Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-08-15

In spite Of a subnormal food supply
In this country the American people
have been able to ship to the Allies
as we'll as our W forces overseas
141,OOO,00O bushels OF wheat, besides
644.GOO 900 pounds of meat, during the
year ending June 80 last. This has
been made possible by the whole
souled cooperation Of the people,
who, besides practicing self.denial,
have spceded up production and re-
sponded nobly to the appeal from
abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, in a
letter to President Wilson, gives n
brief summary Of the results Of food
conservation In the United States and
Of the activities Of the Food Admin.
istration to this end. The conserve
ton measures have been put through
practically on a voluntary basis which
Is regarded as a splendid tribute to
the patriotism Of the American people.
Meat shipments were Increased S44,.
100000 pounds during the first fiscal
year, as compared with our meat ex.
ports during the year before America
entered the war.
'The total value of these food ship.
ments," Mr.. Hoover wrote President
Wilson. (which were In the main pur-
chased through or with collaboration
Of the Food Administration, amount
to, roundly, $1,400,00o,000 during the
fiscal year."
In. 10lG-17 the United States sent
the Allies 2.166, 100000 pounds Of
meat. In 1017-1s. with voluntary con
~servation practiced In America, and
aided by extra weight Of animals, we
sent the Allies 2,O11, 100, 600 pounds Of
meat, an increase Of S~44,00O,000
pounds.
Wheat Saving Enormous.
When the Food Administration be-
gan operations in the summer Of 1917,
this country was facing a large deficit
In wheat. Counting In ill %carry-oyer
wheat from the 1915 crop, We had at
the beginning Of the 1917 harvest year
just enough wheat to take care Of
Americas normal consumption,-not a
bushel Of surplus.
At the close Of the 1017-1S harvest
year the Food Administrations official
reports showed that u total wheat
shipments to the other side had been
141,O00,0O0 bushels. Every bushel
shipped was wheat saved by the
American people from their normal
consumption.
III cereals and cereal products re.
duced to terms of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations were
340,SOo,0OO bushels. s0.9O0,00O bushels
ore than the amount sent In 1861
Included In these figures are 1890,
600 bushels Of rye and the al ,000,00(
bushels Of saved wheat. In addition
we sent the ncutrals dependent OH Iii
100000 bushels of prime breadstuffs
'These figures do not fully convey
the volume Of the effort and sacrifice
made during the past year by thu
whole American people," the Food Ad
ministrator wrote. II nm sure tina,
all the millions Of our people. agricul
tural as well rs urban. who have con
trlbutcd to these results should fee
q very definite satisfaction that In ,
year Of universal food shortages II
the Northern Hemisphere, all Of thos'
people Joined together against Ger
many came through to tho new haE
vest. not only with health and strength
fully maintained, but with only tenn
porary periods Of hardship.
ut Is difficult to distinguish bs
tween sarlous sections Of our people
the homes. public eating places. foo
trade, urban or agricultural populu
tions-ln assessing credit for thes
results, but no one will deny the dom
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