The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-03
American Meat Restrictions Re
Taxed to Effect Greater
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT
Meat Supply Here Considerably En-
larQed Food Administration,
However, Warns Against
Waste,

these enlarged demands being cause
to some degree by shortage In arriva
from the Argentine. 1t is, therefor
necessary for the U. S. Food Admin
tration to urge still further reductio
in the consumption Of bread and breat
stuffs generally II we are to meet OF
export necessities. The Food Admir-
istration has issued statement e.
planning the situation In detail partit
ularly the reasons which lead 1t, 70
the purpose Of centering effort for tn
time being upon the cereal situatio
to relax temporarily the restrictions o.
meat consumption.
Experience shows, this statemen
says, that the consumption Of bread
stuffs Is intimately associated with tn
consumption Of meat. For various
reasons our supplies of meat for tn,
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 AID
ministration considers 1t wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat con-
sumption to some extent with q view
to further decreasing bread consump.
ton.
Conservation of food must be ad.
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 beefess 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 In
crease, to all appearances, is being at
tanned more rapidly. OF more imme
diate 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 immature 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
and will result, with improved trans
oortation conditions, which already ap
pear, in larger than normal arrivals at
market for the next two or three
months. The weight of hogs coming
o the market for the past two weeks
indicates an increase in weight OF
rom an average of 2O3 pounds last
year to the almost unprecedented
lyerage of 232 pounds, or a net in
'rease In their meat value of over 10
yer cent This is a distinct addition
o the nations meat supply. 1t there
ore now seems certain that we have
UGH enlarged supplies for at least
20 70 ho |
My increase our exports to the allies
o the full extent Of their transporta-
ion facilities. but at the same time
an properly increase our domestic
consumption.
The response of the public to our re- :
uerts for reduced consumption of
1eat during the past few months has :
cen most gratifying, and this service !
lone has enabled the government dur
1g this period to provide such sup
lies as transportation to the allies
The Administration also suggests
nat In those parts Of the country
here the old fashioned home preser- :
alton of pork Is still the custom, this
ractice should be extended at the
resent time, as 1t will relieve the bur
en- upon transportation to and from :
lie packing houses and Is economical c
sound as saving the cost Of packing
oerations and at the same time will
'ovide home supplies of pork to last
'er the months Of decreased supplies.
The Food Administration desires to :
peat that 1t does not want to give :,
Q impression that these are times
hen simplicity and moderat ton of liy.
g are not critically necessary, but
at Its sole desire is to secure an ad-
stment between our different food
pplies ard meet changing conditions
om time to time and to keep the pub "
fully and frankly advised OF its
sitiOn with the full confidence and
lance that whenever 1t becomes nee :
sary renewed appeals for saving will f.
II tho A me lOval rean0nao ~ in fho