The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-05-18
American Meat Restrictions Re-
taxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably &n
isroed Food Administrator.
However, Warns Against
Waste.

these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. II is. therefore,
necessary for the u. s. Food Admins
iraiion 10 urge a still further reduction
In the consumption of bread and bread
stuifs generally II we are to meet oui
export necessities The Food Admin
is,rHtion has issued q statement ex-
planning the situation In detail partic
ularly the reasons which lead II. for
tie 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
siuffs Is Intimately associated with the
consumption Of meat. For various
REASONS our supplies of meat for the
uext two or three months are consid
erabty. enlarged. aud we can supply the
allies with all of the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible and al the same time some
what Increase our own consumption
In these circumstances the Food Ad
minisfratinn considers II wise 10 relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption TO some extent with a view
TO further decreasing bread consurnp
ton.
Conservation Of food must be ad
justed to meet necessities from time to
time. for neither production, nor al
He'd demands are constant factors nor
can any OF these factors be anticipated
for long periods In advance In the dis
turbed conditions In which we al pres
ent live. While the world situation Is
not one 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 az the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beeHess 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. IL being at
tanned more rapidly. OF more imme
date Importance. however. are severai
complex factors which have effected
IN immediate ircreuse 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 II
from decay, have not only resulted 10
backing up the anImals-particularly
hogs-on the farms for q longer De
Rod Of feeding, but have resulted in a
great increase In their average weight
and win result. with improved trans
portation conditions. which already an
pear. In larger than normal arrivals al
market for the next two or three
monfhs The weight Of hogs coming
to the market for the past two weeks
Indicates an Increase In weight of
from an average of 2O3 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
average Of 232 pounds. or q net In
crease In their meat value of over Is
per cent This Is a distinct addition
10 the nation'j meat supply. Il there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at least
some months to come. that we can not
only Increase our exports to the allies
TO the full extent Of their transporta.
lion facilities. but at the same time
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response Of the public to our ~
quests for reduced consumption Of
meat during the past few months has
been most gratifying. and this service
alone has enabled the government dur
Ing this period to provide such sup
piles as transportation to the aiiies
permitted.
The Administration also suggests
that In those parts of the country
where the old fashioned home preser.
vation Of pork 10 still the custom, this
practice should be extended at the
present time. as II will relieve the bur
den upon transportation to and from
the packing houses and IL economical
~ sound as saving the cost of packing
operations and at the same time win
provide home supplies Of pork to las,
over the months Of decreased supplies
The Food Administration desires 10
repeat that Il does not want to give
the Impression that these are times
when simplicity and moderation of Nv.
Ing are not critically necessary. bu,
That 10 sole desire Is to secure an ad
0tment between our different food
supplies sEd meet changing conditions
from time 70 dine and to keep the pub
ic fully and frankly advised Of its
no~sf10n With tn full conn1enco ona