Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-04-12
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ALLIES DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Iaxed to Effect Greater.
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-.
lareed - Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.

increased demands for breadstuffs,
these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage in arrivals
from the Argentine. 1t is, therefore,
necessary for the q. S. Food Admins
tration TO urge a still further reduction
in the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally if we are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued a statement e.
planning the situation in detail, partic-
ularly the reasons which lead it, 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 wv consumption.
In these circumstances the Food Ad-
m~inistration considers it wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption to some extent with a view
to further decreasing bread consump-
ton.
Conservation of food must be ad-
juSted 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 ia the dis
turbed conditions in which we at pres
ent live. While the world situation is
not N 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 beefess and porkless
Tuesday.
The meatless meal and the porkless
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 imnIe-
date Importance, however, are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase in meat sup
plies.
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 as possible to save it
from decay, have not only resulted in
backing up the animals-particularly
hogs-on the farms for a longer pc
riod of feeding, but have resulted in a
great increase in their average weight
and will result, with improved trans
portation conditions, which already ap-
pear, in larger than normal arrivals al
market for the e two or three
months. The weight of hogs coming
to the market for the past two weeks
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from an average of 2O3 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
average of 232 pounds, or a net in
crease in their meat value of over L;
per cent. This is a distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. 1t there
fore now seems certain that we havt
such enlarged supplies for at leas
some months to come, that we can no
only increase our exports to the allie
to the full extent of their transporta
ton facilities, but at the same tim,
can properly increase our domesti
consumption.
The response of the public to our re
, quests for reduced consumption o
meat during the past few months ha
been most gratifying, and this servic
alone has enabled the government dur
!, ing this period to provide such sup
f plies as transportation to the allie
permitted.
$ The Administration also suggest
r that in those parts of the countr
where the old fashioned home preser
walton of pork is still the custom, thi
D practice should be extended at tn
d present time, as it will relieve the bun
u den upon transportation to and fror
J the packing houses and is economical
ly sound as saving the cost of packin
, operations and at the same time wi
provide home supplies of pork to las
: over the months of decreased supple.
The Food Administration desires t
repeat that it does not want to Civ
the impression that these are time
when simplicity and moderation of Ii,
ing are not critically necessary, bu
: that its sole desire is to secure an aC
justment between our different foo
supplies and meet changing condition
g from time to time and to keep the pull
n lie fully and frankly advised of Il
= position with the full confidence an
/ reliance that whenever it becomes ne,
IL es;iary renewed appeals for saving wi
met the same loyal response as in tt
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