The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-26
American Meat Restrictions Re-
laxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably en-
iarQed - Food Administration.
However, Warns Against
Waste.

these ENLARGED demands being caused
10 some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. 1t is. therefore.
neces sary for the q. 5. Food Admins
tration TO urge still further reduction
In lhe consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally If we are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued q statement ex
planning the situation in detail. partic-
ularly the reasons which lead Ii, for
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 ccnsid-
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 AID
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 10 secure better adj'iSt
ment I'm food balances
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefless and pOrkless
| Tuesday.
The mea tess 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 aDc
early In February. the large percent
age of immature corn In the last har
vest and the necessity of feeding TIL:
corn as rapidly as possible 10 save 1
from decay. have not only resulted In
backing up the neutrality-suspicious..
hogs-op the farms for a longer pc
Rod of feeding, but have resulted in {
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 thre
months. The weight Of hogs cOmin
70 the market for the past two week
Indicates an increase In weight o
from an average OF 203 pounds las
year To the almost unprecedeDte
average OF 232 pounds, or net In
.rease In their meat value OF over l
ger cent This is a distinct additio
o the nations meat supply Ii there
eore now seems certain that we hav
such enlarged supplies for al !eas
some months TO come. that we can nc
lnly increase our exports 10 the allie
q the fu;! extent OF their transports
ion facilities. but at the same tin
an property increase our domest
consumption.
The response OF the public 10 our r
lucsts for reduced consumption
meat during the past few months h;
heen most gratifying. and this servi'
alone has enabled the government du
ng this period TO provide such su
,lips as transportation 10 the alli
,ernitted.
The Administration also sugges
,hat in those parts of the count
where the old fashioned home prese
walton of pork is still the custom. III
practice should be extended at q
present time. ms II will relieve the bJ
den upon transportation To and fro
he packing houses and Is economic;
IS sound a. saving the cost of packil
operations and at the same time W
} provide home supplies of pork 70 la
= over the months Of decreased suppl,
The Food Administration desires
e repeat that II does not want 10 Il
IS The impression that these are tin
II when simplicity and moderation of |
II ing are not critically necessary,
!. that Its sole desire Is TO secure an {
iustment between our different 70
n supplies and meet changing conditio
ig from time TO time and TO keep the pl
lie fully and frankly advised of
'e- position with the full confidence a
'n reliance that whenever II becomes n
~ essary renewed appeals for saving v
-. met the same loyal RESPONSE % In