The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-08-16

In spite of subnormal food supply
in this country the American people
have been able to ship to the Allies
as well as our own forces overseas
IA, 100000 bushels Of wheat, besides
S44, 100000 pounds of meat, during the
year ending June 80 last. This has
been made possible by the whole
souled cooperation Of the people,
who, besides practicing self-denial,
have speeded up production and re-
spOnded nobly to the appeal from
abroad.
Food Administrator Hoover, In
letter to President Wilson, gives a
brief summary of the results of food
conservation In the United States and
of the activities Of the Food Admin
istration to this end. The conserva-
ton measures have been put through
practically on a voluntary basis which
Is regarded as splendid tribute to
the patriotism Of the American people.
Meat shipments were increased 844,-
100000 pounds during the first fiscal
year, as compared with our meat ex-
ports during the year before America
entered the war.
1.-THE total value Of these food ship
ments," Mr.. Hoover wrote President
Wilson, (which were In the main pur-
chased through or with collaboration
Of the Food Administration, amount
to. roundly, $1,4OO,OOO,OOO during the
fiscal year."
In 1861 the United States sent
the Allies 2,16e.5OO,OOO pounds of
meat. In 1918, with voluntary con-
servation practiced In America, and
aided by extra weight Of animals, we
sent the Allies 2,O11, 100, 900 pounds Of
meat, an increase Of 844,600,OOO
pounds.
Wheat Saving Enormous.
When the Food Administration be-
gan operations In the summer of 1917,
this country was facing a large deficit
In wheat. Counting in all carry-over
wheat from the 1915 crop, we had at
the beginning of the 1917 harvest year
Just enough wheat to take care of
Americas normal consumption,-nota
bushel of surplus.
At the close of the 1917-18 harvest
year the Food Administrators official
reports showed that our total wheat
shipments to the other side had been
141 100000 bushels. Every bushel
shipped was wheat saved by the
American people from their normal
consumption.
In cereals and cereal products re-
duced to terms Of cereal bushels our
shipments to Allied destinations were
34O, 800 900 bushels, SO9O0,000 bushels
more than the amount sent In 1916-17.
Included In these figures are 13,90O,-
600 bushels of rye and the 141 ,OO0,O 900
bushels of saved wheat In addition
we sent the neutrals dependent on us
10000. 900 bushels of prime breadstuffs.
"These figures do not fully convey
the volume of the effort and sacrifice
made during the past year by the
whole American people," the Food Ad-
ministrator wrote. 81 am sure that
all the millions of our people, agricul-
tural as we'll as urban, who have con-
tributed to these results should feel
a very definite satisfaction that In
year Of universal food shortages In
the Northern Hemisphere, all of those
people Joined together against Ger
many came through to the new har-
vest, not only with health and strength
fully maintained, but with only tenn
porary periods Of hardship.
lit is difficult to distinguish be-
tween various sections of our people
the homes, public eating places, food
trade, urban or agricultural popula-
tions-in assessing credit for these
results. but no one will deny the dom
inant part Of the American women.