Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-08

In spite OF a subnormal food supply
IN this country the American people
have been able to ship 10 the Allies
as well as our own forces overseas
I41, 100000 bushels Of wheat, besides
e44, 200, 600 pounds Of meat, during the
year ending June 80 last This has
been made possible by the whole
souled cooperation Of the people,
who, besides practicing self-denial,
have speeded up production and re-
sponded nobly to the appeal from
abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, in q
letter 10 President Wilson, gives
brief summary Of the results OF food
conservation in the United States and
Df the activities Of the Food Admin
fstration to this end. The conserva-
ton measures have bean put through
ngactically on . voluntary basis which
IL regarded ~ q splendid tribute to
the patriotism Of the American people.
Meat shipments were increased S44,.
100000 pounds during the first fiscal
year, a. compared with our meat e1-
ports during the year before America
entered the war.
'Tne 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, 1.4oO. 100000 during the
6scal year"
In 1857 the United States sent
~ Allies 2,1ee, 100000 pounds Of
meat In 1918, with voluntary con-
ssrvation practiced In America. and
aided by extra weight OF animals, we
sent the Allies 2O11. 100000 pounds OF
meat, an increase OF S44 .60O.0O
pounds.
Wheat Saving Enormous.
When the Food Administration be-
gan operations In the GUNNER of 1917.
this country was facing Q large deficit
n wheat Counting in all carry-over
wheat from the 1915 crop, we had at
the beginning OF the 1917 harvest year
Just enough wheat TO take care Of
Americas normal consumption,-not a
eoshel OF surplus.
At the close of the 1e17-1S harvest
year tho Food Administration official
kupoTts showed that our total wheat
nh1pmenfs 20 the other side had been
100000 bushels Every bushel
hipped was wheat saved by the
american people from their normal
consumption
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced TO terms OF cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations were
84O,S000OO bushels, sO,900,000 bushels
more than the amount sent In 1851.
Included In these figures are 13900.-
600 bushels of rye and the 141 0O0, 900
bushels of saved wheat In addition
we sent the neutrals dependent on VI
10000, 900 bushels Of prime breadstuffA.
These figures do not fully convey
% volume of the effort and sacrifice
made during the past year by the
whole American people" the Food Ad-
ministrator wrote. Il am sure that
all the millions of our people, agricul-
tural as well as urban, who have con-
tributed to these results should feel
4 very definite satisfaction that In a
year Of universal food shortages In
the Northern Hemisphere, all OF those
people Joined together against Ger
many came through TO the new har
vest, not only with health and strength
fully maintained, but with only tenn
porary periods OF hardship.
1T Is difficult to distinguish be-
tween various sections OF our people
the homes, public eating places, food
trade, urban or agricultural popula-
tions-in assessing credit for these
results, but no one will deny the dom
inant part Of the American women.