The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-10-18
CONSERVATION IN FEEDING IS ASKED BY U. S. FOOD
 ADMINISTRATION
PROGRAM FOR MILL FEEDS
DIFFICULT PROBLEMS MUST BE OVERCOME BY THOROUGH
 COOPERATION.

MXA operation of Art-
 MHH8H%N zona farmers in the
 MvVtHM use and distribution ~lHItN of mill feeds during
 ZzW the coming year is
 sought in state ment issued by the United States Food Administration and released to the press of Arizona today by the federal food administrator for this state.
 This statement, which was prepared by Herbert Hoover, points out some of the peculiar problems which have arisen and outlines the mill feed pro- gram for the coming year. The state ment follows:
 Owing to the extension of the drouth area, the shortening of the corn crop, the larger animal popula- ton of the country, and the allied demands upon us for feeding stuffs for their own animals, because of their own shortage in production of feed grain, it is necessary that we should exert every effort in the proper 1 conservation of feeding stuffs during the next twelve months.
 It is necessary that we should ship a larger proportion of wheat as com pared with flour during the next twelve months than during the last twelve months to- the allied countries. because their own shortage of feeding stuffs is such that if they are to keep alive their dairy, herds, they must have a larger supply of grain wheat. I Already the milk supply of the al- lied countries has been limited prac- tically to- the supply of children and other vitally necessary national uses. and any failure on our part to supply them with necessary feed stuffs for their dairy herds means that we shall cut into the actual safety of the children amongst the allies.
 On the other hand both our own populations and the allies are depend end upon our production of animal products, and we do not in any way wish to stifle this production. What we must secure is the utmost elimin- ation of waste by the careful feeding of animals and the use of all the roughage available.
 One of the difficult problems is the Ol WhCdl 1ulll lCCdop anu this is made more difficult by the fact that the food administration, in an endeavor to protect the farmer, Is maintaining an artificially low price on these feeds. One consequence is that a great deal of mif feeds arc now going unnecessarily into work animals or beef production.
 Every farmer will recognize that the wheat mill feeds are vitally neces- l; sary for the dairy cattle, to some ex- . tent for the poultry and young pigs. Owing to the absorption of mill feeds at local points near the mill consid- . erable sections of the dairy industry : are practically without mill feeds and our dairy production is therefore in danger.
 With view to correcting this so far as possible the food administration desires to appeal for the assistance of the farmers of the country in the . use and distribution of wheat mill , feeds.
 In this view we are asking every buyer of wheat mill feeds outside of the acute drought areas to sign . , pledge of honor not to use the wheat mill feeds for any purpose except the essential use in dairy. young pig, and ? poultry production, and not to pur- chase or hold at any one time more than 60 days supply.
 Unless we can secure this careful : and specialized use of mill feeds ourl dairy production in the congested| eastern areas of the United States isI bound to fall and to jeopardize the| : food supply of our people in that sec1 tion. Otherwise it will be necessary : to release the price restrictions on l mill feeds and allow them to take| F their natural course. With view to securing this co-op} ! eration from the farmers all over the country in the interests of their inI dustry as a whole, we are instructine| the mills and all dealers in feeds tt
 secure from the buyer of wheat mil feeds the following pledge:
 ! "In order to assist the food admin
 istration in the distribution of mil feeds, I hereby undertake on homo not to use wheat mill feeds for an
 other purpose than the feeding q : dairy cattle, poultry, young pigs an
 young calves, or the preparation of
 weekly bran mash for work animald
 will not feed any more wheat mil
 feeds than is customarily fed to sue animals and I further agree not
 have at any one time more than
 60-day supply of wheat feeds o
 hand"
 The food administration is also r
 quiring the millers and feed 5obbel
 to distribute their wheat mill feed
 fin such manner that each state r
 ceives the same proportion of tt
 mills or jobber's shipments as 1t T
 eeived in the same quarter in 1917.