Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-18
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Taxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
iarQed Food Admin istration,
However, Warns Against
Waste

these enlarged demands being caused
TO some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. Ii is. therefore.
accessory for the U. 5. Food Admins
tration TO urge a still further reduction
In the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally If we are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued statement ex
planning the situation In detail. partic-
ularly the reasons which lead il, for
the purpose of cenierng 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 consd-
erably enlarged. and we can supply the
allies with all of the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible and al the same time some
what Increase our own consumption.
In these circumstances the Food Ad-
ministration considers ii wise TO relax
The voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption To some extent with view
20 further decreasing bread consump-
ion.
Conservation of food must he adj
jusied to meet necessities from time to
time. for neither production, nor al.
lied demands are constant factors. nor
for long periods in advance in the dis.
iurbed conditions in which we AT 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
menr In food balances
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefiess 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. 10 all appearances. is being at
tanned more rapidly. or more imme
| diate 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 i'm 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 il
from decay. have not only resulted in
backing up the ADMINISTRATIONS
hogs-on the farms for 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 APP
| pear. in larger than normal arrivals al
market FOR the next two or three
months. The weight of hogs coming
to the market for the past two weeks
| indicates an increase I'm weight of
| from an average of 203 pounds last
| year to the almost unprecedented
average of OBJ pounds. or net in
crease In their meat value of over Il
| per cent. This is 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 10 the allies
to the full extent of their transporta.
ton facilities, but at the same time
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response of the public TO our re
quests for reduced consumption OF
meat during the4past few months has
been most gratifying. and this service
alone has enabled the government dur
Ing this period to provide such sup
plies as transportation to the allie.
permitted.
| The Administration also suggests
that in those parts of the country
where the old fashioned home preser
walton of pork is still the custom, thi,
practice should be extended at tn,
present time. as II will relieve the bur
den upon transportation TO and from
the packing houses and Is economical
ly sound as saving the cost OF packin.
operations and at the same time viii
| provide home supplies of pork to las
over the months of decreased supplies
The Food Administration desires t,
repeat that It does not want to Civ,
the impression that these are time
when simplicity and moderation of liv
ing are not critically necessary, bu
that its sole desire is to secure an ad
/ justment between our different foo,
supplies and meet changing condition
from time to time and to keep the pub
lie fully and frankly advised of II
position with the full confidence an
reliance that whenever ii becomes nee
essary renewed appeals for saving vii
met the same loyal response as In tn
past