The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-26
Allies DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Taxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
Iaroed - Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.

these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. 1t is, therefore,
necessary for the U. s. Food Admins
tration to urge a still further reduction
in the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally II We are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin.
istration has issued a statement ex-
planning the situation In detail. partic-
ulariy the reasons which lead 1t, for
the purpose of centering effort for the
lime 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 Ad
ministration considers IL wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption to some extent with a view
to further decreasing bread consump-
fion.
Conservation Of food must be ad-
justed to meet necessities from time TO
time, for neither production, nor al
lied demands are constant factors, o
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 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 Hsk are the beeiess and porkless
Tuesday.
The meatless meal and the porkless
Saturday are nc 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
tafned more rapidly. OF more imme-
date 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 In January and
early In February. the large percent
age Of immature corn In the last har.
vest and the necessity Of feeding this
o Z a. rapidly Al possible to save II
from decay, have not only resulted In
backing up the animals-particularly
hogs-on the farms Tor q longer pc
Rod or feeding, but have resulted In a
great Increase In their average weight
and will result. with improved trans.
portntion conditions, which already ap.
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 In weight OF
from an average OF 2O3 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
average Of 2S2 pounds. or a net In.
crease In their meat value Of owe IL
per cent. This Ii a distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. It there,
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at least
some months to come, that we a not
only increase our exports to the allies
to the full extent of their transporta
tion facilities. but at the same time
can properly increase our domesti'
consumption.
The response Of the public to our re
quests for reduced consumption Of
NEAR during the past few months hal
been most gratifying. and this service
alone has enabled the government dur
Ing this period to provide such sup
plies a. transportation to the allies
psrmitted.
The Administration also suggest,
that u those parts Of the countr,
where the old fashioned home presef
vat1on Of pork ID still the custom. thi
practices should be extended at tn,
present time, ~ II Will relieve the bur
den upon transportation to and fron
the packing houses and Is economical
" sound ~ saying the cost Of packinI
operations and at the same time vii