Arizona republican., 1918-10-08
FARMERS ASKED TO
 LIMIT USE UT MILL
 FEEDS COMING YEAR

Tho thorough o-operation of Ari- zona farmers in the use and distribu- lion of mill feeds during the coming year is sought in a statement issued by the United States food adTninist'a- ton and released to the press of Ari- zona today by the federal food ad- ministrator for this state.
 This statement, which was prepared | by Herbert Hoover. points cut some of the peculiar problems which have arisen and outlines the mill feed pro- gram for the coming year. The srate- | ment follows in part: Owing to the extension of the drouth area, the shortening of the corn crop, the larger animal population of the country. and the allied demands upon us for feeding stuffs for their own ami mals. because of their own shortage in production of feed grain, it is neces- sary that we should exert every effort in the proper conservation of feeding stuffs during the next twelve months. lt is necessary that we should ship a larger proportion of wheat as compared with flour during the next twelve months than during the last twelve. months to the allied countries, because their own shortage of feeding stuffs is such Ahat if they are to keep alive their dairy herds they must have d larger supply of grain wheat.
 Already the milk supply of the allied countries has been limited practically to the supply of children and other vitslly necessary national uses, and any failure on our part 10 supply them with nec- tssary feed stuffs for their dairy herds means that we shall cut into the ac- tual safety of the children among the allies.
 On the other hand. both our own populations and the allies are depend cnt upon our production of animal products. and we do not in any way wish to stifle this production. What we must secure is the utmost elimina- ton Of waste by the careful feeding of animals and the use of all the rough age available.
 One of the difficult problems is the distribution of wheat mill feeds, eLo this is made more difficult by the fact that the food administration, in an en. doavor to protect the farmer, is main. taining particularly low price on thes, feeds. One consequence is that a grea deal of mill feeds are now going un. necessarily into work animals or bee production.
 Every farmer will recognize that tn, wheat mill feeds are vitally recessar! for the dairy cattle, to some extent fo tho poultry and young pigs. Owing t the absorption of mill feeds at loca points near the mill considerable sec tons of the dairy industry are prac tically without mill feeds and our dail, production is thereby in danger.
 With view to correcting this so far a possible the food administration de siros to appeal for the assistance O the farmers of the country in the us and distribution of wheat mill feeds
 In this view we are asking ever buyer of wheat mill feeds outside of tn acute drought areas to sign a pledg of honor not to use the wheat mill feed for any purpose except the essentie use in dairy, young pig and poultr production, and not 10 purchase or hol at any one time more than so day. supply.
 With a view to securing this co operation from the farmers all over tn country in the interests of their ir dustry as a whole, We are instruotin tho mills and all dealers in feeds { secure from tho buyer Of wheat mi feeds the-following pledge:
 Tn order to assist the food admin istration in the distribution of mi feeds. I hereby undertake on honor nc to use wheat mill feeds for any othc purpose than the feeding of dairy cat ile. poultry, young pigs and youn calves. or the preparation of a week. bran mash for work animals. I will nc feed any moro wheat mill feeds than rustomarily fed to such animals and further agree not to have at any ol lime moro than SO day supply wheat feeds on hand"