The Monett times., 1918-06-28
We MUST CONTINUE
OUR WHEAT SAVING
EVENAF TER HARVEST
DUTY OF AMERICAN PEOPLE IS
TO STORE UP GRAIN AGAINST
POSSIBLE BAD YEARS.
SAVE UNTIL THE WAR IS OVER
Great Crop Should Mean Willing
Building Of National Reserve,
Says Hoover.

Warning that even if our wheat har-
| vest proves abundant there should be
no anticipation of unlimited wheat
| bread until the war is over is sounded
in communication from Herbert
Hoover to F. B Mumford, Federal
Food Administrator. 1t will be the
first duty of the American people to
place every grain they can save into
storage against possible bad years
ahead, Mr. Hoover declares. Some OF
the most inconvenient restrictions no
doubt can be modified, he said, with
the arrival of large harvest, but he
added that if we are honest with our
selves we will maintain restrictions
requiring the use Of some substitutes,
both domestic and commercial.
Recent press dispatches circulated
widely through the country have given
the false impression there is no longer
need for vigorous conservation OF
wheat and flour" Mr.. Hoover said.
"The Food Administration declares
that every aspect of the wheat situa-
ton, both present and prospective, in
tensifies the need for the greatest pos
sible limitation in the American con-
sumption of wheat and wheat prod
ucts, If the present restrictions should
in the slightest degree be relaxed it
would result in serious want for the
people of Europe before the new crop
can reach the market.
Available Supply Is Limited.
"The Food Administration estimates
a total available supply until the new
harvest, including the grain which will
country and terminal elevators and
mill elevators, of about 56,000,000
bushels. OF this 30,000,000 bushels
must be exported before new wheat is
available for export we are to main
tain the absolutely necessary ship
ments to our army and the Allies.
That leaves about 26,000,000 bushels
for domestic consumption for the next
two months.
THE normal American consumption
is something more than 4O,O00,00O
bushels month, so that the most lib
eral consumption at home would be
only one-third of normal.
I'm addition to wheat on the farms
and in elevators, there is always an
indeterminate amount in transit and
in the hands of dealers, and this can
never be reckoned in with the flour
available for use for export and use at
home. AS matter Of fact, this stock
is not actually available, since these
supplies must remain constantly in
flow; they remain permanent stock,
the removal of which would later
cause a period of acute shortage in
distribution before the new wheat
would be available.
"There is, further, an inclination to
include crop prospects with present
conditions, which has led to confusion.
The harvest will not be generally
available in flour until August or early
September, although in the extreme
South 1t will be somewhat earlier.
Duty Of People to Store Grain.
"At meeting of the Federal Food
Administrators in Washington, repre-
senting 48 states, it was the unani-
nous view that even If the harvest
does prove abundant it will be the
first duty of the American people to
place every grain they can save into
storage against possible bad years
ahead. In consequence, there should
be no anticipation of unlimited wheat
bread until the war is over.
Some of the most inconvenient re-
strictions can no doubt be modified
with the arrival of large harvest,
but II we are honest with ourselves we
will maintain restrictions requiring
the use of some substitutes, both do
mestic and commercial; we will con-
tinue the requirements of high milling
extraction and the elimination Of the
non-essential use of and waste in
flours and bread.
1T Is worth remembering that the
famine in Egypt 5000 years ago was
saved by a little governmental fore
sight, and it does not require any
dream to anticipate that SO long as
the war lasts, with its increasing
drafts for soldiers and munition work
ers, the world will steadily produce
less food. If we are wise a great har-
vest will mean the willing building up
of great national reserves"