The state herald., 1918-05-03
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Iaxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat supply Here Considerably En-
larosd - Food AdmlnistratIoav
However, Warns Against
WaBSOs

10 bom6 OeRree Dy shortage IN hrElVuli
from the Argentine. It ID. therefore
necessary for the q. 8. Food Admins
tration to urge a still further reduction
In the consumption Of bread and bread
stuffs generally II we are to meet oui
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued a statement sx
planning the situation in detail, partic
ularly the reasons which lead 1t, foI
the purpose Of centering effort for IL
time being upon the cereal situation
to relax temporarily the restrictions or
meat consumption.
Experience shows, this statement
says, that the consumption of bread
stuffs ID 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 reader
possible and at the same time some
what increase our own consumption.
In these circumstances the Food Ad.
ministration considers II wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat co..
sumption to some extent with Q view
to further decreasing bread consumr
tion.
Conservation Of food must be ID.
5usted to meet necessities from time to
time. for neither production, nor a.
lied demands are constant factors. nor
can any Of these factors be anticipated
for long periods In advance in the dls
turbed conditions in which we at pres
ent live. While the world situation u
not one that warrants any relaxation
In the efforts to eliminate waste or 10
relax economy In food. the Adminie
tration desires to secure better adjust-
ment In food balances
So long a. the present conditioos
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beeness and porklees
Tuesday.
The meatiess meal and the porkleD
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 ct.
tained more rapidly. OF more imms-
dinte Importance. however. are several
complex factors which have effected
An immediate increase In meat sup
plieA
The transportation shortage before
the government took over the rail-
roads. the bad weather In January and
early In February. the large percent.
age Of immature corn In the last har.
vest and the necessity Of feeding this
corn as rapidly A. possible to save II
from decay. have not only resulted In
backing up the animals-particulariy
hogs-on the farms for . longer %
Rod Of feeding. but have resulted 10 q
great Increase In their average weight
and will result, with improved trans
portation conditions. which already ap
pear. In larger than normal arrivals at
market for the next two or three
month"; The weight Of hogs coming
10 the market for the past two weeks
indicates IN increase In weight Of
from an average Of 203 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
average Of 232 pounds. or q net In.
crease In their meat value OF over 10
per cent This u q distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. II there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at least
some months to come. that we can no,
only Increase our exports TO the niles
to the full extent Of their trnnsporta.
tion facilities. but at the same time
can properly Increase our domestic
consumption.
The response Of the public to our 70.
quests for reduced consumption Of
meat during the past few months has
been most gratifying. and this service
alone has enabled tho government dur.
Ing this period to provide such sup.
plies ~ transportation to the allies
permitted.
The Administration also suggests
TINT In those parts Of tho country
where the old fashioned home prescr.
walton Of pork 10 still the custom, this
practice should be extended ut the
present time. ~ II will relieve the bur.
den upon transportation to and from
the pncking houses and Il economical.
y sound ~ saving the cost Of packing
operations and at the sams time will
provide home supplies Of pork to last
over the months Of decreased supplics
The Food Administration desires 10
repeat TINT Il docs not want 10 give
the impression that these arc times
When simplicity and moderation Of lIy.
Ing arc not critically necessary, bu,
that its sole desire IL to secure nm nd.
isstmcni between our different food
supplies eJd meet changing conditions
from time to timc and TO keep tho 'pub.
lie fully and frankly advised OF lis
position with the full confidence nnd
reliance thni whenever II becomes nee.
essary renewed appeals for saving will