Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-05-04
American Meat Restrictions Re.
Iaxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
lar9ed Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.
Waste.

these enlarged demands being caused
10 some degree 10y shortage IN arrivals
from TIE Argentine. 1t is. therefore
necessary for the L. 5. Food Admins
trat!on .9 urge a still further reduction
81 thc consumption Of bread and bread
stuns generally II we nre To meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
istrat!on TINS issued statement TX
planning the situation In detail, partic
uarly the reasons which lead IL. foI
the purpose OF centering effort for tbs
time being upon the cereal situation
to relax temporarily the restrictions OF
meat consumption.
Experience shows this statement
says, that The consumption OF tread
stuGs IS Intimately associated with the
consumption OF meat. For various
reasons our supplies OF meat Tor the
next two or three months are consid
erahly enlarged, and we can supply the
allies with an OF the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible and at the same time some
what increase our own consumption
In these circumstances the Food Ad
minis ration considers Il wise 20 relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con
sumption 70 some extent with view
10 further decreasing bread cot stump
ton
Conservation OF food must be nd
juStcd 10 meet necessities from time 10
time, for neither production. nor al
lied demands are constant factors nor
can my ~ these factors be anticipated
for long periods In advance In the dis
turbcd conditions IN which we at pres
eui live Willie the world situation is
not one that warrants any relaxation
IN the Efforts 10 einninate waste or to
relax economy In food. the Admins
tratIon desires 10 secure better adjust.
ment IN food balances
So long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beetless and porkle
Tuesday.
The meatless meal and the porkle
Saturday are no longer asked
The farmers of the United Stat
IRE responding 20 the national call
Increase hog production Their
crease. lo an appearances is being
talucG more rapidly. OF more INN
da,e IMPORTANCE, however. are Scfct
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