Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-05-02
American Meat Restrictions Re-
laxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
laroed Food Administration.
However, Warns Against
Waste

] these enlarged demands being cause
to some degree by shortage In arrival
from the Argentine II u.s. therefore
necessary for the U. s. Food Admins
tratiOn to urge a still further reduction
in the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally if we are to meet ou
export necessities The Food Admin
istratiOn has issued a statement ex
planning the situation In detail, partic
ularly the reasons which lead It, 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 are cOnsid
erably enlarged, and we can supply the
allies with all of the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible and at the same time some
what Increase our own consumption
IN these circumstances the Food AID
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption TO some extent with view
to further decreasing bread consump-
7 ton
/ Conservation OF food must be ad.
justed to meet necessities from time to
4 time, for neither production, nor al.
lied demands are constant factors, nor
can any of these factors be anticipated
Tor long periods In advance In the dis
turbed conditions In which we al pres
ent live. While the world situation is
not one that warrants any relaxation
In the efforts to eliminate waste or to
relax economy In food, the Admins.
tration desires TO secure better adjust.
ment In food balances
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefess and porkless
Tuesday
The meatless meal and the porkless
Saturday are no longer asked.
The farmers of the United States
are responding to the national call to
increase hog production. Their In.
crease, to all appearances. is being at
tanned more rapidly. OF more imme-
diate importance, however, are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase In meat sun
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 har.
vest and the necessity of feeding this
corn as rapidly as possible TO save II
from decay, have not only resulted In
packing up the neutrality-suspicious.
hogs-on the farms for longer ne
rlod OF feeding, but have resulted in
great increase In their average weight
ana VIII result, with improved trans
portation conditions. which already an
pear. in larger than normal arrivals al |
market for the next two or three
months. The weight of hogs coming
10 the market for the past two weeks
lnulcates an Increase In weight of
from an average OF 203 pounds last
year to the almost Unprecedented
average OF 232 pounds, or a net I'm.
'rease In their meat value of over IA
Der cent This is a distinct addition
o the nations meat supply II there
ore now seems certain that we have
uch enlarged supplies for at least
ONE months to come, that we can not -
My increase our exports to the allies
the full extent of their transporta.
on facilities. but at the same time
an properly increase our domestic
Inc response of the public TO our re-
nests for reduced consumption of
eat during the past few months has
zen most gratifying, and this service
one has enabled the government DIR.
3 THIS period to provide such sup
les as transportation to the allies
rmitted.
Ahe Administration also suggests
az In those parts of the country
'ere The old fashioned home preser.
llon OF pork is still the custom. thi.
icuce should be extended AT the
'sent time. as II will relieve The bur
upon transportation to and from
packing houses and is economical
sound as saving the cost of packino
rations and ar the same time viii
vide home supplies OF pork m loo,
'ne months OF decreased supplies
ne FOOD Administration desires 70
eat that 1t does not want TO give
impression that these are times
N simplicity and moderation of Iiy. .
!:
are not critically necessary, bur
Its sole desire Is to secure an sd. IN
ment between our different food N
plies snd meet changing conditions
time to time and to keep the pub.
fuiiy and frankly advised of ,ts ~
non with The full confidence and III
'nce Ihai whenever IT becomes 49,
ny renewed "ppcais for saving viii
""' "sni r''Sionse as In this gardel
ington