Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
PORK ESgRARGo III TEMPO
RARILY 10 BIZ LIFTED.


washington. March S.-Temporary
suspension OF the meatleas meal and
OF special restrictions against the
use OF pork on Saturday was an
nounced by the food administration
tonight as q readjustment OF Its food
conservation programme. Increased
meat production and the necessity for
still greater saving In wheat, Il was
declared. make this change advisable .
The suspension is made effective
for an indefinite period. and II prob
ably will last for three months or
longer
Since eli restrictions on conaump~
tion OF mutton and lamb had been
lifted previously the food admits
tration now asks the public for the
time being to deny itself in meats
only beef and pork In one day week
Tuesday
Increased meat consumption. food
administration ofiicials believe. will Of
itself curtail the uss OF wheat and
for the present there 10 no intention
to nd 20 the restrictions already In
force against the us9 OF Sour.
In . statement tonight setting
forth the reasons for the change in
programme. Food Administrator
Hoover said the allies have made fur
thar and increased demands Tor
breadatuffs. these enlarged demands
being caused to some degree by short
, age In arrivals from the Argentine.
1T Ia. therefore. necessary Cor the
food administration 20 urge o atill
further reduction in the consumption
OF bread and breadstuns generally.
u we are to meet our export neeessi-
/. ties. the statement says.
The statement continues:
4 Experience shows that the con
Z sumption OF breadatufgB 10 intimately
: associated with the consumption OF
; meat. For various reasons our sup
n plies OF meats for the next two or
y three months are considerably en-
J. larged and We can supply the allies
with ali OF the meat products which
l. transportation facilities render pos
slble and At the same time some
v what increase our own consumption.
4 In these circumstance the food ad-
;. mInIstration considers II wise 70 reiAx
q the voluntary restrictions on meat
d consumption to some extent with a
l. view 10 further decreasing bread con-
sumption.
SO long az the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
Z We ask are the beefess and poFkless
Tuesday.
n The farmers OF the United States
:, are responding 20 the national call g
y increase hog production. Their In
creaae. 20 all appearances Ia being At
tanned more rapidly. OF more lmms'
diate Importance. however, are sew
eral complex factors which have ef
Fected an immediate increase In meal
; supplies.
The transportation shortage. be
70 fore the government took over th'
a railroads. the bad weather IN Jann
AIRY and early In February. the laFE'
10 percentage OF immature corn In m
last harvest and the necessity or feed
:" ing this corn as rapidly as possible 4
save # from decay. have not only re
suited in backing up the naimals-
es particularly hoEs--on the farms 10
longer period Of feeding. but hav'
resulted in a great increase In thei
average weight and will result, will
improved transportation conditions
We which already APPEAR. in larger thai
a, normal arrivals at market fog IN
next ewo or three months. The weigh
Of hogs coming 10 the market for III
!. past two or three weeks. indicates .
increase in weight Of from 81 avei
age of 2O3 pounds last year % n
,e- almost unprecedented average Of -
pounds. or a net increase In the
meat value OF over e per cont.
The response of the public to o.
requests for reduced consumption !
meat during the past months p
been most gratifying. and this aAFvi'
ste alene haa enabled the @DyaEnmei
iAt during this period 10 provide sp'
10 supplies as transportation 70 the
r. lies permitted. The enlarged suppl
sls are likely TO last for two or thr
the months, after which there will be q
AAS usual seasonal decrease In the amou
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