Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-18

demonstrator gave .ery practical
and much appreciated talk on the
subject OF food conservation, war
! foods and their preparation. Thirty
three exhibits of war foods prepared
! by Augusta housewives were shown
and the recipes Tor making them
were distributed. At the conclusion
of the meeting the foods were auc-
| toned off, Norman L. Rassett acting
! as auctioneer. and the proceeds will
be used as fund to detray expenses
OF futurue similar meetings.
+ Judge Cooks Address
|. Judge Cook in his address stated
that at this time people are asking
themselves the question. not How can
L do my bjt?' but How can l do my
uttermost? He stated that in put
ting out our energy we shold not al
low it to be diffused and that it IS
, not the immensely but the intensity
that will help-the ability to concen-
trate on this great effort. He said
that the words Strenuous" and 'effi-
cheney" have had their turn, and that
If he were to launch and one word it
would be the word concentration"
And in this connection he showed that
we all must concentrate upon the big
thing Of the present time. the winning
Of the war, for what would other
matters such as National Prohibit IN
and Woman Suffrage amount to if
Germany should win the war.
Judge Cook read to his audience the
message from National Food Admin
istrator Hoover to the people OF
Maine, which was published in Mon
days Journal And the speaker
quoted the following extracts from
+ the message of DR.. Leon s. Merrill of
Orono. Federal Food administrator
for Maine, to show that the saving
made by the American people had not
been in vain:
Wheat: The surplus of the 1917
Is harvest based on normal consum-
ton was 20,000,000 bushels. Up to
the time of the advent of the 1918
harvest, if the present rate of saving
by the American people continues,
bushels of wheat BY this remark
able effort, we will have satisfied the
Allies in their most pressing needs.
The Food Administrations esti-
mate Of the position on the first Of
June indicated a total available sup
ply until the next harvest, including
the grain which will be available from
the farms, in the country and ter
minal elevators, and mill elevators, Of
about 56000,00O bushels. OF this
thirty million bushels must be eX-
ported before new wheat is availa ole
for export if we are to maintain the
absolutely necessary shipments to
our Army and the Allies. That
leaves about 26,00O,00O bushels for
domestic consumption for the next
two months.
Normal American conSumptioi; is
something over 100000 bushels a
month, so that the most liberal con-
sumption at home would be only one
third of normal.
Meat-Pork: Careful ANALYSIS #
Inc hgures in regard to hogs indicates
that We were five to seven million
hogs short at the period when the
conservation program was started
with the American people The aver
age export of hog products per mon 4
was roughly % million pounds before
the European war. In the last half If
the year 1911. because of the decrea Sc
IN the number of hogs in the coun-
try 1t fell below the somewhat n
creased level due to war demands. In
March. 1918, we were exporting 200
million pounds per month and can sec
our way clear, with the present saw
ing and production, to go forward IT
TINS rate for an indefinite period. We
have row in storage one billion. on.
hundred million pounds of pork pro-
ducts which provide an ample reserve
Tor q steady flow to meet the allied
demands as well as the demands Of
ms country. This represents wholly
the voluntary conservation of this
country, as it does not reflect the
present increase i'll the hog populu-
ton.
Beef; Before the war. we were ex-
porting two to three million pounds
OF peer monthly. After the Euro.
pean war began, there was an in
crease Of % million pounds per
month. Now, we are exporting $50
million pounds OF beef per month and
win the continuation of conservation
and production. there is no reason
for anticipating other than a contin-
uatlon OF this vital program
Judge Cook laid special emphasis on
tie necessity of conserving wheat.
speaking Of the small sacrice on the
part of the people of the country in
dong this thing as compared with the
great sacrifice the boys are making
in leaving the comforts of home 10
fight over there
Announcement was made that I'M
der the direction of the local commit
tee on food conservation another
meeting of this nature will be neld
within the next two weeks.