Williston graphic., 1918-03-14
THE WHEATLESS DIET SITUATION

THE WHEATLESS DIET SITUATION
The food administration has changed its policy OF
conserving both meat and wheat by having meatless
and wheatess days and meals to an attempt to con-
larger amount of wheat by using more meat
Statistics recently compiled by the department OF agr
culture and which bring the computations down 10
March Of the present year, show that the available
supply of wheat in this country is decidedly low IT IS
not as low it the date last year, but II
is considerably less than half of what it was on the
date two years ago. To quote the hgures: On
March l. 1916 the number of bushels of wheat in the
hands of the farmers of the country including that in
the elevators which belonged to farmers and was beng
held for sale, was 244,44s0O0 bushels on March l,
1917 the amount was 1905 900 bushels March l,
191S Ill 900 bushels. Thus, while the avail
able supply is slightly larger than it was last year, 1t
is far below what two years ago. Last year TINS
country was exporting at this time ndscrminatey to
both sides of the warning factions. Two years ago 1t
was Ding the same thing but the British nation was
then drawing largely upon Australia and India for
supplies, that the call upon this country was less
than it is
Out of the available surplus of wheat quoted must
come the seed for the spring wheat planting But the
estimate does not include the amount of wheat in the
terminal elevators that which has been converted
into flour. So that the government figures are below
instead of above the actual amount But at that 1t Will
require every bushe in the United States to feed the
allies until the crop is available even If there IS
NO consumption in this country The only way in which
this supply can be made available for war purposes
abroad is to cut entirely the eating of wheat bread
in America.
This low wheat supply emphasizes the need OF home
gardening than all the preachments of armies OF
home garden advocates These gardens no longer
diversions and recreations They serious matters
in the feeding of the nation that the wheat may oe
used to feed the allies The individual who can not
live upon the products of garden three meals every
day with the substitutes for wheat bread is an u-
hof< fh0nf
fresh and crisp products of the garden for any meal OF
the day. A garden properly worked can be made TO
largely feed ordinary family through the greater
portion of the summer. This would relieve the oe-
mands on both wheat and meat, so that there would
be enough to prevent the people in Europe from starV
ing
Every vacant lot in the city should be turned into
garden of idle land about the city should
be utilized Every boy should be enthused with the
purpose of doing his bit by spending his Vacatlon
working his garden. Every worthless dog allowed TO
prowl about the city should be killed that the efforts
of people the country would not be destroyed
by these public nuisances. Every who has few
hours from his work in the evening should get INTO
overalls and convert that time into food supplies.
The home garden movement will do to reduce
the home drains the food supplies for Europe than
any thing else that be adopted Within few
weeks after the garden is planted will begin to yield
it's supplies, and properly rotated it will keep the sup
plies of fresh vegetables up through the entire summer
and provide large quantities for canning and storing
for next winter But the pressing problem is to relieve
the immediate demands. 1t is impossible to wait for
annual crops. 1t is impossible to- wait until meat
can be grown The food supplies must be ready at the
shortest possible moment. The gardens provide the
means-Minot News
G-R-A-P-H|IC
IMMIGRATION IN THE FUTURE
In nv opinion all the warning countries will do
everything they to keep their abe-bodied at
home They will need them for reconstruction pur-
noses Certainly this will be true of England, Ger
many and France. Any material immigration from
Germany is doubtful. The is true of France.
There has never been much immigration out of France
for the reason that the French people hometown
ing peasants. In addition France has been sociaized
almost as. completely Germany. Something of the
same sort has happened in England In Russia and
Austria Hungary necessity has forced similar activi
ties upon these countries and they too, will be in
better position than before far national
tical organization concerned, to take of their
people. ...s
While all this is true unless the Governments for
ton from Poland Hungary, Bohemia and the Balkan
States. This part of Europe has suffered most from
the war Not less than 100000 people have been
driven from their homes. Millions of these people
have friends and relatives in the United States, and
these millions will look longngly toward war-free
country And they will be helped to come to America
by friends already here.
One thing is certan--there is going to be big
connection for men all the world Canada has