The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-06
fuOD OhD:A MODIFIED,
IUCD .Ab6iNi.ylRATCR HOOVER,
ISSUES NEW KILLING:
Hog Production fer Year Slows Big
IncrcaSc-l.cductiOn in Use of
BrCadStuffS Urged.

=" ~ VIC ioNu administration tOnlSh1
s. u readjustment of It's food consel
yatiOn program. Increased meat pro.
duction and the necessity for still
greater saving IN wheat, it was de-
cl;.red, ihAke The change advisable.
The suspension il nl;tde effective f8r
al Indefinite period and it probably
"ill last for ,h &c months or longer
Since all restrictions on consump.
ton Of mutton and lamb has been
-:i;od previously, the food admins
ration roW ;s..S .he public for The
.ne Icing to deny Itself in meats onl.
cei and I.o:k OH che dcy & week.
Tuesday.
iLcre. sed mtat corsu nption, 1000
administration officials believe, Of it
sell curtai.s the use Of wheat and FOR
he present thee is no intention to
l. nge the restrictions already in
sorce against flour
lii statement setting forth the
.c,,sols for the change GOOD Adn.in-
JUatOr Hover says.
'Tnc allies haze made further in
creased demands for brca Istuf J;
These ENLARGED Ce.nunds are cause !
- some degree hy shortage III arriva.s
rom Argentina. Ii l.; therefore nee
>ss2ry for the administration 10 urge
= still furt1er reduction III the con
sumption Of bic..d and brcadstuns
5onerally, if we are 10 meet our expo.
necess tics.
"EXpericnce shows that the coa-
sumption o. breadstulfs is intimatel,
ssociatcd with the consumption o.
...cat. For various reasons our sup.
ply Of meat for The next two or thYc,
months is considerably enlarged and
Wc can supply the allies with
eat products we have transportation
facilities for md al the same time
ionew hat mere. Sc on. own consunp
ion. IL these circumstances, the foo;
administration considers it wise to re.
the voluntary restrictions Of meat
consumption to some extent with {:
.ew to fur;hcc decreasing bread con.
umplion.
$50 long as the present cpnditio,
continues the only special restriction
we ask are ;he teeilless and pCrkless
ucsd-y. The mcatless meal and tn,
'orAieaa Satul day are no longer ask
q.
The farmers of the United States
re responding to the national d5
nGnd to increase hog produc ion
heir increase to all appearances is
"eing attained rapidly. OF more inn
mediate Importance, however, are sew
eral complex factors which have eff
.ected an imncCiate increase in meat
supplies.
The transportation shortage before
he government took over the rail
'uads, the bad weather in January
and early in February, the large per-
rtntaGe OF immature corn IN the las
harvest and the necessity Of rced:n.,
his com as rapidly as possible to
ave it from decay have not only re
Iuited IN packing up the animals -
articui2r:y hOss on the farms for :,
"i.Sor period OF feedinE--but haze re
V!tcd in Il great increase in their av-
rage weight ana wiIl result with I'M
"otcd transportation cond:t ons
which already appear IN larger than
n"rn;al arrivals at market for til,
next two or three months.
The sight Of hcGs coming to the
market for the past two weeks indi-
atcs an Increase in weight of III.
yer, sc of 203 pounds ELst year t.
he almost Unprecedented average oi
- pounds, or Il ut inDrc. Sc in ;heii
market value Of over Is per cent.
This is distinct addition to the
nations meat supply. 1t therefore
now seems certain that we have
! such enlarged supplies for at least
| some months to come that we car
not only increase our exports to the
allies to the full extent Of their trans
portation facilities, bat at the same
timc can properly increase our do
nestic consumption.
he response Of The public TO on
REQUESTS for reduced consumption %
."eat during the past few months II;
becn most gratifying. and this sarv:r'
alone has enabled the goTernmcn
during this period to provide sue
-uEplios as the allies permitted. Th,
enlarged supplies are likely TO last foI
two or three months, after whic'
! there will be the usual seasonal de
crease in the number of animals com
! ing to market.