The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-05-18
american Meat Restrictions Re-
laxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
iarsod - Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.

these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. II IL, therefore,
necessary for the u. $. Food Admins.
trntion TO urge still further reduction
In the consumption OF bread and bread
stuffs generally II we are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin.
istration has issued statement ex-
planning the situation In detail, pnrtic-
ularly the reasons which lead II, for
the purpose OF centering effort for the
time being upon the cereal situation
to relax temporarily the restrictions on
meat consumption.
Experience shows, this statement
says, that the consumption OF bread
stuffs is intimately associated with the
consumption of meat For various
reasons our supplies Of meat for the
next two or three months nre c0nsld;
rrably enlarged, and we can supply ths
lilies with all OF the meht products
which transportation facilities render
possible and at the same time some-
what Increase our own consumption.
In these circumstances the Food Ad.
mlnlstration considers IL wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption to some extent with a view
to further decreasing bread consump-
tlon.
Conservation OF food must be ad-
justed To meet necessities from time 10
time, for neither production. nor al-
lied demands are constant factors. nor
can any OF these factors be anticipated
for long periods In advance In the dis:
turbed conditions In which we at pres
ent live. While the world situation Is
not one that warrants any relaxation
Ia the efforts to eliminate waste.or to.
relax economy In food. the Adminls-,
.tratiou desires to secure better adjust
ment In food balances
SO long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
Tuesday.
The meatless meal and the pOrkless
Saturday are no longer asked.
The farmers OF the United States
Increase hog production. Their In
crease. TO all appearances, Is being at
tanned more rapidly. or more Imme-
date importance. however. are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase In meat sup
plies
The transportation shortage before
the government took over the rail.
roads. the bad weather In January and
early In February. the large percent
age of immature corn In the last hnr.
vest and the necessity OF feeding this
corn as rapidly as possible 10 save Il
from decay, have not only resulted in
backing up the nilnnls-7partJcu
hOgs--0n the farms for longe. pc.
riod Of feeding. but have resulted In n
great Increase In their average weight
and Will result with improved trans.
portatlon conditions, which alYeady'Ap-
pear. In larger than normal arrivals at
market for the next two or three
months. The weight OF hogs coming
TO the market for the past two weeks
Indicates an increase In weight of
from an average OF 203 pounds last
year TO the almost unprecedented
average OF 232 pounds, or net In.
crease In their meat value OF over Is
per cent. This Is u distinct addition
TO the nations meat supply. II there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at least
some months TO come, that we can not, |
only increase our exports 10 the allies |
10 the full ,extents OF their transporta-
ton fncIlItIesE.hul pt tile safne time
can properly inerease our d0mestic
t7 III .J.,t NJ .>1.4s.
The responseAof tlle pu6iigI'fo our''re-
Quests. for redxcds consYInpuon OF !
meat during the mtst fewSndhths has
been most gratifying, tins sasrvice
alone has enabled the goverbnent dur
Ing this ,peFl0d to provide esuch sup,
plies as transportation to the allies
The Administration also suggests
that In those parts of the country
where the old fashioned home preser-
walton OF pork Is still the custom, this
practice should be extended at the
present time, as II will relieve the bur
den upon transportation 10 and from
the packing houses and Is economical.
Iy sound as saving the cost OF packing
operations and at the same time will
provide home supplies Of pork 10 last
over the months Of decreased supplies,
The Food Administration desires 10
repeat that II does not want TO give
ihc impression that these are times
when simplicity and moderation of lly.
Ing are not critically necessary, but
hat its sole desire Is to secure an ad.
justment between our different food
supplies and meet changing conditions
from time to time and TO keep the pub.
lie fully and frankly advised of its
position with the full confidence and
reliance that whenever II becomes nee.
nssnry renewed appeals for saving win
met the same loyal response as In the
past.
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