Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-07-11
ALLIES DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Taxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat supplv Here Considerably En-
iaroed - Food Administrator
However, Warns Against
Waste.

The allies have made further and
increased demands for breadstuns,
these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. 1t is, therefore.
necessary for the T. S. Food Admins
tration to urge 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 statement ex-
planning the situation in detail, partic-
ularly the reasons which lead 1t, Tor
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 own consumption.
In these circumstances the Food Ad-
miniStration considers 1t wise TO relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption to some extent with 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 in the dis
turbed conditions In which we at 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 as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are The beeiess and pork .ess
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 imme.
diate importance however, are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase in meat SIM
plies
Inc 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 in
backing up the animals-particn,arlv
hogs--on the farms for longe. Pc
Rod OF feeding. but have resulted in a
great increase in their average weight
and will result. with improved trans.
portati0n conditions. which already ~.
pear. in larger than normal arrivals at
market for the next two or three
months. The weight of hogs coming
TO the market for the past two weeks
lndicates an Increase In weigh; NJ
IRON an average of 203 bounds ,ast
year to the almost unprecedented
average OF 232 pounds, or a net in.
crease In their meat value Of over AZ
per cent. This is a distinct addition
10 the nations meat supply. II ihera-
tore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for ar Ieos.
some months to come, that we cal. mol
ohiy increase our exports to the allies
10 the full extent Of their transverse.
ton facilities hut at the same ,nna
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
Inc response of the public TO orr ra.
guests for reduced eonsump,io, ~
meat during the past few months ,.s
been most gratifying. and this sar,in,
alone has enabled the government, Al,
ing this period to provide sueb SIM
plies as transportation TO tho auiaa
permitted.
The Administration also sugcos.s
mat IN those parts of the co,ntr,,
where the old fashioned home nrasa-
walton OF pork is stih the custom ,n;s
practice should be extended =, ,hs
present time. as 1t will relieve tho h,,.
"en upon transportation To and fro,.,
the packing houses and is econon,.a,
" sound as saving the cost Of n.c.,n.,
operations and a, the same rim. -,
provide home supplies of pork - -.
over the months Of decreased svn,,,as
The Food Administration ,,as,r.,s :.
repeat that 1t does not want to e,vs
the Impression that these arc 49,
when simplicity and moderation of ns
ing are not critically necessarr ~.
that IFS sole desire is to secure an s :.
jusfment between our dineran,
supplies and meet changing cona,,,oo u
from time to time and to keen tha n.,n
Tic fully and frankly advises - wv. -.
position with the full confidence -,
reliance that whenever 1t becomes nv aaa
essary renewed appeals for sa vim. In
met the same loyal response A. - -.
past. ~ tne