the cordial recentso,,
which the bakers gave to the food de-
partment's order putting a stop to the
practice of retail dealers returning nm i
sold bread to bakers, thus causing a /
heavy waste
Hotels. he said. have cut out many
articles from their menus, reducing
The variety of foods offered. Tbev
nave also reduced the portions served |
because formerly the portions. were
anger than were necessary for anv
patron. Cooks. chefs and hotel nro-
orietors he said, are doing their bit
Special effort Is being made to elini-
nate from menus all meats from i'm
nature animals. such as veal, lamb and
pig.
- barnard encouraged the more
general use Of cold storage warehouses
for holding foodstufs until they are
7eeded. There are forty-eight such
warehouses in the state.
The cold storage warehouse -
operated in this state" he said, lis not
. menace It does not contribute to
the increased cost of food on the
contrary. 1t provides the only practical
Way by which the surplus butter and
ases of the spring; small fruits Of the
81 INNER and apples ef thu fall can be
held in perfect condition until they
sre needed for food. The cold storage
industry should he developed until 1t
Tar more extensive than now. rather
man harassed by ill-advised legisla-
ION or maligned by well-intentioned
nut poorly advised people who fail to
realize that foods in cold storage arc
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