The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-07
U. s. CITIZENS WILL
Be CUT ON FOODS
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flour. bakery products, breakfast
cereals and other grain products.
But once these supplies of meats
are consumed, the level of produc.
ton and of supplies would fall I'm.
til feed supplies could be replen.
ished, fed to livestock. and con.
verified into meats.
Wheat supplies will not be
replenished until this grain is har.
vested early in the summer. while
corn supplies which also are shor,
will not be replenished until next
fall.
Crops Govern Action
Secretary Anderson said he
hoped measures placing Ameri-
cans CT a diet of dark bread and
Of reduced supplies Of whiskey
and beer can be lifted when the
new wheat crop is harvested. But
such action will be governed, he
said, by how crops turn out in this
country and in other parts of the
world.
A poor crop season in this coun.
try this year, with average or
below-average yields Of corn and
other feedstuffs, could very well
hold production of meat animals
and Of dairy products to a level
where a return Of meat rationing
might be necessary late in the
year to assure equitable distribu-
ton at home and minimum sup.
plies for export to the needy
abroad.
Measures carrying out the
Presidents program for conserv.
ing wheat will be set forth in Or
ders to be issued by the Agricul.
ture department under authority
delegated to the department. by the
President under the war powers
act.
Meat Supplies Up
Supplies Of meats, poultry, eggs.
milk and butter, on the other hand,
may be increased slightly during
the months ahead as a result of
measures the chief executive di.
rected government agencies to in
augurate for the purpose Of con
serving wheat.
In calling for civilian coopera-
ton, Mr.. Truman said he knew
the conscience Of the American
people will not permit them to
withhold or stint their cooperation
while their fellow men In other
lands suffer and die.''
Mr.. Truman directed that mill.
ers turn larger portion Of the
wheat kernel into flour-an action
which will make darker flour. He
estimated this change will save
Is, 00D. 900 bushels for the 225, O00,-
000-hushel export goal set for the
first six months Of this year. Ad-
ditional amounts will be saved by
prohibiting the use of wheat in
making whiskey and by reducing
the amount which may be used
for beer.
Cut cculnS NccQS
If the United States is to meet
minimum foreign needs for wheat,
greatest savings will have to be
made by cutting down on the feed
ing OF wheat and other grains on
farms. officials said.
Mr.. Truman instructed the Agri-
culture department to develop
measures to obtain rapid market
ing of heavy hogs, and of beef
cattle with moderate rather than
high degree of finish" C'Fin-
ished' cattle are cattle fattened
to heavier weights and higher
quality.)
Secretary Of Agriculture Ander-
son told reporters that his agency
has not yet developed such meas
ures. He said they may involve
some changes in price policies af-
fecting hogs and cattle.
Insofar as government measures
designed to speed up marketing of
livestock and poultry are success
full, supplies Of meats will be lars
er for the months Immediately
ahead than they would be if farm
ers had sufficient grain and fol-
lowed their present practice of fat
tenlng animals to heavy weights.