The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-05-30
ALLIES DEMAND
MORE cereals
American Neat 0oe{Sietions H.
liked % Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Nest svppIy hsrs Considerably L.
hr0sd - Fsed AdmiaistsatSoA
Hswsvsr. Warns AosiNse
waste.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.

N allies have made further 80
Increased demands for breadstufs
these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage in arrivals
from the Argentine. 1t il, therefore,
necessary for the U. 8. Food Adminis
tration to urge q still further reduction
In the consumption Of bread and bread
stufYs generally II We are to meet oui
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued statement eX
planning the situation In detail. partic
ularfy the reasons which lead 1t. fOl
the purpose Of centering effort for the
time being upon the cereal situation
to relax temporarily the restrictions Oh
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 Ad.
ninistration considers It wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption to some extent with Q view
to further decreasing bread consump
tion.>
Conservation Of food must be id.
5usted to meet necessities from time to
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 10
not one that warrants any relaxation
in the efforts to eliminate waste or to
relax economy 10 food. the Admins
tration desires to secure better adjust.
ment In food balances.
So long a. the present conditions
continue the oaly special restrictions
We ask are the beeness and porkless
Tuesday.
Saturday are no longer asked.
Ths farmers ef the United States
are responding to the national call to
Increase hog production. Their In.
crease. to al appea RANGES. 10 being At.
taincd more rapidly. OF more imme-
date importance. however, are several
complex factsss which have effected
IN Immediate increass In meat sup
PLEA
The transportation shortage before
the government took over the rail.
roads, the bad weather In January and
early In February, the large percent
ass Of immature corn In the last har-
vest and the necessity Of feeding this
corn a. rapidly ~ possible TO save it
from decay, have not only resulted In
backing up the anirhals-particularly
hogs-0n the farms for q longer pc
riod of feeding. but have resulted In a
great increase In their average weight
and will result, with improved trans.
portation conditions, which already ap-
pear, in larger than normal arrivals at
market for the next two or three
montha 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 a net in
crease In their meat value of over Is
per cent This 10 a distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. 1t 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 to the allies
to the full extent of their transporta.
ton facilities, but at the same time
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
TAs response Of the public to our r.
Qpeots for reduced consumption Of
0aas dUeans ~ Dast few months has
beep .oQot 0nHfyins. ard this service
aleos has eaabsa1 tAs govsenment dur
~ 49, Deried = provide such sup
pa1ss - transportation to the allies
psfnittsd. -.o.a. ~
,Che AdniniStration also suggests
tAes h those parts Of the country
WAses TIE old fashioned home preser-
vatSoo Of pork Il still the custom. this
practice should be extended at the
present time, a. 1t will relieve the bur
den upon transportation to and from
the packing houses and is economical
" sound as saving the cost Of packing
operations and at the same time will
provide home supplies Of pork to last
over the months Of decreased suppliea
The Food Administration desires to
repeat that 1t does not want to give
the impression that these are times
when simplicity and moderation of liv.
Ing are not critically necessary. but
that its sole desire Is to secure an ad-
1sstment between our different food
supplies aed 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