The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-10

ton. It IS necessary that we should shiI
a larger proportion of wheat as compared
with flour during the next twelve months
than during the last twelve months tc
the allied countries, because their OWL
shortage of feeding stuffs is such that
if they are to keep alive their dairy herds
they must have a larger supply of grain
wheat
Already the milk supply IN the allied
countries has been limited practically to
the supply of children and other vitality
necessary national uses, and any failure
on our part to supply them with neces-
sary feed stuffs for their dairy herd
means that we shall cut into the actual
safety of the children amongst the allies.
On the other hand, both our own popula-
ton and the allies are dependent upon
our production of animal products, and
we do not III any way wish to stifle this
production. What we must secure rs
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
the food administration, 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 the poultry, !
and for young pigs. Owing to the abb
sorption of mill feeds at local points
near the mill, considerable sections of
the dairy industry are practically without
mill feeds and our dairy production IS
thereby in danger. With view to cor
recting this, so far as possible the food
assistance of the farmers of the country
n the use and distribution of wheat mill
eeds In this view. we are asking every
buyer of wheat mill feeds, outside Of the
acute drought area, to sign pledge of
lonor not to use the wheat mill feeds
or any purpose except the essential use
n dairy, young pig and poultry produc-
ion, and not to purchase or hold at any
ne time more than go days supply. Tn
ess we can secure this careful and spe-
ialized use of mill feeds, our dairy pro-
uction in the congested eastern areas
f the United States is bound to fall and :
lie in that section Otherwise it will be
ecessary to release the price restrictions
n mill feeds and allow them 10 take
leir natural course.
With a view to securing this co-opera-
on from the farmers all over the coun
y in the interest of their industry as
hole, we are instructing the mills and =
j dealers in feeds to secure from the
Eyer of wheat mill feeds the following
edge
"In order to assist the food adj
Illustration in the distribution of mill
,eds, I hereby undertake on honor
Of to use wheat mill feeds for any
her purpose than the feeding of
airy cattle, poultry, young pigs or :
oung calves, or the preparation of
weekly bran mash for work animals. :
will not feed any more wheat mill !
eds than 1 customarily fed to such I
1imals and / further agree not to !
ave at any one time more than
)-day supply of feedstuffs on hand" I
The food administration is also re- J
firing the millers and feed jobbers !
distribute their wheat mill feeds
such manner that each state re- <
ives the same proportion of the mills =
jobber's shipments as it received =
the same quarter in 1917.