St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-05-03
ALLIES DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-.
Iaxed 10 Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT,
Meat supply Here Considerably En-
isroed - Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.

The allies have made further aud
Increased demands FOR brcadsiuiis,
these enlarged demands being caused
to some degree by shortage ln arrivals
from the Argentine. II IN, therefore,
necessary for the q. s. Food Admins
tratlon 10 urge sllll further reduction
In the consumption Of bread and bread
stuffs generally II we nrc to meet our
export necessities The Food Admin
ntratlOn has issued statement cN
planning the situation IN drinil pnrllr
uiarly the reasons which lead w. fpi
the purpose of ccnicrlng effort for M"
time being upon the cereal situation
20 relax temporarily the restrictions on
meat consumption
Experience shows this Huicmcn
says. that the consumption ur bread
stuns IN intimately usspyInlud with th"
consumption Of meat For various
reasons our supplies NJ meat for 10"
nsJi two Ur three months ARE cnnsld
subly enlarged, and We cnn supply tl"
allies with ull of the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible mud ut the sumr time soHur
what inrrrnsr our own consumption
In these circumstance the Food Nd
minisirntlnu considers 10 wise tu rvluN
the voluntary restrictions uu Wvui ron
sumption to some extent with u view
10 further decreasing bread ruusunp
ton
Conservation uf fpud must hu ui
justrd a. meet necessities rruW liwr tu
time. for neither production uur nj
llrd demands nIr ruisiuui u,Iurs nor
can any II these furiur- be- anticipated
Tor long prr'uds IN advance iu the uis
turbrd conditions iu which We ui prs
cot live While the world situation b.
Aot one that warrants any relaxation
N tile EFFORTS a. rllmiuut" vast" ur Ia
relax economy iu luud, the Admuis
tration desires tn secure better adjust
nsnt IN food balances
so luu us the present conditions
continue the uuly special restrictions
We ask ARE the hcotlrss ana porElrss
TUESDAY
The mcullrss meat nnd the purklcSs
Saturday are no longer asked
The farmers ~ the United States
are responding Ia IN. national cull a.
Increase hog production Their Ia
crease. 10 ull appearance In being al
talned more rapidly uf more lmmr
diats importance, however ur, several
complex factors which have effected
an Immediate Increase In meat sup
plies
Tho transportation shortage before
the government took over the rail-
roads. the had weather IN January aud
early Ia February, the large percent
age OF immature corn IN the last hur
vest aud the necessity of feeding This
corn as rapidly as possible to save n
from decay. have not only resulted In
backing up the animals particularly
hogs on the farms Tor a longer pc
Rod OF feeding, but have resulted Ia "a
great Increase In their average weight
and will result, with improved trans
portation conditions. which already ap
pear. Ia larger than normal arrival, ut
market for the next two ar three
months The weight Of hogs coming
TO the market for the past two weeks
Indicates an increase in weight ~
from an average ot 2ui pounds Inst
year 10 the almost unprecedented
average Of 2S2 pounds, or net In
crease In their meat value Of over lJ
psr cent This Is a distinct addition
90 the nations meat supply II there
fore now seems certain that We have
such enlarged supplies FOR st least
some months 90 come. that We can not
snly Increase our exports % the allies
20 the full extent of their tmnsporta.
tion facilities. but AT the same time
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response OF the public 20 our ~
quests for reduced consumption of
meat during the past few months has
been most gratifying and this service
alone has enabled the government dur
inI this period 20 provide such sup
piles as transportation 20 the allies
permitted
The Administration also suggests
that In those parts of the country
where the old fashioned home preser
walton OF pork Is Still the custom. this
practice should be extended AT the
present time, as Il will relieve the hur
den upon transportation 10 aud from
the packing houses and Is economical
iy sound ms saving the cost OF packing
operations and at the same time will
provide home supplies uf pork Ia last
over the months OF decreased supplies
The Food Administration desires %
repeat that Il does not want TO give
the impression that these are times
when simplicity and moderation OF lly.
Ing are not critically necessary, but
that its sole desire Is 60 secure am ad
justment between our different food
supplies aud meet changing conditions
from time TO time and To keep the pub
lie fully and frankly advised OF ~.
position with the full confidence ana
reliance that whenever II becomes nee.
sssary renewed appeals for saving will
met the same loyal response AS IN the
past
IN order 10 insure q change OF as
ssrtisemsnt the copy fof such change
should reach this once not later than
w NednesdAy, at 3 o'clock p. m. Please
this and sAVs the prIntsT