Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
FOOD OFFICIALS
ASKFARMERS
TO HELP THEM
Southern States Are Organic.
ing to Have Present High
Prices Fixed to Be
Permanent.

Owing to the extension Of the
drought area, the shortening of the
corn crop, the larger animal popu-
lation in the country, and the allied
demands upon us for feeding stuffs
tor their own animals, because of
their own shortage in production Of
iced grain, it is necessary that we
should exert every effort in the
proper conservation of feeding
stuffs during the next twelve
months; yet we must maintain our
own animal production.
1t IS necessary that we should
ship larger proportion of wheat
as compared with -four during the
next twelve months than during the
last twelve months to the allied
countries, because their own short
age Of feeding stuffs Is such that if
they are to keep alive their dairy
herds. they must have 4 larger sup
ply Of grain wheat.
Milk Supply Only for Children.
Already, the milk supply in the
al d countries has been limited
practically to the supply OF chill
dren and other vitality necessary
national uses, and any failure on Our
part to supply them with necessary
feed stuffs for their dairy herd
means that we shall cut into the
actual safety OF the children
amongst the allies. On the other
hand, both our own population and
the allies are dependent upon our
production Of animal products, and
we do not in any way wi, to stiAe
this production. What we must Sc
cure is the utmost elimination of
waste by the careful feeding of ami
RAILS and the use OF all the roughage
available.
y One Of the difficult problems is
the distribution of wheat mill feeds,
and this Is made more difficult by |
the fact that the food administra-
ton, in an endeavor to protect the
farmer, is maintaining an artificially |
low price on these feeds. One con-
sequence is that a great deal Of mill
feeds are now going unnecessarily |
into work animals or beef produc-
ion.
Every farmer will recognize that
the wheat mill feeds are vitality
necessary for the dairy cattle, to
some extent for the poultry, and for
young pigs. Owing to the absorp-
lion Of mill feeds at local points
near the mill, considerable sections
of the dairy industry are practically
without mill feeds and our dairy
production is thereby in danger.
With few to correcting this, so
far as possible, the food admins
tration desires to appeal for the as
sistance Of. the farmers of the coun-
try in the use and distribution of
wheat mill feeds. In this view, they
are asking every buyer of wheat mill
feeds, outside OF the acute drouth
area, to sign a plegde of honor not
to use the wheat mill feeds for any
purpose except the essential use in
dairy, young pig and poultry pro-
ductien, and not to purchase or hold
at any time more than 90 days sup
ply. Unless they can secure this
careful and specialized use of mill
feeds, Our dairy production in the
congested eastern areas of the
United States is bound to fall and
to jeopardize the food supply of our
people in that section. Otherwise
it will be necessary to release the
price restrictions on mill feeds and
allow them to take their natural
course.
Ask Farmers Pledge Co. Operation. ,
With a view to securing this CO. !,
operation from the farmers all over ,
the country in the interests of their !
industry as whole, the food ad- !
is instructing the mills :
and all dealers in feeds to secure !;
from the buyer of wheat mill feeds
the following pledge:
I'm order to assist the food ad-
in the distribution of {
mill feeds, | hereby undertake on, y
honor not to use wheat mill feeds a
Tor any other purpose than the
feeding of dairy cattle, poultry, +
young pigs or young calves, or the r
preparation of weekly bran mash ]
for work animals. I will not feed any |
more wheat mill feeds than is Gus r
.omarily fed to such animals and | P
further agree not to have at any
me time more than a 60-day supply d
81 feedstuffs on hand" S
The food administration is also t
requiring the millers and feed job t
oers to distribute their wheat mill t
leeds in such manner that each e
state receives the same proportion v
Of the mills or jobber's shipments n
IS it received in the same quarter
n 1917. Il
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