Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-04-19
american Meat Restrictions Re-
Taxed to Eject Greater
WhSet SavIAV&
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Hose Considerably gA.
laraOd - FSod Administrator,
HswOvSs, Warns AoaIRSt
WastA

AhN AastN4 Nv AAe~ AeAteNA aAe
Increased demands fer bFsadstuifs,
these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree BY shortage IN arrivals
from the Argsntihs. II is. therefore.
Necessary for the .. g. Food Admins
lratOn 10 urge . stu further reduction
10 the consumption Of bread and bread
stufS generally n We are 10 meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin.
lstrati0n has Issued q statement e.
planning the SltuAtiOn IN detail, partic.
ularly the reasons which lead Il. for
the purpose u eeatering OROFt for the
tine being upon the cereal situation
" relax temporarily the restrictions %
meat consumption.
Experience shows, this statement
says, that the cOnSumDtiOR Il bread.
SUITS L. Intimately associated with the
consumption Of meat. Fer various
reasons our supplies Of meat for the
neat two or three mOntha ere esJnSid.
erahly enlarged. and We can supply the
allies with ell Of the meat products
shich trahspOrtatioa facilities reader
possible and At Ne same time some
what increase our OWn consumption.
IN these circumstances the Food Al
nilnistratiOn considers II wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions "a meat con.
sumption to some extent With q view
TO further decreasing bread eOnsump.
ton.
Conservatism Of food uuAsG " I'd
iusted TO meet necessities from timS to
tine, for neither production, nor al.
lied demands are constant factors. nor
can any Of these factors no anticipated
fer long periods IN advances N the dis
turbed conditions IN which We at pres.
enl live. While the WoFld situation IL
nOt one that warrants any relaxation
In & efforts to eliminate waste Or TO
relax economy In feed, re Admins
tratOn desires 10 secure bottoR adjust
lnenI In food balances
SO long ~ the present eOnaitlOAs
continue the only special INSTRUCTIONS
We ask are the bssness and DoFklOss
Tuesday.
The meatlsss neal aAd he poViEless
Saturday, are no lsASsr asked.
The farmers Of the URltsd States
lre responding 10 the national call to
Increase hog production. Their Ia
crease, TO all Appearances. 10 being At
tnined more rapidly. OF more iInnie.
Hate importance, howsvsr, are several
complex factors Which have elected
an immediate lAcrOaSS II meat sup.
plies.
The transportation shortage before
the government took ever the rail.
roads, the bad weather Ia January and
eurly IN February, the large percent
AYE NJ immature corn Ia the last haF-
ytsI and the necessity Il FEEDING this
cOrn ~ rapidly - possible 70 save 1t
FROM decay, have not only resulted 10
backing w the animals---paTticularly
hOgs-on the farms for . longer pc
Rod OF feeding. but have resulted Ia a
great increase In their average weight
and will result. with improved trans.
pOrtatlOn conditions. which already AZ.
pear. In larger than normal arrivals At
market for the next tive o. three
The weight VI hogs coming
to the market for the past two weeks
Indicates Al increase In weight VI
from an average Of 20 Deuhds last
year to the almost unprecedented
average Of 80 pounds. o. . net In.
crease II their neAt value Of ever 10
per cent TAis u q Distinct addition
to the hatioa's msat supply It there
fore new seems certain that We have
such oalaSsOd Uupplisa for At least
some months - Gene, that we caA not
only increase our experts to tie allies
to the full STtsat Il their transports.
ton facilities. bU 1t the same time
can properly lnsssaSS eur domestic
eOhsumptiSA.
TIE FSsDOASs e Ne public to eur r..
quests fer rs1ues4 cOnsumDtion Of
meat daFtnS tAa past few mOhths has
booa nest OSatifyiAS, aAd this service
alonO has Onablsa he govoSAnsnt 0uE.
ing this DsstO1 u ppOVt1S BasA saO-
plies ~ transportation y - anlss
psgnittoa
NJ AAuAnAStuAkhsa - aaavasts
tat n hess paris e - SsanaEy
uAoEs tAasl1 lAsAlsnod hons pgosSr.
Vatlon e psgk 4 sill ne sasooa, dis
pSaetles aAoslA Be OEtsnAsd at ne
pgossnt ~. - II viii relieve - baF.
- uDsa tpaAsDsF,atioA t. aaa Aon
- Daehlna hesssa Aa1 = SsoAonioal.
y sound ~ saving ne e0st e Dacas
and ct he sams tims viii
provide home supplies u DoFk % lest
ever the mOntAs Of decreased supplies.
The Food Administration desirts to
repeat that Il doe not want to i've
the impression that these are tines
when simplicity and moderation e llv.
ing are not critically necessary, but
that lie cole desire Il to secure an I'd.
justment between our different foOd
supplies and NEE, changing conditions
from time to time and to keep the pub
lie fully and frankly advised Of H.
position with the full confidence and
reliance that whenever Il, becomes nee
ssSary renewed appeals for saving will
mel the Same loyal resi- mise e. IN m