The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-08-31

In spite of a subnOrmal food sunni,
In this country the American people
have been able to ship to the AllIs.
as well as our own forces oversss,
141, 100000 bushels of wheat beside.
844, 6OO,O 900 pounds of meat, during tho
year ending June 30 last. This hs,
been made possible by the whole.
sOuled cooperation of the peonls
who. besides practicing self-denlsl
have speeded up production and re-
sponded nobly to the appeal from
abroad.
Food Administrators Hoover, in 1
letter to President Wilson, gives =
brief summary of the results of food
conservation In the United States and
Of the activities Of the Food Admin.
istration to this end. The conserve.
ton measures have been put through
practically on a voluntary basis which
Is regarded as a splendid tribute 10
the patriotism of the American people.
Meat shipments were increased 844.
100000 pounds during the first fiscal
year. as compared with our meat eY.
ports during the year before America
entered the war.
1.-The total value OF these food ship
ments," Mr.. Hoover wrote President
Wilson. (which were In the main pur.
chased through or with collaboration
of the Food Administration, amount
to. roundly, 81 400. 100000 during the
fiscal year."
In 1851 the United States sent
the Allies 2,108.50O,0O0 pounds Of
meat. In 1918, with voluntary con.
servation practiced In America, and
aided by extra weight of animals, We
sent the Allies 2.011, 100000 pounds Of
meat. an increase Of 844.800OO0
pounds.
Wheat Saving enormoua
When the Food Administration b.
gan operations In the summer Of 1911.
this country was facing large deficit
In wheat. Counting In all carry-over
wheat from the 1915 crop, we had 1t
the beginning Of the 1917 harvest year
just enough wheat to take care Of
Americas normal consumption. not :
bushel Of surplus.
At the close OF the 1918 harvest
year the Food Administrations Official
reports showed that our total wheat
shipments to the other side had been
141, 100000 bushels. Every bushel
shipped was wheat saved by the
American people from their normal
consumption.
In cereals and cereal products 70
duced to terms OF cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations wen
$40, 800, 900 bushels, SO,90O,0OO bushels
more than the amount sent In 1851.
Included In these figures are lS,WV.
600 bushels of rye and the 4l,OOOW
bushels Of saved wheat. In addsnon
we sent the neutrals dependent on u
10000, 900 bushels OF prime breadstunA
'"These figures do not fully convey
the volume Of the effort and sacrlnes
made during the past year by tns
whole American people" the FOOD Ar
ministrator wrote. Il am sure thas
all the millions Of our people, agrieur
tural as well as urban, who have eos
tributed to these results should ies'
q very definite satisfaction that ID
year of universal food shortages =
the Northern Hemisphere, all OF tnoss
people Joined together against yer
many came through to the new a.,
vest, not only with health and strensu
fully maintained. but with only 's
porary periods of hardship.
ut is difficult to distinguish
tween various sections Of our people
the homes, public eating places lOos
trade. urban or agricultural populr
assessing credit Tor tne
results, but no one will deny the 90
lnant part Of the American wolns@