The Donaldsonville chief., 1918-05-04
ALLIES DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
iaxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
iarued - Food Administration.
However, Warns Against
Waste.

necessary for the q. S. Food Admins |
tration to urge still further reduction
in the consumption of bread and bread |
stuffs generally IL we are to meet our
export necessities The Food Admin
istration has issued statement ex-
planning the situation In detail, partac, |
uIarly the reasons which lead It,, Tor
the purpose of centering 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 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 some
what increase our own consumption
In these circumstances the Food Ad
ministration considers it wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption to some extent with view
to further decreasing bread consump
tion.
Conservation of food must be ad-
fusted 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 thesdis-
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.
So long as the present conditions
c@htfnue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefiess and porkless
T,s>s.'ay.
Il. meatIess meal and the porkless
ssay are no longer asked.
farmers Of the United States
als responding to the national call to
Increase hog production. Their In
crease, to all appearances, is being at
tained more rapidly. OF more imme
diate Importance, however, are several.
complex factors which have effected
an Immediate Increase III meat sup
plies.
The transportation shortage before
the government took over the rail-
roads, the had weather In January and
early In February, the large percent
age Of immature corn In the last har
vest and the necessity Of feeding this
corn as rapidly as possible TO save II
| from decay, have not only resulted In
b&ckfng up the particularly
hogs-on the farms for longe. pc.
riod of feeding, but have resulted In a
great Increase in their average weight
and will result, with improved trans
| portation conditions, which already ap
pear, in larger than normal arrivals al
| market for the next two or three
months. The weight of hogs coming
I to the market for the past two weeks
indicates an increase In weight OF
from an average of 203 pounds last
| year to the almost unprecedented
average Of 232 pounds, or net In
crease In their meat value of over l.
per cent. This Is distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. It there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at least
some months to come, that we can not
only Increase our exports to the allie.
to the full extent Of their transporta
tion facilities, but at the same time
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response Of the public to our re
quests for reduced consumption o
meat during the past few months hal
been most gratifying, and this servic,
alone has enabled the government dur
Ing this period to provide such sup
plies as transportation to the allie
permitted.
b" The Administration also suggest
that In those parts of the countr,
where the old fashioned home preser
| walton Of pork is still the custom, thi
practice should be extended at tn
present time, as It will relieve the bur
i den upon transportation to and fron
the packing houses and Is economical
4 " sound as saving the cost of packin
4 operations and at the same time will
I provide home supplies Of pork to las
over the months Of decreased supplies
The Food Administration desires t
repeat that it does not want to Civ
i the impression that these are time
/ when simplicity and moderation Of liy
4 Ing are not critically necessary. hu
that its sole desire is to secure an ad
justment between our different foo
supplies and meet changing condition
from time to time and to keep the p,,t
lie fully and frankly advised of It
position with the full confidence an
reliance that whenever it becomes ne,
essary renewed appeals for saving wi
| met the same loyal response as In th
!. l. past
Notice to the Public.
j The Weather Bureau is now trans
mitting daily forecasts and warning
to the telephone exchange at Donald
!. sonyille. This information is for fh