The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-08-31
HOW AMERICA CAN
FEED ITS ALLIES
Important Message to People
From Herbert c. Hoover,
Administrator.
WORLD SUPPLIES ESTIMATED
Increased Production. elimination Of
Waste and Careful Control % Feed
Exports Form the solution
Of This War Problem.

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pie OF The United States not only can
but must do In the matter Of food pro
duction and use In order 60 help win
the war Is set forth In detail Ia q
statement issued today by Food Ad-
ministra'or Herbert G. Hoover II we
fail TO do our part in this respect. he
says, the people ~ the allies cannot be
maintained at war. for their soldiers
cannot fight without food.
The normal imports Of wheat and
other cereals by France, Italy, the
United Kingdom and Belgium, and the
estimates Of the 1917 crop In those
countries compared TO the normal pro
duction are given by Mr. Hoover Ia
tabulAted form. and the conclusion Is
drawn that in order 10 provide normal
consumption IL will be necessary
for them TO import In the next l.
months 677.OO0OOO bushels Of wheat
and 674OO0.OO0 bushels uf other cere-
ais, II the crops Of the United States
and Canada all mature safely, North
America viii have an apparent sur
plus Of 2Os,OO0 600 bushels Of wheat
and $4,000 600 bushels OF other cere-
ais. The allies, therefore. must use
other cereals than wheat for mixing
10 their war bread, and the people Of
America must reduce their consumpr
ton OF wheat nour from Eve TO four
pounds per week per person,
Decrease in Food Animals
careful estimate ~ the worlds
food animal position shows a total net
decrease Of lI5OU1oOO and this win
be- greater as the war goes on. As
the increase Of herds and fiucEs takes
years. we must reduce the eousump-
ton. eliminate waste and carefully CON
troll meat exports
Our home dairy products supplies
are decreasing while our population Is
| increasing. and We must ship iur
/ crcasng amounts 81 such products 90
our allies. Consequently this indus
/ try must be stimulated. and home
users must save the wastes IN milk aud
/ butter Much the same may be said in
[ the case Of sugar
Mr.. Hoover urges greater CON
sumption Of nsh and sea foods. Ia
/ which our coasts and lakes are enor.
mously rich The products 81 the land.
/ he reminds us. are conserved by the
I eating 81 those Of the sra,
Our Duty.
In conclusion the food administrator
SAYS:
! have endeavorcd 10 show In preyis
Gus articles that the world Is short ~
. food that Europe Is confronted With
. the grim spectcr ~ starvation unless
from our abundance and our waste we
keen the wolf from the door Not only
must we have a proper use Of our food
supply IN order that we may furnish
our allies with the slnews with which
they may fight our battles, but e Is
an act az humanity towards fellow
men. women and children.
BY the diversion Of millions Of men
from production 10 war, by the occu,
patton Of land by armies. by the lao,
latlon Of markets, by belliTcrent lines
and hy the destruction 81 shipping by
submarines. not only has the home pro
fur'iou ~ our allies fallen by oTcf
zoo GO 60 bushels ~ grain, but ihes
are thrown upon ms for a much lHrgei
prnpartion 81 their normal Imports FOR
merry obtained from other markets
They have reduced consumption al
every point. hut men In the trenches
men fr The shops. and the millions Of
women placed NJ physical labor ~
quira more food than during psar'
times and tho incidence ~ their savini
/ ard any shortage which they may sui
fer falls FIRST upon women and chil
dren II this privatian becomes 70
great. their peoples cannot b" mails
thIacd constant lB the war Sad -" wit
be left alone 90 fight the battle %
democracy with Germany
The problem q food conservation 3
one u many complexion. We nrnH9'
and We 3d. raf vfsh. with our free iu
situations Had oHr large resources I'D
food % initiate Europe iu iEs u1'lrn
-r.|arfrz but wr must voluntarily ~
lutslllEsn'ly assume 'ha rrsparFsh3isf
before as aE one iu which rytrEn-
/ has direct and incapable lnfereE
We rHurt increase cur export - tfsJ'
. ~ the allies end IN the Circumstance
q orr shipping sifusfIon thra" export
Trnsf he q fhe most cuarsnfrat"
foods Thee Ere wheat faEr hs'
pork ara dafry products. We hare or
J cr foods fn, great abundance wh8rh pa
{ can Use Instead o. these cnnaaaf U.s.
b and - aau prevent wBsfes ia fAnI
z zand flra-fiuas We must guard O.