The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-08-17

In spite Of a subnormal food supply
In this country the American people
have been able to ship to the Allies
as well as our own forces overseas
141 600 600. bushels of wheat besides
S44, ,6OO, 900 pounds OF meat, during the
year ending June 80 last. This has
been made possible by the whole
souled cooperation Of the people.
who. besides practicing self-denial,
have spceded up production and re-
sponded nObly to the appeal from
abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, In .
letter to President Wilson, gives .
brief summary of the results OF food
conservation in the United States and
Of the activities Of the Food Admin
istration to this end. The conserve
ton measures have been put through
practically on q voluntary basis which
is regarded as q splendid tribute to
the patriotism of the American people.
Meat shipments were increased 844.-
100000 pounds during the 6rst fiscal
year, as compared with our meat ex-
ports during the year before America
entered the war.
"The total value Of these food ship.
ments," Mr.. Hoover wrote President
Wilson, (which were In the main pur-
chased through or with collaboration
Of the Food Administration, amount
to. roundly, $1,4oo. 100000 during the
fiscal year"
In 1861 the United States sent
the Allies 2,108,5O0,O00 pounds Of
meat. In 1918, with voluntary con-
servation practiced in America, and
aided by extra weight Of animals, we
sent the Allies 2O11, ,100.O0 pounds of
meat, an increase Of 644, ,6OO,O 600
pounds.
Wheat Saving Enormous.
When the Food Administration be.
gan operations In the summer Of 1917.
this country was facing q larEe deficit
in wheat. Counting in all carry-over
wheat from the 1915 crop, We had at
the beginning of the 1917 harvest year
Just enough wheat to take care OF
Americas normal consumption,-not .
bushei Of surplus.
At the close Of the 1918 harvest
year the Food Administrator Official
reports showed that our total wheat
shipments to the other side had been
IA, 100000 bushels. Every !bushel
shipped was wheat saved BY the
American people from their normal
consumption.
In cereals and cereal products -
duced to terms Of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations were
$40, 5000 bushels, s0,9O0.000 bushels
more than the amount sent In 1851.
Included Ii these figures are 13,90O,-
600 bushels Of rye and the 141! !OOO. 900
bushels Of saved wheat In addition
we sent the neutrals dependent on -
10000, 900 bushels of prime breadstuffA
'These figures do not fully convey
the volume Of the effort and sacrihce
made during the past year by the
whole American people" the Food Ad-
ministxator wrote. II am sure that
all the millions Of our people. agricul-
tural a. well ~ urban, VINO nave con-
tributed to these results should feel
q very definite satisfaction that in .
year of universal food shortages II
the Northern Hemisphere, all Of those
people Joined together against Gev.
many came through to the new haIs
vest. not only with health and strength
fully maintained, but with snly to-
perary periods Of hardship.
TT y dihlcult to distinguish ~
tweenSaxious sections Of our people
Tho homes public eating places, food
trade, urban or agricultural popula-
tions-ln assessing credit for these
results, but NO one will deny, the doas
| inauk paxt ok the American Women.
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