The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-04-09
Must Save More Wheat

Must oave More Wheat
The allies have made further and
Increased demands for breadstuffs,
these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage in arrivals
from the Argentine. 1t is, therefore,
necessary for the q. S. Food Admins
tration to urge still further reduction
in the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally II we are to meet our
export necessities The Food Admin
lstration has issued statement ex
planning the situation in detail, partic
ularly the reasons which lead 1t, fol
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
20 further decreasing bread consump-
ion.
iusted to meet necessities from time TO
lime, for neither production, nor al
led demands are constant factors, nor
can any of these factors be anticipated
for long periods in advance In the dis
.urbed conditions In which we at pres
emit 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 beefiess 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, is being at
tanned more rapidly. OF more imme-
date 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
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 az rapidly as possible to save Il
from decay, have not only resulted ir
backing up the neutrality-suspicious.
hogs-on the farms for a longer pc
Rod Of feeding, but have resulted In 6
great Increase In their average weigh
and will result, with improved trans
| portation conditions, which already ap
pear, In larger than normal arrivals a.
| market for the next two or thret
| months. The weight Of hogs coming
to the market for the past two weeks
indicates an increase In weight Of
from an average of 203 pounds las
| year to the almost unprecedented
average of 232 pounds, or a net In
crease in their meat value of over Il
| per cent This Is distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. It there
| fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at leas
some months to come, that we can no
| only increase our exports to the allie.
| to the full extent of their transporta
ton facilities, but at the same tim,
can properly Increase our domestic
consumption.
The response of the public to our re
quests for reduced consumption O
meat during the past few months hal
been most gratifying. and this servic'
alone has enabled the government dur
ing this period to provide such sup
plies as transportation to the allie,
| permitted.
The Administration also suggest,
that In those parts of the countr,
where the old fashioned home preser
walton Of pork Is still the custom, thii
practice should be extended at th,
present time, as 1t win relieve the bur
den upon transportation to and from
the packing houses and is economical
ly sound as saving the cost of packin,
operations and at the same time viii
provide home supplies Of pork to las
over the months Of decreased supplies
The Food Administration desires I,
repeat that 1t does not want to civ,
the impression that these are time,
when simplicity and moderation of liy
ing are not critically necessary, bu
that Its sole desire is to secure an ad
1ustment between our different FOOT
supplies and meet changing condition.
from time to time and to keep the pub
lie fully and frankly advised of It,
position with the full confidence ant
reliance that whenever 1t becomes nee
essary renewed appeals for saving viii
met the same loyal response es In tn,
past