The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-04-25
DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re.
laxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat supply Here Considerably En-
Iaraed = Food Administration.
However, Warns Against
Waste.

Waste.
The allies have made further ana
Increased demands for breadStuhs'
these enlarged demands being caused
70 some degree ny shortage in arrivals
from The Argentine. II IS, therefore,
necessary for The T. y Food Admins
traton 10 urge i sill further reduction
An rhe consumption OF bread and hrtad
! stuifs generally If we are 10 meet oul
export necessities. The Food Adlilh
4 stration has issued Il statement eN
/ planning the situation in detail pffNe
ulurly the reasons which lead II, fot
the purpose Of centering effort for the
time being upon the cereal SITUATION
10 relax temporarily lire restrictions q
meat consumption.
Experience shows this statemen
says. HAT the consumption Of hread
stuHs is intimately associated with ne
consumption Of meat. For Narlou'
reasons our supplies of meat for me
next Two or three months are consid
erably enlarged, and we can supply ne
allies with al of the meat = odncts
which transportation facilities render
possible and at the same time satue
what increase our own canSul! piloM
ln these circumstances the Food "a
mlnlstration considers II wise 10 felaN
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption to some eX}eut VITA we"
TO further decreasing bread consuuip
tion
Conservation of food must he ad
fusted 10 meet necessities from time 10
time, for neither production, nor al
lied demands are constant factofs' hol
Gun any of these factors be anticipated
for long periods in advance in the Ills
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 beehess and porkless
Tuesday
The meatless neal and the porkless
Saturday are no longer asked.
The farmers Of the United States
2 are responding to the national call to
, increase hog production Their in
crease, to all appearances, Is being at
{ tained more rapidly. OF more imme-
, diate 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-
roats. the had weather in January and
: early IN February, the large percent
!, age of Immature corn in the last hnr
vest and the necessity of feeding this
corn as rapidly as possible to save i
from decay, have not only resulted in
hacking up the neutrality-suspicious.
hogs-on the farms for longer pc
riod of feeding, but have resulted In n
, great increase in their average weight
= and wil result, with improved trans
> portation conditions, which already ap
pear In larger than normal arrivals ~
: market for the next two or three
+ months. The weight OF hogs coming
! ia the market for the past two weeks
! indicates an increase III weight Of
from an average OF 203 pounds last
q year TO tile almost unprecedented
! average Of 30 pounds, or Il net In
y crease IN their meat value of over Il
!, per cent. This is distinct addition
Il
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 Transports
don facilities but Mt the same time
= can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response OF the public to our re
quests for reduced consumption q
meat during tI@ past few months ha'
: been most gratifying, and this service
:. alone has enabled the government dur
Ing this period 10 provide such sup
plies as transportation TO the allie
!. permitted.
The Administration also suggest
e that in those parts OF the couhtf.
n where the old fashioned home preser
walton of pork is still the custom, III!
n practice should be extended at tn
e. present time ms 1t will relieve the bur
It den upon transportation TO and fron
s the packing houses and is economical
~ sound as saving the cost Of packini
2. operations and at the same time vii
Il provide home supplies of pork 10 as
over the months of decreased supplies
= The Food Administration desires 4
e repeat that 1t does not want 10 Civ
the impression that these are tifm
+ when simplicity and moderation Of lis
i ing are not critically necessary, nj
4 that Its sole desire is to secure an ad
o iustment between our different foo
II supplies and meet changing condition
from time 10 time and 20 keep the prt
It lie fully and frankly advised of ii
e position with the full confidence an
d reliance that whenever # becomes ace
l. essary renewed appeals for saving W!
, met the same loyal response as in tn
past.