The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-05-04
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Taxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
Iarged - Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.


increased demands for breadstuffs,
these enlarged demands being caused
TO some degree by shortage In arrivals
frem the Argentine. 1t Is, therefore,
necessary for the u. S. Food Admins
tration TO urge still further reduction
In the consumption OF bread and bread
stuffs generally IL We are 20 meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued statement ex-
planning the situation in detail, partic-
ularly the reasons which lead 1t, for
the purpose Of centerlng effort for the
time being upon the cereal situation
TO relax temporarily the restrictions on
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 tho
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 some
what Increase our swn consumption.
In these circumstances the Food Ad-
| mlnistratlon considers II wise to relax
! the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption TO some extent with view
to further decreasing bread consump-
ton.
Conservation OF food must be ad-
justed 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
tration desires to secure better adjust
ment in food balances. D
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beeness 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 hog production. Their In
+ crease TO all appearances, is being at
. tanned more rapidly. OF more imme-
+ date Importance however, are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase I'm meat sup
q plies.
7 The transportation shortage before
l. the government took over the rail-
) roads the bad weather In January and
. early I'm February. the large percent
age OF immature corn In the last har-
!, vest and the necessity OF feeding this
q corn as rapidly as possible to save II
a from decay, have not only resulted In
1 backing up the neutrality-suspicious.
h hogs-on the farms for longer Pc
{ Rod OF feeding, but have resulted In a
L. great increase In their average weight
. and will result, with improved trans
, portation conditions which already APP
:. pear, In larger than normal arrivals at
!, market for the next two or three
months. The weight OF hogs coming
q To the market for the past two weeks
n indicates an increase I'm weight OF
'r from an average OF 203 pounds last
ie wear to the almost unprecedented
3 average OF 232 pounds, or net In
J, crease In their meat value OF over ID
per cent. This is distinct addition
a TO the nations meat supply. II there
Of fore now seems certain that We have
such enlarged supplies for at least
ell some months 20 come, that we can not
IN only Increase our exports TO the allies
&c 10 the full extent OF their transporta-
10 ton facilities, but at the same time
=. can properly Increase our domestic
n. consumption.
The response OF the public 10 our re
quests for reduced consumption OF
meat during the past few months has
been most gratifying. and this service
alone has enabled the government dur
ing this period 10 provide such sup
plies as transportation to the allies
permitted.
-, The Administration also suggests
~ that I'm those parts OF the country
gs where the old fashioned home preser
DR.. yatson of pork is still the custom, this
cs practice should be extended at th'
ip. present time as IL will relieve the bur
Is den upon transportation TO and from
'iu the packing houses and Is economical
~ ~ " sound as saving the cost OF packlnl
IN operations and nc the same time will
~ provide home supplies OF pork TO las
ey over the months OF decreased supplies
% The Food Administration desires q
- repeat that Il does not want 10 giv'
- the impression that these are time
when simplicity and moderation of liv
II. Ing are not critically necessary. bu
,ur that It's sole desire is TO isecure an nd
q justment between our different foo
na- supplies and meet changing condition
from time TO time and TO keep the pub
tic fully and frankly advised OF II
. position with the full confidence an
W reliance that whenever II becomes me-
essary renewedIappeals for saving Wi