Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-06-06
ALLIES DEMAND
| MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
laxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT
Meat Supply Here Considerably In.
laraed Food Administration,
II However, Warns Against
Wasto. .


However, Warns Against
waists.
The allies have made further and
increased demands for breadstufEs,
these enlarged demands being caused
TO some degree by shortage in arrivals
from the Argentine. Il ls. 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. Ihe Food Admin
lstration has issued a statement ex.
planning the situation 10 detail. partic-
ulariy the reasons which lead II, for
the purpose OF eenterlng 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
ntuffs IL intimately associated with the
consumption of meat For various
reasons our supplies Of meat for the
next two OF three months are eonsid-
srabiy enlarged, and we can supply the
allies with ali OF the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible and ut the same time some
what increase our own consumption.
In these circumstances the Food Ad
mlnlstra ton considers u wise to relaX
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption TO some extent with view
10 further decreasing bread consump
ton.
Conservation Of food must be ad-
justed to meet necessities from time to
time. for neither production, nor al
He'd demands are constant factors, nor
can any Of these factors be anticipated
for ions periods IN advance In the dis.
turbed conditions In which we at pres
snt live while the world situation Ia
not one that warrants any relaxation
IN the efforts to eliminate waste or TO
relax economy In food. the Admins.
tTatlon desires TO secure better adjust.
meat IN food baianeea
10 long a. the present conditions
cqnslpes the only special restrictions
ID are taa heefiess aud p0rklean
-. measiens meal ana the poFkleAl
day ars 20 longer asked.
Fhs farmers Of the United State
responding 10 the national call 4
reaae hog production. Their in
ase. to all appearances. lie being az
ned more rapidly. OF mora irnme
te importance. however. are severa
nplex factors which have effecte,
immediate increase IN meat sup
"a
rhs transportation shortage beforv
government took over tho rail-
IDA. the bad weather In January ant
nv In February, the large percent
Of Immature corn In the last har
i and the necessity Of feeding thi
10 a. rapidly as possible TO save I
IN decay. have not only resulted Il
king ap the neutrality-suspicious.
gs-On the farms for = longer pc
6 q Of feeding. but have resulted In
af Increase In their average weigh
win result. with improved trans
ration conditions, which already 40
~, IN larger than normal arrivals q
rkss for the next two or tire,
nthA The weight Of hogs cominl
ths market for the past two week
icates an increase IN weight o
I'm an average OF 203 pounds las
" 10 the almost unprecedente,
rage Of 2S2 pounds, or 9 net In
ass IN their meat value Of over Il
cent. This Il a distinct addltlol
tbs nations meat supply. II there
nov seems certain that we hav,
b enlarged supplies for at leas
10 months 60 come, that we can no
b increase our exports 10 the allie
me full extent OF their Transports
facilities. but at the same tim,
properly Increase our domesti
sumption.
he response OF the public to our re
Nts for reduced consumption o
during the past few months ha
most gratifying. and this servIc
= has enabled the government dur
this period to provide such sup
as transportation to the allie
nittsd.
hs Administration also suggest
In those parts Of the countr
re the old fashioned home preseH
on Of pork Ii stili the custom, thi
,tice should be extended at tn
ent time. as II viii relieve the bur
upon transportation to and iron
packing houses and IL economical
pund az saving the cost Of packln
& rntions and nj the same time Will
ide home supplies OF pork to las
the months Of decreased supplies
be Food Administration desires 4
n " Eat that It does not want TO Civ
the impression that these are time
when simplicity and moderation OF lIv
ing are not critically necessary. bu
that Its sole desire 10 to secure an ad
iagtment between our different foo,
supplies'HEd meet changing condition
from Tins to time and to keep the pub
lie fully and frankly advised OF II
position with the full confidence an
reliance that whenever II becomes acc
1 a