Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-10
AMERICA MUST PRACTICE -coN.
sERvATIoN FOR INDEFINITE !.
PERIOD.
HOPES FOR GREATER
FREEDOM NOW DASHED
Government May Store a. Much az
3ooIQoo,oco Bushels as Surplus From
Which Allied Needs May be Filled
Quality Of Wheat Substitutes Shows
Marked Improvement.
[Rollin E. Smith, In Minneapolis
Journal

Journal.J
Owing to crop deterioration in sever
al winter wheat states last month, also
in the spring wheat region of our
northwest and western Canada, 1t ap-
pears from estimates made In the last
week that It will be necessary to prac-
tice economy in the consumption of
wheat as rigidly as in the crop year
just closed. in order to enable the
United States and Canada to send the
allies as much wheat az in the last IL
months. and in addition build up re-
|serves in this country.
Better to Face Facts.
While this will be severe disap-
pointment, it will be better for all ma
tons concerned to face the facts at
the beginning Of the crop season. This
seems particularly true of our DOM
now accustomed to practising economy
in the use of wheat.
Furthermore, greater efficiency has
been attained in the manufacture OF
wheat substitutes and In their hand
ling in the kitchen. Then. too. there
is record crop Of rye, which is not d
substitute for wheat; and the price OF
rye. Il seems assured. viii not again
be permitted to go above the price of
wheat.
Storage Estimates Raised.
In an article Ii this department: three
weeks ago. 1t was pointed out that the
food administration contemplates ac-
cumulating stores Of wheat at tho
great terminal elevator centers of this
country. and that possibly 200 900. 900
bushels would be acquired and carried
until the summer Of 1919. Later re-
ports have placed the amount at 300
600. 600, but while that amount may be
stored. at some period of the coming
winter. it win be necessary to draw
upon it next spring, because of recent
crop deterioration. But to accumulate
and carry 100000 900 into the 191 crop
season, strict economy in the use Of
wheat must continue.
135,000,0 900 Bushels Saved.
An estimate OF wheat consumption
in the United States during the last -
months. issued In the last week by P.
S. Goodman, statisticion for Chicago
grain commission company, indicates
a saving OF $4,000, 900. compared with
consumption is normal times. This Is
a somewhat larger amount than esti-
mated by Mr. Hoover >early in the
year. ~;
Mr.. Goodman estimates that on July
/ there was still on the farms Of this
country 100000 bushels OF wheat
and approximately the same amount in
secondhands. There was. during the
previous twelve months. 130,000. 900
bushels exported he says. and 10000
900 used for seed. On July /, 1917.
large invisible reserves were carried
over from the last CROP he asserts.
Allowing for such reserves. Mr.. Goods
man concludes that 440, 900. 900 bushels
IS the amount of wheat consumed in
the United States, which he estimates
is at the rate Of AZ bushels per capita,
compared with 4.3 in the previous
twelve month and SO in prewar years
of good crops and moderate prices.
100000 Bushels Carried Over.
1.-THE total accounted for during the
twelve months, is 100000 900 bushels,
while the total wheat crop a year ago
was $50. 000. 900. according to the gov
eminent estimate. The difference was
the estimated carryover a year ago.
less the small carryover on July this
year.
Another statfsticIan and crop re-