Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-04-26
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.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.

The allies have made further and
increased demands for ~breadstuffs,
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 n read
stuffs generally if we are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration a issued a statement ex-
planning the situation in detail, partic-
ularly the reasons which lead 1t, for
the purpose of centering effort for the
time 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 u 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 1t wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions or meat con
sumption to some extent with a view
to further decreasing bread cOnsump-
ton.
Conservation of food must be ad-
.justed TO meet necessities from time to,
time, for neither production, nor al
lied demands are constant factors, nor.
can any of these factors he anticipated
for long periods in advance In the dis
turbed conditions in which we at pres
ent live. While the world situation fs
not one that warrants any relaxation
in he 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 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. to all appearances. is being at
tanned more rapidly. OF more immse
date Importance, however, are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase in meat SUD-
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 n the necessity of feeding this
corr az rapidly as possible to say
from decay, have not only res
backing up the animals |H''eu' IN
hogs-On the farms Taftfeuiariy
Rod of feedirs s"r u longer Pc
great ~ eat have resulted in a
~cfease in their average weight
snd will result, with improved trans
pSrtation conditions, which already ap-
pear, in larger than normal arrivals at
market for the mex 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 203 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
average of 232 pounds, or a net In
crease In their meat value OF, we IS
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 to the allies
to the full extent Of their t%ransporta-
ton facilities, but at the same time
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response of the public TO our re.
quests Tor reduced consumption OF
meat during the past few months has
peen most gratifying, and this service,
alone has enabled the government dur
ing this period to provide such SUM-
plies as transportation to the allies
permitted.
Inc Administration also suggests
mat in those parts of the country
where the Ole fashioned home nreser
walton of pork is still the custom mi.
''ouiu I've extended nj tho
present time, as 1t will relieve the hur
den upon transportation to and from
the packing houses and is economical
~ sound as saving the cost OF peckip,
operations and nj the same tIna WI,
provide ZONE supplies Of pork 10 Inst
over the months of decreased supn,I.s
The Food Administration desires :,
repeat that Ii does not wan to yiv,
the impression that these. are times
when simplicity and moderation of uv.
ing are not critically necessary b,t
hat IFS sole desire is to secure an ad
'ustment between our different roo,
supplies and meet changing conditions
rom time to time and to keen the nuh.
ic fully and frankly advised of ,ts
HSitinn with the fun confidence and
'lnn"e that whenever II becomes moo
'arf renewed appeals for saving will
~" saHle loyal RESPONSE "a in tbe
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