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meet early in November to look over
the administrations data. Their
views will determine whether Con-
gress is to be called into special ses-
sion to act.
DR.. Nourse predicted that the food
saving plan will find good re-
sponse," adding that he drew this
conclusion from comments of busi-
ness, labor, agriculture and other
groups interviewed by the Economic
Council.
Chief Source of Saving.
President Truman, in addressing
the Citizens Food Committee this
week, said the greater part of the
saving must come out of what we
feed our livestock" and this is what
the Government is about to go after.
The Agriculture Department is con-
Quoting the drive, in cooperation
with the Food Committee headed by
Charles Luckman.
The voluntary steps to be asked
of the farmers are expected to
include these points:
Send hogs and cattle to market at
lighter weights; weed out laying
hens and dairy COWS that are not
efficient producers; conserve grain
by cutting down waste and loss i'll
storage.
Prewar Feeding Pattern.
A spokesman for one of the large
farm organizations declared pro-
ducers will have to return to pre-
war livestock feeding pattern IF
we are to avoid Government con-
trolls including prise control and
rationing, which none of us wants. +"
Agriculture experts said the
problem is chiefly to persuade
farmers and cattlemen not to fatten
hogs beyond 230 pounds and not to
finish" or fatten, beef beyond the
good" grade, despite the current
premium prices for choice" meats.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Anderson said his
department has been buying grain
as rapidly as possible and already
has purchased arounS 200 O,000, 900 Of
the 5O0,0OcoO0 busheS of wheat,
which is the new goal for 1918.
Its not necessary to tear the
market apart ID get this grain," Mr..
Anderson said, we have made rapid
progress in the accumulation of sup
plies
Annoyed With Hartman Report.
Mr.. Anderson expressed annoy
ance at the Hartman Committee
report on the food situation, made
public earlier this week. The report
said the Government must deter
mine which horn of the dilemma to
seize-whether "to make sure Of
getting the wheat" needed at the
risk of pushing prices higher or to
buy cautiously, "at the risk of OBJ
tanning considerably less" than will
be needed.
Secretary Anderson said he wished
the committee had not just posed
the dilemma, but had also suggested
which choice to make. He said he
is trying to get the grain and yet
not upset the market and add the
extra cost to the taxpayers bill.
Mr.. Anderson said, he would be
happy to have the purchasing done
by the State or Commerce Depart
ments, many of whose officials have
been reported as critical OF Agri-
clllfllres bI,yinp policies.
But they leave it up to U.s." he
said.
The Citizens Food Committee is
busy working on its conservation
drive which officially gets under
way with four network broadcast
Sunday night, featuring President
Truman, Secretary of State Mar
shall and Mr.. Luckman. Mr.. Luck
man would give no details pending
the broadcast other than those he
released Thursday indicating he
will launch q vast publicity drive
asking the housewife to waste
less"
Meanwhile, DR.. Nourse said he be-
lieyes this country can carry Europe's
food and dollar needs without run
away imitation.
Mr.. Trunan's voluntary meat
and-wheat saving program can off,.
set the effect of European buying on
prices IF skillfully managed, and l
think it will be-" DR.. Nourse told a
reporter.
Brewers Aid to Be Sought.
The Nations brewers and distillers1
will get talking to tomorrow about
Using less grain, for beer and whisky,
it was learned, and the restaurant
and clearinghouse industries have
already been holding behind-scenes