Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-23
ALLIES DEMAND
MORE CEREALS
American Meat Restrictions Re-
Taxed to Effect Greater.
Wheat Savings.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.
Nest supply Here conslderab'y En-
laresd - Food Administrator
However, Warns Against
Waste.
ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT.

The allies have made further and
Increased demands for. breadstuhs
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
to urge a still further reduction
In the consumption of bread and bread
gtuffs generally If we are to meet our
necessities. The Food Admin
istration has issued a statement ex-
planning the situation in detail, partic-
ularly 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
STUN Ii intimately associated with the
consumption Of meat For various
reasons our supplies Of meat for the
next two or three months are consid'
ersbly enlarged, and We an 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 Al
ministration considers 1t wise to relax
the voluntary restrictions on meat on
sumption to some extent with a 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. mol
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
msnt 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-
date importance, however, are several
complex factors which have effected
IN 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 corr 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 animals-particularly
h>Gs-0n the farms for q longer pc
Rod Of feeding, but have resulted in a
great increase in their average weight
and Nill result, with improved trans
portation conditions, which already ap,
pear, in larger than normal arrivals al
market for the next two OF three
months. The weight Of hogs coming
to the market for the past two weeks
indicates, an increase in weight OF
from an average Of 203 pounds las,
year to the almost unprecedented
average Of 232 pounds, or a net In
crease in their meat value of over Il
Der cent. This is a distinct addition
to the nations meat supply. 1t there
fore now seems certain that we have
such enlarged supplies for at leas'
some months to come, that we a no
only increase our exports to the allie
to the full extent Of their %transpOrta
ton facilities, but at the same tint
a properly increase u domestic
consumption.
The response Of the public to re
quests for reduced consumption o
meat during the past few months ha
been most gratifying, and this servic
alone has enabled the government dur
Ing this period to provide such SUP
plies a transportation to the allie
permitted.
The Administration also suggest
that in those parts Of the countr,
where the old fashioned home presel
vatton Of pork IL still the custom, thi
practice should be extended at tn
present time. rs 1t will relieve the bul
den upon transportation to and frOr
the packing houses and is economical
~ sound a. saving the cost Of packin
operations and at the same time wi
provide home supplies Of pork to lai
over the months Of decreased supplies
The Food Administration desires I
repeat that 1t does not want to Civ
the impression that these are time
when simplicity and moderation Of II,
Ing are not critically necessary, bt
that it, sole desire ia to secure an a,
1uytment between q different foe
supplies and meet changing condition
frsn time to dne and to keep the PM
lie fully and frankly advised Of 4
position with the full confidence an
reliance that whenever It becomes ne
essary renewed appeals for saving wi
met the same loyal response Is In Il
past
Drs. r. M. Rogers and j. 4
Fuson are attending the meetin
of the Southwest Missouri Met
ical Society at Springfield Majo
Luedde of st Louis and Captai