The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-31

though by no means burdensome.
Rice eaters can find little satisfac-
ton in the indicated record crop
OF 76.136.0 bushels, since the gov
eminent take" will be siZeable.
The fiaxseed outturn will be well
above a year ago and materially In
excess OF the l0-year average. This
should be good news to consumers
OF linseed oil and meal, supplies Of
which are extremely tight and
prices firm. Soybeans-most versa
tile member OF the farm crop fam
ily-will be in good supply; In
fact, only little short of the 1913
record. The wonder bean will play
an important part in easing the
overall supply OF fats and oils.
Although large total supplies Of
feed grains are in prospect for
1945-1946. they will prove none too
plentiful In view OF demands. /
shall feel easier when the corn
crop picks up further and escapes
frost damage. The rye crop will
be substantially under, and the bar
ley outturn about equal the 10-year
average. A saving feature is the
indicated record production OF oats.
This crop should exceed ~ bill
lion bushels, which would be nearly
double the 10-year average. Hay
also has done well this year. So
much for feeds.
Food outlook
Food crop prospects, In general,
are favorable. This fact. plus Army
cutbacks and releases, should mean
that civilians can let their belts
out a few notches. The overall
supply.demand ratio. however, will
continue tight in some instances.
Even wars end will bring little
relief to sugar consumers. in view
OF the short world supply and the
fact that sugar takes time to grow,
ship and refine. Civilian supplies
OF canned salmon will be extreme
ly tight, unless the Government
sharply lowers its take: but
theirs should be a surplus OF
most hsh. Civilians will get little
more butter, but edible fats and
oils-both lard and cottonseed-on
a world basis will continue short.
Despite the large 1915 crop OF Irish
potatoes, total supplies will not be
excessive. A below-average dried
bean crop is probable. The apple
crop will be small this fall.
On the other hand, larger sup
plies OF some foods are in prospect.
The canned goods situation, in gen.
eral, has improved drastically over
night. Hence, both canned fruits
and vegetables were removed from
the ration list. A slightly larger
aggregate commercial output OF
truck crops for the fresh market
is indicated. Meats Canned and
tresh) will be more plentiful, per-
haps sufficiently so to justify early
elimination Of rationing. There
will be no dearth of fluid milk and
skim-milk products in the months
ahead. Supplies OF fruits (includ-
ing citrus) should be plentiful. That
venerable bird. the turkey. should
honor more civilian tables this
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Sup
plies OF chickens are increasing
seasonally, and the outlook is good,
America Learns How to Eat
| am a statistician, not a dieti-
clan. Yet II does seem to me that
wartime food shortages have taught
the American public much-needed
lessons in food conservation. as
well as in the science OF correct
eating. Too much food and-or
wrong combinations can be as bad
as too little. You are what you
eat" is no exaggeration. II the
lessons learned during the war
years are remembered in peace
time. the nations health should he
better. This will be a factor in
the labor situation as we'll as bene-
fit life insurance company stocks.