The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-31
ALLIES DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
laxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Asrs Considerably ~.
lasass Feed Administration,
4e~svsr, Warns Against
waste


TIE allies base msns further and
increased demands fat breadaiuHs.
shsss cnlhrsea aeinands belns caused
Is aasae degree by shortage II arrivals
from tlsv Argentine ID "a, therefore,
necessary for he Il, y Food Admins
tfsatn II argea sun further reduction
III ,se tasulHplion IL pfead aud bread
ssask aaneFaiiy ii W are 10 neri "a,
eapart necessities The feod Aduiln
isirnii6n has lssnrd i statement rs
t,lalplng TIE situation IN detail. pariie
alafly the reasons whiet lead II, To-
IKE purpose III reaterlng rfors Tor IDS
tssae heing upaa tile cereal situation
frlas temporarily the restrictions Of
hsai consumption.
Experience shows ttils staiemei
Gays that the consumption of bread
siATs ~ intimately associated wiih lhe
consumption 81 mrat. For various
frHsans nor supplies % meat for the
n.8t fmo ~ three mpnths are eaAAid
rrabiy enlarged. and We can supply Iiie
nlfieN With al ~ the treat products
witch transportation facilities rentisf
tssssllle and ~ tile same time soine
What increase our own consumption
ID these circumstances the fnad AZ
mfnistfaiinn considers 4 Mise ~ rsIaS
ihs voluntary restrictions % meat con
sumption 10 some extent with q view
Is further decreasing bread copsinap
tisn
Conservation Of food must he ad
Iuste,I Is meet necessities from time 60
title. faf neither production, nor al
iifd aemaUtls ARE constant factors nor
pHn ans ~ These factors be anticipated
fnF lang periods Ia advance III thn dis
iDgised conditions III which We az pres
eni tlAs while he World situation ~
uoi ane that warrants any relaxation
IL the efforts TO slitainnte waste o. q
Felas economy ~ food, the Adninls
ifaiiun desires 10 secure better adjust
ntsnt ~ fuoh distances
- laes as she present conditions
runlihns ths oiiiy special restrictions
We ask are tie bseness sud pofkless
I'ueaisy.
The meAttess meal and the porkless
saturday are 90 longer asked
TIE farmers Of the unitea States
srs responding 10 the national call e.
Increase hog production. Thelr IN
ersaHs. 10 ali appearances, il being al
tslasd more rapidly ~ more lmme
aiats Importance. however, airs several
cpiaplvx factors which have effected
"a lmmeiisle Increase ~ meat sup
plies
The transportation shortage before
ihe government took ever the rail-
reads. tito tad weather Ii january amt
psriy In February, The large percent
sse II immature cern I'll the las, har
yssi sud the necessity Of feeding mt
rura ~ rapidly AS possible ~ save 1
fs9n dtspg haYe net emily resulted Il
bsctlns ~ the animals particular.
hogs 81 tha farms for a longer pe
rl,,d II feeding. but have resulted ia
great Increase IL their average weigh
asa Will result with Improved trans
pofsalsoa toadlii0us which already Nj
pear b larger than normal arrivals q
nsMfkr{ ri the next two or thre
uloatbs TIE weight ~ hogs comiH
ta litt iaafkp9 far the past two week
{msiiestsz Un Increase Ia weight q
fFvN aw average ef Gun pounds las
YrBr a. ghe altapst nnpreeedente
stFrasv 81 - pounds Or net ii
rrass b their Nsat value " over |
psf eent rails IL Distinct ahdilio
10 ibs natts8s lHeN, sUpI4N q theirs
fafr huW sNrHs csytain that We hay
su.h enlarged supplIes foF 81 lea'
sugue m0uths la r4sirr hnt Ne cen o.
uGit GpfFease o8r experts to she allis
q ne fulf extent u gbeIt transports
tfuu facilities. but ID the same tim
eup property increase nuf Gomssu
tssussniAiaR
4ie response az ghe publig % oar r
lmests Ga reduced consumption I
tnsAt 1ufiAk the pHsl feW 8unths b
bssa tasst graalfslas aHa this fefyii
sissE bss Fps ,Ae$ sts ggAerhmeu, Ga
~ sis lsasl % tfoyi1e such So
plies ~ transportation % the aih
ssetatrsa
8he Administration alMa EuKEea
tEsf e. thoae pats ~ the pgWnt
atters str so issilloned h,tns prsss
tatis,n ~ l,efk y stili lte custom. u
pFsrlbw #lseuld 81 extended al 4
pffssnt Nlae is i, viii relieve tis 8,
arH atsip transportation % aud tre
~ isRckspx haussy and Il eeoaatalel
Is sauna - saYinE sile cs,st II paeki
ptsrullohs ssh ai ths same time "
provide bohts supplies " pofk 81 "a
ever ne meofbs ~ decreased sappli
8hs F.aa3 Administration ,isslres
Fet,s4g shsl Il doses nat wait "a Z
49, laspysssioH tiat these are till
ehss sltatleita sHd moderation az !
~ afs tss8 csiibaifY necessary, !
sAas its sale sleslre Is % secure 40
8aslBbsHi i,etWera aur different Il
satfdles HUd gsei changing c0bditl,
tr.aH 5us n iiiet aaa fa kssp the p
81 tbits ata iynHkly aasissd ~
isisitsaH 2ish ihe ftill confidence
,-i3aWrs iiiHf Vllenefst Il becomes !
ry FeglcRea appeals fof saving
alsi ti.S same loyal reaponse as Ia
ssnns