Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-25

ALLIES DEMAND
4 MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
H. Taxed to Effect Greater.
d Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
Iaroed - Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.

The allies have made further ana
Increased demands for breadstuffs,
these enlarged demands being caused
10 some degree by shortage In arrivals
from the Argentine. 1t is, therefore,
necessary for the U. S. Food Admins
tration to urge still further reduction
In the consumption of bread and bread
stuffs generally If we are to meet our
export necessities The Food Admin
istration has issued q statement ex-
planning the situation in detail, partic-
plarly the reasons which lead 1t, for
the purpose of centering effort for the
time being upon the cereal situation
to relax temporarily the restrictions on
meat consumption.
Experience shows this statement
says that the consumption of bread
stuffs is intimately associated with the
consumption of meat. For various
reasons our supplies of meat for the
next two or three months are consid-
erably enlarged, and we can supply the
allies with all of the meat products
which transportation facilities render
possible and at the same time some
what increase our own consumption
In these circumstances the Food Ad
ministration considers it wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption to some extent with view
to further decreasing bread consump
ton.
Conservation of food must be adj
justed to meet necessities from time TO
time, for neither production, nor al
lied demands are constant factors nor
can any of these factors be anticipated
for long periods in advance in the dis
turbed conditions in which we at pres
ent live. While the world situation is
not one that warrants any relaxation
in the efforts to eliminate waste or to
relax economy in food, the Admins
tration desires TO secure better adjust
ment in food balances
SO long as the present conditions
continue the only special restrictions
we ask are the beehess and porkless
Tuesday.
The meatless meal and the pOrkless
Saturday are no longer asked.
The farmers of the United States
are responding to the national call to
increase hog production. Their m.
crease, to all appearances, is being at.
tanned more rapidly. or more imme
date importance, however, are several
complex factors which have effected
an immediate increase in meat sup
plies.
The transportation shortage before
the government took over the rail
roads, the bad weather in January and
early in February, the large percent
age of im0lature corn in the last har-
vest and the necessity of feeding this
corn as rapidly as possible to save 1t
from decay, have not only resulted in
backing up the neutrality-suspicious.
hogs-on the farms for longer pc
Rod of feeding, but have resulted in a
great increase in their average weight
anu w III lCShllS Win u oLo
portation conditions, which already ap-
pear, In larger than normal arrivals at
market for tie next two or three
months. TIE v'r'-,,!t of hogs coming
to the market for the past two weeks
indicates an increase in weight OF
from an average of 203 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
average of 232 pounds. or u net in.
crease In their meat value of over II
per cent This is q distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. 1t there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at least
some months to come, that we can moi
only Increase our exports TO the allies
to the full extent of their Transports
ton facilities, but at the same time
can properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response of the public to our re
quests for reduced consumption OF
meat during the past few months ha:
been most gratifying. and this service
alone has enabled the government dur
Ing this period to provide such sup
piles as transportation to 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, thii
practice should be extended at th'
present time, as 1t will relieve the bur
= den upon transportation to and from
S the packing houses and is economical
" sound as saving the cost of packinl
operations and at the same time will
provide home supplies of pork to las
over the months of decreased supplies
The Food Administration desires L
repeat that 1t does not want to giv'
the impression that these are time
when simplicity and moderation of liy
ing are not critically necessary. bu
that its sole desire is to secure an ad
1ustment between our different foOI
supplies and meet changing conditions
from time TO time and to Feep the pub
nc fully and frankly advised of IL
position with the full confidence an'
reliance that whenever 1t becomes nee
rssary renewed appeals for saving vii
met the rezac 'l9yal resi- onse as IN thu