Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-03-12
FURTHER REDUCTION IN
USE OF WHEAT IS URGED
Shortage DUE Says DR., Soule,
to Failure to Receive
Argentine Crop -.

Still further reduction il the con-
sumption of bread is made necessary in
| this country to meet the needs of the
allies, who have not received their ex-
pected supply of wheat from Argentina,
according to DR.. A. NJ. Soule, federal
food administrator for Georgia.
In a general statement covering the
| food situation. which was issued Satur-
day, DR.: Soute says: 80.
The allies have made further anil
increased demands for breadstuffs, these
enlarged demands being caused to some
degree Gy shortage in arrivals from the
Argentine 1t is, therefore, necessary
for the food administration to urge a
still further reduction in the consump-
tion of bread and breadstuffs generally,
IF we are to meet our export necessi-
! ties. ...r--
Experience shows that the consump-
| ton of breadstuffs is intimately asso-
ciated with tho consumption OF meat.
For various reasons our supp. es OF meat
| for the next two or three months ar.
considerably enlarged and we can sup
| ply the allies with all of the meat prod
der possible and at the same time some
! what increase oar own consumption. In
these circumstances, the food admins
tTatlon considers IT wise to relax the
voluntary restrictions on meat conSump-
| tion TO some extent with view to fur
Their decreasing bread consumption.
Conservation Of food must be adj
! justed to meet necessities from time to
time, fer neither production nor allied
! i e..
any of these factors be anticipated for
long periods in advance in the disturbed
conditions in which we at present live,
! While the world situation is not one
that warrants any relaxation in the ef-
forts to eliminate waste, or to relax
economy in food the administration de-
sires to secure better adjustment in food
balances. Z
so long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefless and porkless
Tuesday.
"The meatless meal and the porkless
Saturday are not asked to continue in
force at this time, or until further no.
tice
The farmers are responding to the
national call to increase hog produc-
ton. Their increase, to all appear
ances. IS being attained more rapidly.
III more immediate importance, now
ever, are several complex factors which
have Effected an immediate increase in
meat supplies.
Tine transportation shortage, before
the government took over the railroads,
the bad weather in January and early
February, the large percentage of i'm
mature corn in the last harvest and
the necessity 0f feeding this corn as
rapidly as possible to save it from
decay, have not only resulted in back
ing up the animals-particularly hogs
ON the farms for longer period of
feeding, but have resulted in a great
increase in their average weight, and
will result. with improved transport4-
ton conditions. which already appear,
in larger than normal arrivals at mar
Ret for the next two or three months.
The weight of hogs going on the mar
ket for the past two weeks indicates
an increase in weight of from an aver
age of eos pounds last year to the d.
most unprecedented average of 232
pounds, or a net increase in their meat
value of over 10 per cent, This is
distinct addition TO the nations meat
supply. 1t therefore now seems GER
tain that we have such enlarged SUP
plies for the next few months at least
that we cannot only increase our eX-
ports to the allies to the full extent
Of their transportation facilities. but
at the same time can properly increase
our domestic consumption.