The border vidette., 1918-11-16
CONSERVATION IN FEEDING I4I ASKED BY U S. FOOD
 ADMINIST RATION.
PROGRAM FOR MILL FEEDS
DIFFICULT PROBLEMS MUST BE- OVERCOME BY THOROUGH
 COOPERATION.


 HM4RFIEEkA use and distributions EtHEEKZ of mill feeds during
 AxHz%& the coming year is
 sought in state ment issued by the United States Food Administration and released to the press of Arizona today by the federal food administrator for this state.
 This statement, which was prepared by Herbert Hoover, points out some of the peculiar problems which have arisen and outlines the mill feed pro- gram for the coming year. The state ment follows:
 Owing to the extension of the drouth area, the shortening of the corn crop, the larger animal popula- tion of the country, and the allied demands upon us for feeding stuffs for their own animals, because Of their own shortage in production of feed grain, it is necessary that we should exert every effort in the proper conservation of feeding stuffs during the next twelve months.
 It is necessary that we should ship a larger proportion of wheat as com pared with flour during the next twelve months than during the last twelve months to the allied countries. because their own shortage of feeding stuffs is such that if they are to keep alive their dairy herds, they must have larger supply Of grain wheat.
 Already the milk supply of the al- lied countries has Eeen limited prac- tically to the supply of children and other vitally necessary national uses, and any failure on our part to supply them with necessary feed stuffs for
 
 shall cut into the actual safety of the children amongst the allies.
 On the other hand both our own populations and the allies are depend end upon our production of animal products, and we do not in any way wish to stifle this production. What We must secure is the utmost elimin- ation of waste by the careful feeding of animals and the use of all the roughaga 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 TOW going unnecessarily into work animals or beef production.
 Every farmer will recognize that the wheat mill feeds are vitalIy neces- sary for the dairy cattle, to some ex- tent for the poultry and young pigs. Owing to the absorption of mill feeds at local points near the mill consid- erabIe sections of the dairy industry are practically without mill feeds and our dairy production is therefore in danger.
 With view to correcting this so far as possible the food administration desires to appeal for the assistance Of the farmers of the country in the use and distribution of wheat mill feeds.
 Tn this view we are asking every buyer of wheat mill feeds outside of the acute drought areas to sign a pledge of homer not to use the wheat mill feeds for any purpose except the essential use in dairy. young pig, and poultry production, and not to pur- than GO days supply.
 Unless we can secure this careful: and specialized use of mill feeds our dairy production in the congested eastern areas of the United States is
  food supply Of our people in that sec tion. Otherwise it will be necessary to release the price restrictions on mill feeds and allow them to take their natural course.
 With a view to securing this coop eration from the farmers all over the in the interests of their in dustry as a whole, we are iBstructinE the mills and all dealers in feeds to secure from the buyer of wheat milf feeds the following pledge:
 Tn order 10 assist the food admin Istration in the distribution of mill feeds, I hereby undertake on honor .ot to use wheat mill feeds for any other purpose than the feeding of iairy cattle. poultry, young pigs and young calves, or the preparation of \ eekly bran mash for work animals. will not feed any more wheat milli leeds than is custcmarily fed to such: animals and I further agree not to nave at any one time more than . .u-day supply or wheat feeds on