Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-07-06
les DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
can Meat Restrictions Re-
lxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings. Ia
QTlNE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Supply Here Considerably En-
red - Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.


Jed demands for breadstuffs,
( enlarged demands being caused
e degree by shortage in arrivals
f he Argentine. IT Is, therefore,
lry for the u. S. Food Admins
S To urge Il still further reduction
consumption Of bread and bread
+ generally II we are TO meet our
necessities. The Food Admin
IN has issued II statement eN-
Ilg the situation In detail. partie-
4 the reasons which lead 1t, for
rpose of centerlng effort for the
being upon the cereal situation
X temporarily the restrictions on
consumption.
gerience shows this statement
THAT the Consumption of bread
Is intimately associated with the
5nption of meat For various
] s our supplies of meat for the
wo or three months are consid-
enlarged, and we can supply the
/ with all of the meat products
transportation facilities render
! lie. and at the same time some
Z increase our own consumption
sc circumstance the Food Adj
J ration considers 1t wise 10 relax
4 luntary restrictions on meat con
ion to some extent with n view
Their decreasing bread consump-
servatlon of food must be adj
to meet necessities from time to
for neither production, nor al
emands are constant factors, nor
sy of these factors be anticipated
lg periods in advance in the dis
conditions in which we at pres.
re. While the world situation IS
le that warrants any relaxation
efforts to eliminate waste or to
economy In food, the Admins
/ desires to secure better adjust
Il food balances.
long as the present conditions
ue the only special restrictions
k are the beeaess and porkless
ay.
meatless meal and the porkless
lay are no longer asked.
farmers OF the United States
spending to the national call 70
Sc hog production. Their in
!, to all appearances, is being at
more rapidly. OF more imme-
Importance, however, are several
tx factors which have effected
mediate increase in meat sup
transportation shortage before
oyernment took over the rail
the bad weather in January and
in February, the large percent
, immature corn in the last har-
nd the necessity of feeding this
IS rapidly as possible to save ii
decay, have not only resulted in
lg up the anlmals-particularly
-on the farms for q longer Pc
{ feeding, but have resulted in a
Increase in their average weight
Ill result with improved trans.
ion conditions, which already mp
n larger than normal arrivals al
I for the next two or three
$. The weight of hogs coming
market for the past two weeks
ties an increase In weight ~
an average of 2o3 pounds last
TO the almost unprecedented
,e OF 232 pounds, or net in
in their meat value of over 10
ent. This is 4 distinct addition
nations meat supply. 1t there
ow seems certain that we have
enlarged supplies for at least
months to come, that we can not
Increase our exports TO the allies
full extent Of their transporta-
ABILITIES, but at the same time
$roperiy increase our domestic
nption.
response of the public to our re.
for reduced consumption OF
during the past few months has
most gratifying, and this service
has enabled the government dur
u period TO provide such sup
us transportation TO the allies
ted.
Administration also suggests
n those parts of the country
the old fashioned home preser.
of pork is still the custom, this
e should be extended at the
t time, as it will relieve the bur.
pom transportation TO and from
eking houses and Is economical
nd as saving the cost of packing
ions and at the same time will
e home supplies of pork to last
ne months Of decreased supplies.
Food Administration desires to
that it does not want to give
lpression that these are times
simplicity and moderation of liv-
e not critically necessary, but
5 sole desire is to secure an nd
mt between cns different food