The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-09-21
OUR SAVED FOOD |
FED THE ALLIES
Food Administrator Writes Presi-
dent America Conserved lAl,.
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO WOMEN.
Meat ard Fat Shipments increased By
"a .se0, 600 Pounds


"a SOC, 600 Pounds.
Conservation measures applied By
the American people enabled the Unit
ell States to ship TO the Allied peoples
and 10 our own forces overseas lSi,'
000Oo0 bushels OF wheat aud siA, 600
600 pounds of meat during the past
year, valued IN nil at 81, 800 OJ0, 900
This was accomplished In the face Of
serious food shortage Ia this country.
bespeaking the wholeheartedness and
patriotism with which the American
people have met the food crisis abroad
Food Administrator Hoover in let
ter a. President Wilson, explains how
Che situation was met The voluntary
conservation program fostered by the
Food Administration enabled the pIiihE
up of the billions 81 bushels Of wheat
during i9lT.is and the shipment Of
meat during lglTIs
The total value If all food ship.
ments so Allied destinations amounted
- St leo 4o uop an this food being
h,,,h, ,i,,o,gh ar IA collaboration
..t,,. a.. t..I .a,,tnts,r.tt,n rh..a
es,.ss "a. an hs.sa an ntsrisl rsn,r,s
and represent feod exports for the
hor...t ,..s ,t.,. .,,s,a rnne an ,ais
m sh,n,..,,,s ., meats .nd fats
unai,,t,,, n,aa, nr,tno,s aaIry nroa.
ncts veaet,h,. ,lis etc ~ Allied aes.
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- ,,,.oo o,,, a.
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$500 oo,-,---, :
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or these cereals our shlhm'nis oil
the prime ereadstuhs IN Ih' hscai tsas
lslt-ls 10 Ai'leu destinations were
Wheat lJl,'Hn,Wai bushels ahu OF rys
~
V1 bushels
he exports 10 Aliied a'sllhauehs
curing The hSral year lSl0li were
wheat 1876 ln'7o bushels ana rye
2,'Ro's" bushels total OF lSi, 4O0,VVo
bushels IN addislen some loVVV'OVS
bushels OF l"i' wheat are no" Ia peF'
Tor Allied destinations or en routs
theFe'o, Inc TOTAL shipments 10 Aiileu
countries ff"f' orr lAsl harvest OF
wheat VIII % therefore, ABOUT lsl'VV,'
Wo ensh''s' OF 'eiai Oh iof'eVo'oVo
bushels OF prime bFtadstuHs la adj
dition 10 TINS "e have shipped some
io.Voo'"o bushels to neatfais depend
eht upon U.S. ana We pave received
some imports rom othef quarters
MS accomplishment OF cur people
IN thls matter s'ailas OUT even more
clearly IL We pear III NINA mat we had
available ID HE hseal year lSleI'
from net carry OVER bhu az surplus
ever our normal consumption abeut
EVV'VVo.''" Pas''eis OF wheat "hleh We
were hbie To export titat year Withous