The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1918-10-17
HOOVER ASKS
AID OF FARMER
CONSERVATION IN FEEDING 10
ASKED BY U. s. FOOD
ADMINISTRATION.
PROGRAM FOR MILL FEEDS
DIFFICULT PRo5LEMs MUST De
OVERCOME BY THOROUGH
COOPERATION


sought ina 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 pre-
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
conservation of feeding stuffs during
the next twelve months.
1t is necessary that we should ship
a larger proportion of wheat ~ 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 larger supply of grain wheat.
Already the milk supply of the al
lied countries has been limited prac
tically to the supply of children and
other vitality 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 beth cur 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 |
alton of waste by the careful feeding
of animals and the use of all the
roughage available.
One of the difficult problems is the
distribut on of wheat mill feeds, and
this is J. aja more difficult by the fact
tho: z { TOD administration, In an
4n.,eavor 20 protect ths farmer, IL
"a manning an artificially low price
il these feeds One consequence ID
hat a great deal of mill feeds are
now going unnecessarily into work
animals or beef production.
Every farmer will recognize that
the wheat mill feeds are vitality naess-
sary for the dairy cattle. TO some sx-
tent for the poultry and young pigs.
Owing to the absorption of mill feeds
at local points near the mill consid-
cradle 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 our
dairy production in the congestsd
eastern areas of the United States is
bound to fall and to jeopardizs the
food supply of our people in that sec
ton. Otherwise it will be necessary
to release the price restrictions on
mill feeds and allow them to take
their natural course.
With view to securing this coop
Grafton from the farmers all over the
country in the interests Of their in
dustry as whole. we are instructing
| the mills and all dealers IN feeds TO
secure from the buyer of wheat mill
| feeds the following pledge:
I'm order to assist the food admin
istration in the distribution of mill
feeds. l hereby undertake on honor
not 10 use WuSdC LnllA loSuS ASA ally
other purpose than the feeding of
dairy cattle, poultry, young pigs and
young calves, or the preparation of
weekly bran mash for work animals.
1 will not feed any more wheat mill
feeds than is customarily fed to such
animals and l further agree not to
have at any one time more than .
eO-day supply Of wheat feeds on
hand"
The food administration IL also re.
curing the millers and feed tcbbers
to distribute their wheat mill feed1
in such manner that each state re-
Gives the same proportion Of the
IS or jobbsr'S shipments ~ 4 re-
in the same quarter N 1874.