St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-05-04
ALLIES DEMAND I
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Taxed to Effect Greater.
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
Iaroed go Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
WastA,

Iaroed go Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.
The allies have made further and
increased demands for breadstufs.
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 still further reduction
In the consumption Of bread and bread
stufrs generally IL we are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
tstratIOn has 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 relaxttempOrarily 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 1t wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption to some extent with a view
to further decreasing bread consump-
| ton.
Conservation Of food must be ad-
| 1usted 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 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 ask are the beefless 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 imme-
date importance, however, are several
complex factors which have effected
IN 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
corn as rapidly as possible to save 1t
from decay, have not only resulted In
backing up the neutrality-suspicious.
hogs-On the farms for a longer Pc
Rod Of feeding, but have resulted In q
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
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 232 pounds, or net in
crease in their meat value Of over Il
per cent. This is distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. 1t there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at leas
some months to come, that we can no
only increase our exports to the allie'
to the full extent Of their transporta
ton facilities, but at the same TIM
. can properly increase our domesti
consumption.
The response Of the public to our re
quests for reduced consumption o
meat during the past few months ha
been most gratifying, and this servic
i, alone has enabled the government dul
> ing this period to provide such SUP
plies as transportation to the allie
permitted.
The Administration also suggest
. that In those parts Of the countr
where the old fashioned home presel
walton Of pork is still the custom. TIL
practice should be extended at tn
present time. as 1t will relieve the bul
. den upon transportation to and frol
the packing houses and Is economical
" sound as saving the cost Of packin
operations and at the same time wi
8 provide home supplies Of pork to las
+ over the months Of decreased supplies
n The Food Administration desires
4 repeat that 1t does not want to CIV
j, the impression that these are time
when simplicity and moderation Of Ii
II ing are not critically necessary, b,
IT that its sole desire Is to secure an a.
It iustment between our different TO!
lie supplies and meet changing conditit.
4 from time TO time and to keep the pu
;. lie fully and frankly advised OF /
Il position with the full confidence al
V. reliance that whenever 1t becomes ne