Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-25
United SSTA7ES FOOD &D.a. ...,-
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CLuLAS july =, iJ1I' 41-C ASLi "--S@' :
crop provided only 20,GG0,000 bushels
above our normal consumption i4
peace times. The cali came from Ems,
land and France fo" large shipments
Of wheat without, which their strength
could not be maintained to continue
the fight until the American troops
could be trained and got across. Tho
great race was On between Germany
to win q decisive victory before the
Unt:cd States could set into it, tho
United States to get in hefore~4t w&5
loo late. Food was the issue, the
Allies could not held out without feed.
IRE LONDON Times, in summing ~
the desperate situation says: '"IA&
Efficient feeding OF the country, Of the
allies, Of the Allied armies trembIed
II the balance. Now that the dance:
s over It can be stated that in the
vas faced with the most acute focG
crisis &C the year. Compulsory ration.
ng was rescrted 20, but in spite %
his It was an open question whether
here would BE enough meat ana
eaccn to give every one his limited
Der capita allowance. The wheat coin
nission ordered compulsory milling
1p to the extreme limit, and took
very possible measure 20 exc out Our
Iaily dWindling cereal supply. These
measures would have been inadequate
% save the situation had the Un.tei
States Administration not instituted
neatlass and wheat!ess days
Sir Guy Gra1et, who came over
rom England to take charge Of the
Allied Provision Commission in New
York, wrote back to England: amer
ca is really in this war, and it is Won
icrful how every American seems to
want to hsip us IN this particular
show. It Is very remarkable to see
whole nrttcI denying itself ali whaa3-
IN products, net because 1t Is short,
,ut because it wants to assist"
Shipping was scarce. The long rim
;ror, australia. takes three times, Ar
~eilti1q twice, TIE time required for
lie Ar1eri:@E, I'm. II. Hoover called
1Don the A4,.'s:: peonio to supply
lie needs OF TIE 1870: froTa 5no:c ro1-
nal supply b. :2ai:;nr 2er"on~l "acr.'
Ices. The Allies "eIs *:ac c..:-';.... Il.
fisheartcna1; thcv cid not think their
wants could be met by an appeal .
he free will of free people. G..r-
many was j115ii@rt But w&eatle&s
lays and meatIcsg days became fas:li-
Tar in the American household. no
wheat" pledges followed, AZ tie 1917
rheat crop noared the bottom n Tia
bin. until in July there were On" two
mill:on bushels left Of tire CID crop,
Wc we're within ten days Of HAHN" ~
wheat IN the country when to nov
haryets became available. DCt ILL.,
100000 bushels Of wheat had b@cU
shipped to our as&oc!a.o: in tho w2T,
121 Coz 0n9 more than our Su.'n?Ga. go
Tesan4ng the glad and free cac":asc5
0f this land Q: self government. ~
April the expectation Of brcaiat"@5
from North America w@s hrcur2t -
TO the maximum requisite Tor AHA
safety. 1t was 20 easy to do. Com
r>ared with the Aliios, we had so cTe--
flowing an abundance Of food th"t 4
vas hard TO feel a sacrifice IVES being
made. Yet some t'iecc wore who, n
sisting uron their white tread t@c'r
regular diet CT meats and fats, and
their abundance q sugar. who caG
now feel no thrill 01 patriotism. Ply
them; help then: "Gt the vision ~
service, but 90 not hiane them. They
are not real Americans. and ia this
day that is punistne2t oncugh.
For the year e4ding july J., 191o.
We increased oi.r meat GA:C:lc..s
over the previous year b. 81 ,5G%,G&2
pounds, shipping altogether 3,01L.l0Qr
eco pounds. The totcl shipment 81
cereals, Including wheat, amcu2taI 10
$40 ,0000G0, an increase OF $1,000 ,9gi
bushels over lat year. The total vaiao
of these shipments purchased mainly
through or in collaboration with tho
Food Administration, amounted 10,
S1,400,C0C,0G0 during the H3ca.
year.
Of these sacrifices OF the people,
Mr.. Hoover says in mis- report to tie
President Of the years work Of the
Food Administrator:
"These figures do not fully convey
the volume of the effort and sacrifice
made during the past year BY tAe
whole American people. | an suro
that ali the millions OF our neco.o,
agricultural IS we'll as urban, who
have contributed to these results
should feel very definite satisfaction
that IL a year OF universal food short
ages in the Northern Hemisphere, eli
Of these people jo.red together against
Germany came through to the New
Harvest, not only with, health and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods OF haTds'iQs.
at is difficult to distinguish be-
tween various sections Of our people
the homes, public eating places. food
trades, urban or Agricultural DoDula1
tons, in assessing credit for these re.
suits, but no one will deny the doml.
naut part OF the American woman"
IN spite OF the shorter supplies OF
food, the price OF -four was reduced
from S1S75 a barrel to $3.50 a barrel,
and the farmers margin OF differences
between the price received from this
wheat and the -four made from it was
reduced from S5.6S to 81 cents. IN
general to the farmer going to th5
market, 279t more than last summer;
to the housewife buying in marlet
1870 less than last summer.
And the Allies have been sustained!
They are no longer on ration. Tor
4 long time there were constantly III
line, waiting for their limited food
ratiors, long queues of people aggra-
eating constantly 100000 in al the
Allied countries; they have now Ell.
.irely disappeared, the morale OF the
people is restored, their courage Is
strong, their hopes run high and their
affection COWS strong for the Ameri.
,an lad in khaki who has already