Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-01-11
NATIONAL FOOD ENWBMW0
SOON ID M g.AUNt

The most comprehensive inventory
Of food resources IL the United States
ever msde--ghe war emerwuncy fooa
survey. provided for BY Congress
will be started within the next few
days, when the FIRST batch on tha more
than three-anarteFs Of q million schas
dulles or QuestionnaiFca to be seat cut
win be placed IN the mails. The Hu-
reau OF Markets has been eommAa-
stoned by the Secretary of AmrlcmA-
ture 20 carry out the big stock-takin~
enterprise with the cooperation
other branches ar the departm-
This survey win touch every deale
food and food materials. every foR
manufacturer and evcry-A-esaaF u
substantial quantities etssS lie inrths :
country except the .aauaGly. FeQalrAna
them TO report atocka which they
have on hand December 81. tsf4. A
separate schedule win be sent to =
representative number Of specially
selected homes throughout the coaR-
Try, aud upon returns from these In
estimate will be made for all homea
The approaching survey follows =
preliminary Inventory for = limited
number OF food ttemm made August
81 last. results OF which have besn
nearly all tahulAted.
The aim OF the major survey 20 be
begun shortly Il to sire the Govern.
mcnt. producers. dealers and consWm-
era exact information Of the auanti.
tiea Of the various lmportnmt food
materials on hand. II Il only NWith
Trustworthy aKurea % existing foA
atocka az basis, IS waa pointed -,
when Congress provided FOR the j =.
vey that safe plans can re- mace -
conserving and Distributing Feeds az.
ready ON hand and sor producing the
foods needed next season.
oac.tionaiFca 20 Ne Usci.
The survey will BE- made ~ means
% schedules or Quustionalrca eantaln-
inE questions and blanks Cor answers
In regard 10 80 itama. covering more
than hundred different foods. these
Items are divided into 10 general
groups Grains and seeds, grain.
food products. meat and meat prod.
uctn, fish, animal and vegetable fats.
dairy and related products. canned
goods, fresh fruits and vegetables.
dried fruits, nuts and peanuts. ANA
sugar. starchss, etc, Answers arc 70
show thu quantities az each ltnm on
hand and an estimate Of quantities. II
any. In transit outward by freight or
express. on December nj. 1919. and
the quantities that we're on hand fls-
camheF ai, 1910 The returns alno
will show the nature. organization.
and size Of the business Of raeh deRi-
~ They must Ne signed nv che owm-
er or an authorized ofielal.
I Schedules will be ment 10 al ieal.
era IN food materials. al manufacture
era Of toodproducta. and al holders
~ Hueh commodities IN lots sahstan-
TALLY greater than femiiy supplies.
Reports, therefore. Will be expected
from Wholesale and retail grocera.
bakers. confaetlonera. and all othes
dealers IN commodities containing
food materials: from waFchoassmsa
and eold-stoFaRa concerns. from eom-
mlassfiaa of institutions and eoumerg
elai and Indastriai eaiablishmsntsi
from exporters: from manufacturers
employing any food products 's....s-ssl
operations; and from repy~ y -.
nf foreign governments Who hid
plies In THE country. the goverA
ment desires reports even from Goa
Germs using fo0dsluffs aa ingredients
in products not ordinarily considered
food fr0m bottlera ~ soda water ana
similar beverages. and from chewing
gum manufacturer. for example. be-
cause Of the sugar employed
/ Pesnities fnr Failure 10 Repovt
Altogether. more then three quar-
lsrs OF million schedules viii - 6ls-
tfibuted
Mailing lists have been prepared %
cover tho field aa fnlly a. possible.
but some individuals ard concerns
Who should make report % f0oa ma
teriais held by them undoubtedly
have been unav0idably mlsAea. The
Bureau Of Markets. therefore. - Rak.
lng each such individual and eeneurn
that does not receive 3 seheauIs ~
January to write 10 tins Bursau o.
Markets. United States Dspartment
of Agriculture Washington d. C.. -
20 any OF The many agencies % tha