The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-11-20
Food Conservation
Program for Farms
Americas Food Pledge Requrea Acdi-
tional Savings From Limited Sup
pIies-Sources Of Food Losses on
Farms and How These May Be Re-
duced.

Columbia.-From a harvest less in
aggregate production than last ycar,
the United States must export at
least l7& million tons Of foodstuffs
overseas during the coming season.
This is about Il million tons moro
than average pro-war exports, or near.
ly two tons apiece for the average
American farm where most Of this
food originates
Rigid conservation OF food and feed
stored in granarics, cribs, barns and
similar buildinSs-also products now
IN the fie!ds-2rc essential to properly
maintain our own population and to
meet Increased foreign needs Ami.
NAL f2cls, though in a crude form,
must be considered IS fCod, &nco
thcy arc the basis for meat, milk and
poultry products.
The vast QUani,y OF f5od sturs
stored on farms makes opportunities
for saving them correspondingly
LARGO Following arc common sources
Of I2ol ionna w..A aUgsestion8 for re.
.ducny tham:
F'N, iEmcyo innammablo rub
bish ulaw Gtcguards use caro- with
MATCHES lanterns ana stoves. SUP.
plomcnl tho8o satisfy measures with
fire G%ltng oQUtpmont kopt in q dcG-
nitc place fer instant use. In hrief
consider farm as q lUod nsau.Uou
establishment.
SIjHITNR Prevent spouarc arl
deterioration By putting all io.l#u.Gs
possible under adequate shelter I'ull
utilization OF Storage space and
prompt repair OF roofs help greatly IN
preventing food losses BY sheltcring
foodsturIs on farms conservation is cf.
footed at tho source
RATS AND PES rS-Rcgard rats
end similar pests seriously, as The di-
rect enemy of starving humanity. Ex.
clude them with concrete floors and
destroy their breeding places Rats
must not cat holes in our bulwaykB OF
national defense.
STOCK LOSSES-NIorc tEan a mil.
hon tons OF our food exports must
comprise meats, fats, dairy products
and poultry products. The quantity
OF this class OF food depends largely
On comfortable housing and the caro-
which animals receive Needless ex.
posurc and irregular attention may re-
suit in reduced production and NOR
tality. Thorough farm conservation
demands that livestock be kept com.
Portable and in healthy condition
Nhorcby securing maximum resplt.
from the feed consumed.
In complying with these Suggest
tonS and extending them to cover
additional sources Of loss, farmers are
asked to consider this program nee
eSsary until next harvest, even should
peace come before that time. Besides
feeding ourselves, the United Statos
Is pledged to feed the Allies, and We
must also supply the people in terri
tory now being recovered from Ger
man dominion. We must realize that
peace will bring no additional food,
but instead increased obligations.
Poland, the Balkans and other parts
OF Europe now !sllatcd from relief,
will clamOr for a share OF our present
and future reserves
Thus strict conservation in all foods
and feeds stored on farms is impera-
tive in addition to the food program
for homes ana public eating places.
Compliance with these requests will
enable the United States TO fulfill
present obligations and be ready for
new cSpOnsibilitcS