Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-10-10
BE SAVING OF FEED.


Feed stuffs have assumed new im-A
portance in the world food situation
according to Herbert Hoover who an,
nounced the following program re,
garding feed stuffs today.
Owing to the extension of the
drought area the shortening of the
corn crop the larger animal popula-
ton in the, country and the Allied de-
mands upon us for feeding stuffs for
their own animals because of their own
shortage in production of feed grain
it is necessary that we should exert
every effort in the proper conserva'
ton of feeding stuffs during the next
IL months; yet we ltlst maintain our
own animal production. It is neces-
sary that we should ship larger pro-
portion of wheat as compared with
flour during the next IL months than
during the last IL months to the AL
lied countries because their own short
age of feeding stuffs is such that if
they are to keep alive their dairy herds
they must have larger supply of
grain wheat.
Already the milk supply in the AL
lied countries has been limited prac-
tically to the supply of children and
other vitality necessary national uses
and any failure on our part to supply
Them with necessary feed stuffs for
their dairy herd means that we shall
cut ir.so the actual safety of the chill
dren amongst the Allies. On the
other hand both our own population
and the Allies are dependent upon our
production Of animal products and we
do not in any way wish to stife his
production.
What we must secure is the utmost
elimination of waste by the careful
feeding of animals and the use Of all
the roughage available.
One of the difficult problems. is the
distribution of wheat mill feeds and
this is made more difficult by the fact
that tbs Food Administered in an
endeavor to protect the farmer is
maintaining an artificially low price
on these feeds. One consequence is
that a great deal of mill feeds are
now going unnecessarily into work
animals or beef production. Every
farmer will recognize that the wheat
mill feeds are vitality necessary for the
dairy cattle to some extent for thc
noultry and for some pigs. Owing tc
the absorption of mill feeds at the
local points near the mill considerable
sections OF the; dairy industry are
practically without mill feeds and Of,
dairy production is thereby in danger
With view to correcting this so far as
possible the Food Administration de-
, sires to appeal for the assistance oi
the farmers of the country in the ust
and distribution of wheat mill feeds
for any purpose except the essentia
use in dairy young pig and poultr,
production and not to purchase OF
hold at any one time more than Ct
days supply Unless we can secur,
this careful and specialized use of mil
feeds our dairy production in the con
, TESTED eastern areas of the Unite,
States is bound to fall and to jeopar
die the food supply of our people ii
that section. Otherwise it will b
necessary to release the price re
strictions on mill feeds and ALLOW
: them to take their natural course.
Il With view to securing this cooper
i ation from the farmers all over tn
country the interests Of their indus
try as a whole we are instructing tn
mills and all dealers in feeds to secur
from the buyer of wheat mill feed
the following pledge:
"In order to assist the Food Ad
ministration in the distribution of mi
feeds / hereby undertake on honor nc
4 to use wheat mill feeds for any othe
8 rnrpose than the feeding of dairy cal
e tie poultry young pigs or youn
J calves or the preparation. of week.
/. bran mash for work animals. wi
!. not feed any more wheat mill feed
4 than is customarily fed to such ar
finals and further agree not to hay