The Benson signal., 1918-10-19

EAGk AEHBE kkM@ use ana QlSCr1DuClOn
W hHh ssSW of mill feeds during
WsassSNW the coming year is
Nsas sought in a state
ment issued by the United States Food
Administration and released to the
press of Arizona today by the federal
food administrator for this state.
This statement, which was prepared
by Herbert Hoover, points out some
of the peculiar problems which have
arisen and outlines the mill feed pro.
gram for the coming year. The state
nlent follows:
Owing to the extension Of the
drouth area, the shortening of the
corn crop, the larger animal poDula
ton of the country, and the allied
demands upon US for feeding stuffs
for their own animals, because OF
their own shortage in production Of
feed grain, it is necessary that we
should exert every effort in the proper
conservation of feeding stuffs during
the next twelve months.
1t is necessary that we should shiI
a larger proportion of wheat as COM
pared with flour during the nex1
twelve months than during the last
twelve months to the allied countries
because their own shortage of feeding
stuffs is such that if they are to keeI
alive their dairy herds, they must
have q larger supply OF grain wheat
Already the milk supply of the al
lied countries has been limited prac
tically to the supply Of children ant
other vitality necessary national uses
and any failure on our part to supply
them with necessary feed stuffs fol
their dairy. herds means that We
shall cut into the actual safety of the
children amongst the allies.
On the other hand both our own
populations and the allies are depend
end upon our production of ANNA!
products, and we do not in any way
wish 10 stifle this production. What
we must secure is the utmost elimin
alton of waste by the careful feeding
Of animals and the use Of all the
roughage available.
One of the difficult problems is the
distribution of wheat mill feeds, and
this is made more difficult by the fact
that the food administration, in an
endeavor to protect the farmer, Is
maintaining an artificially low price
on these feeds. One consequence is
that a great deal of mill feeds are
now going unnecessarily into work
animals or beef production.
Every farmer will recognize that
the wheat mill feeds are vitality neces
sary for the dairy cattle, to some ex
tent for the poultry and young pigs
Owing to the absorption Of mill feeds
al local points near the mill consid
cradle sections of the dairy industry
are practically without mill feeds and
our dairy production is therefore in
danger.
With view to correcting this so faI
as possible the food administration
desires to appeal for the assistance
of the farmers of the country in the
use and distribution Of wheat mill
feeds.
In this view we are asking every
buyer of wheat mill feeds outside OF
the acute, drought areas to sign a
pledge of honor not to use the wheat
mill feeds for any purpose except the
essential use in dairy, young pig, and
poultry production, and not to pur-
chase or hold at any one time more
than 60 days supply.
Unless we can secure this careful
and specialized use of mill feeds our
dairy production in the congested
eastern areas of the United States is
bound to fall and to jeOpardize the
food supply of our people in that sec
ton. Otherwise it will be necessary
TO release the price restrictions On
mill feeds and allow them to take
their natural course.
With view to securing this coop
Grafton from the farmers all over the
country in the interests of their in
dustry as a whole, we are instructing
the mills and all dealers in feeds to
secure from the buyer of wheat mill
feeds the following pledge:
"In order to assist the food admin
istration in the distribution of mill
feeds, l hereby undertake on honor
not to use wheat mi!l feeds for any
other purpose than the feeding OF
dairy cattle, poultry, young pigs and
young calves, or the preparation Of ii
weekly bran mash for work animals.
] Will not feed any more wheat mill
feeds than is custOnarily fed to such
animals and ! further agree not to
have at any one time more than a
G0-day supply of wheat feeds or
hand"
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