The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-26
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Taxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
iaroed - Food Administrator
However, Warns Against
Waste,

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these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. 1t Is, therefore.
necessary for the q. S. Food Admins
tration to urge a still further reduction
In the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally II We are to meet our
export necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued statement ex'
planning the situation in detail, partic-
ularly the reasons which lead 1t, 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 consld.
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-
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 10
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 lon; MS the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beefless 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 tC
increase hog production. Their In
crease. to all appearances. is being at
tanned more rapidly. OF more imme
date importance. however. are severa
complex factors which have effected
IN immediate increase in meat sup
plies.
The transportation shortage befor'
the government took over the rail-
roads, the bad weather in January ant
early in February. the large percent
age of immature corn in the last har
vest and the necessity of feeding Thu
corn rs rapidly as possible to save |
from decay, have not only resulted II
backing up the neutrality-suspicious.
hogs-On the farms for longer pc
Rod Of feeding, but have resulted in
great increase in their average weigh
and will result, with improved trans
portation conditions. which already ap
pear. IN larger than normal arrivals a
market for the next two or tire
months. The weight Of hogs COMM
20 the market for the past two week
indicates an increase in weight o
from an average Of 20S pounds las
year to the almost unprecedente
average OF 232 pounds, or a net In
crease in their meat value Of over l
per cent. This is distinct additio
to the nations meat supply. 1t there
! fore now seems certain that we hav
such enlarged supplies for at leas
some months to come. that we can nc
only increase our exports to the allie
| to the full extent of their transport
ton facilities. but at the same tim
can properly increase our domesti
consumption.
The response Of the public to our n
quests for reduced consumption
| meat during the past few months hs
been most gratifying. and this servi<
alone has enabled the government du
| Ing this period to provide such SUI
plies as transportation to the allie
/ permitted.
The Administration also sugges
| that in those parts Of the countl
| where the old fashioned home prese
walton Of pork is still the custom, tn
practice should be extended at Il
present time. as 1t will relieve the bu
| den upon transportation to and fro
the packing houses and is economics
" sound AZ saving the cost Of packir
operations and at the same time vi
| provide home supplies Of pork to 10
over the months Of decreased supple
The Food Administration desires
repeat that It does not want to 81,
the impression that these are tim
when simplicity and moderation Of II
| Ing are not critically necessary. b
! that its sole desire II TO secure an q
| iustment between our different fox
supplies scd meet changing condition
from time to time and to keep the pu
/ lie fully and frankly advised Of
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