The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-09
American Meat Restrictions Re-
laSed 10 Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
Iarged Food Administration.
However. Warns Against
Waste.

Il HtFedAeu demands Tor DreauStuff
r these enlarged demands being cause
ct TO some degree by shortage In arrlya
IN from the Argentine. II is. therefor
n necessary for the U. S. Food Admni
=. tration TO urge still further reductio
"a IN the consumption OF bread and breac
n stuifs generally II We are TO meet GU
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued statement ex
planning the situation In detail. partic
i ularly the reasons which lead It, 70
! the purpose OF centering effort for tn,
S time being upon the cereal situation
: to relax temporarily the restrictions OF
o 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 consld-
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 AID.
mlnistration considers ii wise TO relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption 10 some extent with 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 be anticipated
for long periods In advance In the dis.
turbed conditions In which we at pres
eDt 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
tratlon desires to secure better adjust
ment In food balances.
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefess 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
talned more rapidly. OF more imme-
date Importance, however, are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase In meat sup
plies
The transportation shortage before
he government took over the rail- "
Dads, the bad weather In January and "
'arly In February, the large percent.
zee OF immature corn In the last har- =
'est and the necessity of feeding this n
orn as rapidly as possible to save Il
rom decay. have not only resulted In
acking up the anmals-particularly 81
ogs-on the farms for a longer De- =
iod Of feeding, but have resulted In a =
reat Increase In their average weight M
nd Will result, with improved trans.
ortation conditions, which already ap- "
ear In larger than normal arrivals at
larket for the next two or three
onths, The weight Of hogs coming
} the market for the past two weeks =,
dictates an Increase In weight OF -
ON an average OF 203 pounds last ~
EAR to the almost Unprecedented ~
7erage OF 232 pounds, or a net in. N
ease In their meat value of over IS ~
,r cent This is distinct addition Z:
the nations meat supply. II there ~
re now seems certain that we have ~
oh enlarged supplies for at least ~
me months to come, that we can not ~
ly Increase our exports to the allies ~
the full extent of their transporta. =.
N facilities but at the same time ~
n properly Increase our domestic I.
~
The response Of the public to our re -:
ests for reduced consumption OF z.
AT during the past few months has ~
IN most gratifying, and this service Z"
ne has enabled the government dur ~
this period to provide such sup II
es as transportation to the allies ~
Knitted. n
The Administration also suggests r.
i In those parts OF the country ~
ere the old fashioned home preser. ~
ion Of pork is still the custom. this -.
ctice should be extended AT the ~
sent time, as II will relieve the bur. &.
upon transportation to and from ~
packing houses and Is economical. Z.
SOUND as saving the cost Of packing -
rations and al the same time win Z.
vide home supplies Of pork 10 las, ~
r the months OF decreased supplies -
he Food Administration desires 10 xw
eat that Il does not want 10 give ~
Impression that these are lines ~
n simplicity md moderation OF lIy. y:
gre not critically necessary bpt .T
its sole desire is 10 secure an ad. 20
ment between our different food ~
plies I'D meet changing conditions ~
j. time 70 time and 10 keep the pub l.s.
fully and frankly advised Of rs ~
lion with the full confidence ana x:
ince that whenever Il becomes zee ~
~ renewed appeals for saving vii Z.
the same loyal response as 10 The **
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