Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-04
American Meat Restrictions Re.
Iaxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably Ere
Iareed Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.

to some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. It is. therefore,
necessary for the U. S. Food Admins
ration to urge still further reduction
| in the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally II we are to meet our
export necessities The Food Admin
| istration has issued a statement ex-
| planning the situation In detail, partic-
ulariy the reasons which lead 1t, for
the purpose of centering effort for the
time being upon the cereal situation
| to relax temporarily the restrictions On
meat consumption
Experience shows, this statement
says. that the consumption of bread
stuffs is intimately associated with the
consumption of meat For various
reasons our supplies of meat for the
next two or three months are consid-
erably enlarged, and we can supply the
allies with all Of the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible and at the same time some
what increase our own consumption.
In these circumstances the Food ADJ
ministration considers 1t wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption to some extent with a view
to further decreasing bread consump-
tion.
Conservation of food must be ad-
| tusted to meet necessities from time to
time, for neither production, nor al
lied demands are constant factors, nor
| can any of these factors be anticipated
| for long periods in advance in the dis
turbed conditions in which we at pres
ent live While the world situation is
not one that warrants any relaxation
In the efforts to eliminate waste or to
relax economy In food, the Admins
tration desires to secure better adjust
ment In food balances
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beehess and porkless
| Tuesday.
The meatlless meal and the porkleas
| Saturday are no longer asked.
| The farmers of the United States
are responding to the national call to
increase hog production. Their in
| crease, to all appearances, is being at
tanned more rapidly. OF more imme-
| date Importance, however, are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase in meat sup
plies. 4ss,a.e Asse-..,4.-.. ve:a, .sas
The transportation shortage before
the government took over the rail-
roads. the bad weather 10 January and
early in February. the large percent
age Of Immature corn In the last har-
vest and the necessity Of feeding this
earn a. rapidly as possible to save It
from decay. have not only resulted In
backing up the animals--particuIarly
hsgs-on the farms for q longer ps-
Rod Of feeding, but have resulted In q
great increase Ia their average weight
and win result, with improved trans
porta tfcn conditions, which already ap-
pear, In larger than normal arrivals al
market for the next two or three
months The weight of hogs coming
| to the market for the past two weeks
indicates an increase In weight of
from an average of 203 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
J average of 232 pounds, or a net in
crease in their meat value of over 10
per cent This is a distinct addition
| to the nations meat supply. 1t there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at least
some months TO come, that we can not
only increase our exports to the allies
I ~ %,-I - -,
ton facilities, but at the same time
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response of the public to our re-
quests for reduced consumption Of
meat during the past few months has
been most gratifying, and this service
alone has enabled the government dur
ing this period to provide such sup
plies as transportation to the alice
permitted.
The Administration also suggests
that in those parts of the country
where the old fashioned hNme preser-
walton Of pork Is still the .stom, this
practice should be extended at the
present time, as 1t Wilt relieve. the bur
den upon transportation to dnd from
the packing houses and is economical
ly sound as saving the cost of packing
operations and at the same time will
provide home supplies of pork to last
! over the months of decreased supplies.
The Food Administration desires to
repeat that 1t does not want TO give
the impression that these are times
when simplicity and moderation of liv-
ing are not critically necessary, but
that its sole desire is to secure an adj.
justrnent between our different food
supplies and meet changing conditions
from time to time and 70 keep the pub
lie fully and frankly advised of its
position with the full confidence and
, reliance that whenever 1t becomes nee
essary renewed appeals for saving will
, met the same loyal response as In the
past.
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