The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-08-30

In spite Of a subnormal food supply
in this country the American people
have been able to ship to the Allies
as well as our own forces overseas
100000 bushels Of wheat, besides
S44, 100000 pounds Of meat, during the
year ending June 80 last. This has
been made possible by the whole
souled cooperation Of the people,
who, besides practiclng self-denial,
have speeded up production and re-
sponded nobly to the appeal from
abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, In q
letter to President Wilson, gives q
brief summary Of the results Of food
conservation In the United States and
Of the activities Of the Food Admin
istratlOn TO this end. The conserve
ton measures have been put through
practically on a voluntary basis which
IL regarded as a splendid tribute to
the patriotism OF the American people.
Meat shipments we're Increased S44,-
100000 pounds during the first fiscal
year, as compared with our meat ex-
ports during the year before America
entered the war.
"The total value Of these food ship
nents," Mr.. Hoover wrote President
Wilson, (which we're In the main pur-
chased through or with collaboration
Of the Food Administration, amount
to, roundly, s1,4O 10000. 900 during the
fiscal year"
In 19l6-lT the United States sent
the Allies 2,1Ge,5 800, 900 pounds of
meat. In 1918, with voluntary con-
servation practiced in America, and
aided by extra weight of animals, we
sent the Allies 2,011. 100, 900 pounds Of
meat, an increase Of S44, 900, 900
pounds.
Wheat Saving Enormous.
When the Food Administration be-
gan operations In the summer OF 1917,
this country was facing a large deficit
In wheat Counting In all c~arry-over
wheat from the 1916 crop, we had at
the beginning OF the 1917 ha. vest year
just enough wheat to take care Of
Americas normal consumption,-not a
bushel Of surplus
At the close OF the 1918 harvest
year the Food Administrations Official
reports showed that our total wheat
shipments to the other side had been
141,000,000 bushels. Every bushel
shipped was wheat saved by the
American people from their normal
consumption.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms Of cereal bushels our
Hhlcments to Allied destinations wars
84OSU10OO bushels, s. 100000 bushels
more than the amount sent in 1867.
Included in these figures are 1S,eOo,-
900 bushels Of rye and the 141 600, 900
bushels Of saved wheat. In addition
we sent the neutrals dependent on u
100000 bushels Of prime bresdstuna,
"These figures do &c, Nully convey
the volume Of the effort and sacrifice
made during the past year by the
; whole American people," the Food Ad'
minlstrator wrote. ~ am sure that
all the millions Of our people, agrieui'
tural as well as urban, who have con
tTibuted to these results should feel
a very definite satisfaction that In {
year OF universal food shortages IN
the Northern Hemisphere, all OF those
people Joined together against Ger
many came through to the new har'
vest, not only with health and strength
fully maintained, but with only tem-
porary periods Of hardship.
ut is difficult to distinguish DO,
tween various sections Of our people
the homes, public eating places, food
trade. urban or agricultural popula-
tions-in assessing credit for these
results, but no one will deny the dom
inant part of the American women.