The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-07
CONSERVE FEEDING STUFFs.
Yet Maintain Our Own Animal Produc-
ton.

Owing TO the extension of the drought
area, the shortening of the corn crop,
the larger animal population in the coun-
try, and the allied demands upon Ills for
feeding stuffs for their own animals, be-
cause of their own shortage in prodrc-
tion of feed grain, it is necessary that
we should exert every effort in the prop
or conservation of feeding stuffs during
the next twelve months; yet we must
maintain our own animal production. 1t
is necessary that we should ship larger
proportion OF wheat as compared with
-four during the next twelve months than
during the last twelve months to the al
lied countries, because their own short
age Of feeding stuffs is such that if they
are to keep alive their dairy herds, they
must have larger supply Of grain
and wheat.
Already, the milk supply in the allied
countries has been limited practically to
the supply of children and other vitality
necessary national uses, and any failure
on our part to supply them with neces-
sary feed stutfs for their dairy herd
means that we shall cut into the actual
safety of the children amongst the al
lies. On the other hand, both our own
population and the allies are dependent
upon our production OF animal products,
and we do not in any way wish to stife
this production. What we must secure
is the utmost elimination of waste by
the careful feeding of animals and the
use of all the roughage available
One OF the difficult problems is the dis
tribution of wheat mill feeds, and this
is made more difficult by the fact that
the food administration, in an endeavor
to protect the farmer, is maintaining an
artifcially low price on these feeds. One
consequence Is that great deal Of mill
feeds are now going unnecessarily into
work animals or beef production Every
farmer will recognize that the wheat mill
feeds are vitality necessary for the dairy
cattle, to some extent for the poultry,
and for young pigs. Owing to the alb
sorption Of mill feeds at local points near
The mill, considerable sections of the
dairy industry are practically without
mill feeds and our dairy production il
thereby in danger. With view to correct
ing this, so far as possible, the food ad
ministration desires to appeal for the as
sistance Of the farmers Of the country in
lHt use ddld QfSUIIDuLfOU OF wheat U1ll
feeds. In this view, we are asking ev-
cry buyer of wheat mill feeds, outside
of the acute drought area, 10 sign a
pledge of honor not to use the wheat mill
feeds for any purpose except the essen
tial use an dairy, young pigs and poul-
try production and not to purchase or
hold at any one time more than so days
supply. Unless we can secure this care.
full and specialized use Of mill feeds our
dairy production in the congested eastern
areas Of the United States is bound to
fall and to jeopaIdize the food supply OF
our people in that section Otherwise it
will be necessary to release the price re-
strictions on min feeds and allow them
to take their natural course.
With view to securing this cooper
alton from the farmers all over the corn-
try in the interests of their industry as
whole, we are instructing the mills and
all dealers in feeds to secure from the
buyer of wheat mill feeds the following
pledge;
"In order to assist the food admins.
TRAITOR in the distribution of mill feeds
] hereby undertake on honor not to use
wheat min feeds for any other purpose
than the feeding of dairy cattle, poultry