The Meeker herald., 1918-04-20
American Meat Restrictions Re.
Iaxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT
Meat Supply Herr considerabey eA
hrsed - Food Administrstiea.
However. Warns Against
WAsta.

these enlarged demands being CT used
TO some degree BY shortage in arrivals
from the Argentine. II il. therefore,
Necessary for the o. S. Food Admins
tra,ion TO urge still further reduction
In the consumption Of bread and bread
s,urs generally II We are 10 meet Out
export necessities The Food Admin
istration has issued statement ex
planning the situation In detail. partic
ularly the reasons which lead II. for
the purpose Of centering effort for the
time being upon the cereal situation
to relax temporarily the restrictions on
meat consumption
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 consid-
ernbly 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 Ad
minIstratIon considers II wise TO relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption to some extent with q view
to further decreasing bread consunp
tian. :.
Conservation Of food must be ad.
time. for neither production. nor al
lied demands are constant factors. nor
can any Of these factors be anticipate ted
for long periods In advance In the dis
turbed conditions In which we al pres
ent live. While the world situation 10
not one that warrants any relaxation
IN the efforts to eliminate waste or to
relax economy in food. the Admins
trntion desires 10 secure better adjust.
ment In food balances.
So long Is the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
We ask are the beehess and porklesa
Tuesday.
The mentless meal and the porkles.
Saturday are no longer asked.
The farmers Of the United States
are responding TO the national call TO
lncreaxe hog production. Their in
crease. to all appearances, Il being At
tanned more rapidly. OF more lmme-
diate importance. however. are severnl
complex factors which have effected
Al immediate increase In meat sup
plies
The transportation shortage before
the government took over the rail-
roads. the bad weather In January md
early In February. the large percent.
age of immature corn In the las, bar.
vest and the necessity Of feeding this
corn n rapidly a. possible to snve II
from decay. have not only resulted In
backing up the aniDals-particula rly
hogs-op the farms for . longe. ne.
Rod Of feeding. but have resulted in .
great Increase In their average weight
and will result. with improved trans
portation conditions, which already ap
pear. 10 larger than normal arrivals ii
market for the next two or three
to the market for the past two weeks
indicates On Increase In weight of
from an average Of 203 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
average Of 80 pounds. or a net In.
crease In their meat value Of over Is
per cent This II distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. II there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at leas,
some months TO come. that we can no,
only increase our exports to the Miles
to the full extent Of their transporta.
tion facilities. but At the same time
can properly Increase our domestic
consumption.
The response Of the public to our ~
quests TOR reduced consumption OF
meat during the past few months hns
been most gratifying. and this service
alone has enabled the government dur
ing this period to provide such sup
piles rs transportation to the alliss
permitted.
The Administration also suggests
that In those parts Of the country
where the old fashioned home prescr.
sation Of pork 10 still the custom. this
practice should be extended at the
present time. As II will relieve the bur.
den upon transportation to and from
the packing houses and II economical.
y sound as saving the cost Of packing
opers tons and At the same time will
provide home supplies Of pork to last
over the months Of decreased supplies.
The Food Administration desires to
repeat that II does not want to give
the Impression that these are times
when simplicity and moderation Of liz.
ing are not critically necessary. but
that its sole desire II to secure an ad.
tusiment between our different food
supplies s.d meet changing conditions
from time to time and TO keep the pub.
lie fully and frankly advised Of its
position With the full confidence and
reliance that whenever II becomes nee.
essary renewed appeals for saving will
met the came loyal response - in The