The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-05-09
ALLIES DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
I
American Meat Restrictions H.4.
laxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
Iarged Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT

Hc dIlleS nave Induc CuTLHcl ubu
increased demands for breadstuifs,
these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage in arrivals
from the Argentine. It Is, therefore.
necessary for the q. S. Food Admins
tration to urge still further reduction
In the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally If we are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued a statement eS
planning the situation in detail, partic
ularly. the reasons which lead 1t, foi
the purpose of centering effort for the
time being upon the cereal situation
to relax temporarily the restrictions OF
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 consid
erably enlarged, and we can supply the
allies with all of the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible and at the same time same
what increase our own consumption
In these circumstances the Food Ad
ministration considers II wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption to some extent with a view
to further decreasing bread consump
tfon.
Conservation Of food must be ad
tusted 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
tratfOn desires TO secure better adjust
ment In food balances.
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefiess and porkless
Tuesday.
The meatless meal and the poRkless
Saturday are no longer asked
The farmers of the United States
are responding to the national call TO
Increase hos production. Their In
crease to ell appearances, is being at.
tanned more rapidly. OF more imme
date Importance, however, are several
complex factors wAsea have elfecte9
an immediate Increase in meat sap
plies
Yhe transportation shortage before
the government took oves the rail
roads, the bad weather tR january and
early In FebruarS, the large percent
age Of Immature corn in the last hnr
vest and the necessity of feeding ihis
| corn as rapidly as possible TO save II
| from decay, have not only resulted in
backing ND the animals-particularly
| .hogs-on the farms for q longer pc
| riod of feeding, but have resulted in a
| great increase iA their average weight
and viii result, with improved trans
portation conditions, which already ap
pear, In larger than normal arrivals a,
| market for the next two or three
months. The weight of hogs coming
tosthe market for the past two weeks
indicates an Increase in weight OF
from an average OF 203 pounds las'
year to the almost unprecedented
average Of 232 pounds, OF net In
crease In their meat value of over Il
per cent. This is distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. 1t there
fore now seems certain that we has
such enlarged supplies for at eas
some months to come, that we can T
only increase our exports to the al
to the full extent of their transport
tion facilities, but at the same tim
can properly increase our domesti
consumption.
The response OF the public to our r'
quests for reduced consumption 9
, meat during the past few months ha
, been most gratifying, and this servic
] alone has enabled the government du
! ing this period to provide such SUI
t plies as transportation to the allie
} permitted.
: The Administration also sugges
e that in those parts Of the count
, where the old fashioned home prese
vation of pork is still the custom. IN
d practice should be extended at 4
l. present time, as 1t will relieve the br
Ie den upon transportation to and fro
Ie the packing houses and Is economic
Y " sound as saving the cost OF packi
n 6nerations and at the same time "
&c provide home supplies Of pork to Il
n over the months Of decreased suppli
6 The Food Administration desires
= repeat that 1t does not want 10 3
~ :. the impression that these are tin
ns when simplicity and moderation OF
~ ing are not critically necessary,
~ that its sole desire is to secure an
~ :, iastment between our different Z
sunplIes acd meet changing conditi
sei from time to time and to. keep the T
- tic fully and frankly advised OF
nss position with the full confidence
'oss reliance that whenever 1t becomes
hey essary renewed appeals for saving
foi met the same loyal response as In