The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-08-14

Fiscal year 1857. ..2,166,5OO 600 lbs.
Fiscal year 1918. ...8,O11, 100, 900 lbs.
Increase ........... 844, 600, 900 lbs.
Our slaughterable animals at the be-
ginning of the last fiscal year were not
appreciably larger than the year be-
fore and particularly in hogs they
were probably less. The increase in
shipments is due to conservation and
the extra weight Of animals added by
our farmers.
The full effect of these efforts began
to bear their best results in the last
half of the fiscal year, when the ex-
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100000
pounds, as against 1,266,5 900 pounds
in the same period of the year before.
This compares with an average Of
sol, 100000 pounds of total exports for
the same half years in the three-year
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1861. .259, 900, 600 bushels
Fiscal year 1918. $40, 900 bushels
Increase ........ $4,000, 900 bushels
Of these cereals our shipments of
the prime breadstuffs in the fiscal year
1917-18 to Allied destinations were
Wheat 131, 0O0, 900 bushels and Of rye
13,9OO,O 900 bushels, total of 4 900.
600 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year 1867 were:
Wheat 135, 1O0,0 900 bushels and rye
100000 bushels, a total of 137,40O,OOo
bushels. In addition some 10, 600
bushels of 1917 wheat are now in port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest of
wheat will be therefore, about 141,OO0,-
600 bushels, or a total of 154,90O,OO0
bushels Of prime breadstuffs.. In ad-
dition to. this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and w have received
some imports from other quarters.
"This accomplishment of our people
In this matter stands. out even more
clearly If we bear in mind that we had
available in the fiscal year 1867
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our. normal consumption about
200,O00,0OO bushels Of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home loaf," Mr..
Hoover said. "This last year, however,
owing to. the large failure Of the 1917
I ~wheat~crop, we had available from net
earry-over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent ap-
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
"These figures, however, do not fully
convey the volume Of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people: Do.
spite the magnificent effort Of our agri-
cultural population In planting a much
Increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there a very large failure in wheat.
but also the corr failed to mature prop.
erly, and our corn 10 our dominant cropl
II am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote 81
concluding his report, shat all! the
millions Of u people, agricultural %
well az urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel 4 very
definite satisfaction that in 4 year Of
universal food shortages in the north.
ern hemisphere all Of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight Of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods Of hardship.
1T is difficult to distinguish betweea
various sections Of our people-ths
homes, public eating places, food
trades, urban OF agricultural popula-
dons-in assessing credit for these -.
suits. but no one viii deny the domi.
nant part Of the American Wonon.. 4,
4 hoArder 10 4 man who % mest4in.
teeeseesd n getting his bite ~ ~
lAg biz bit,