| Show t i i 1 o MA I 1 Tl MAl MEALS Public Is Asked by beY Government Government Govern Govern- I ment rent to Deny peny Itself Only Beef and P Pork k- k One Day Daya a Week Wee Week Week-on on n Tuesdays d WASHINGTON March l 3 3 Temporary suspension of the meatless meal and of the special restrictions against the use of pork on Sa Saturday huday was announced announced announced an an- by the Ule food administration tonight as a readjustment of or Its s food conservation program Increased d meat I production and the necessity for still greater saving savins In wheat it was declared de do- clar d make this ch change ango advisable advIsable- Tho The suspension Is made Imade effective for tor foran foran toran an Indefinite period period- and arid It Jt probably will last Jast for tOr three three months months or er longer SInce Ince ail ajl Lr t r jr Ft fon ps lion tion of or m lamb Iamb had hau bec been l lifted previously th od od l t tion now asks the public for the time being to deny Itself in meats only beef beet and pork parle on ono one day a Wee week Increased meat consumption food tood administration officials believe will of ot itself curtail tho use of or wheat and for forthe forthe the tho present therE Is no Intention to add to the restrictions already in force against tho the use usa of ot flour In a statement tonight setting forth tho the reasons for tho time change in program Food Administrator Hoover said tho allies have havo made further and Increased demands for breadstuffs ts these en enlarged enlarged en- en demands being caused to somo degree by br shortage in arrivals from time the Argentine It is therefore necessary for tor the he food administration to urge a n. astill astill still further reduction In the consumption tion of or bread and breadstuffs generally generally generally gener gener- ally if it we are to meet our export neoe ne ne- ne- ne oe the thc statement says MEAT SUPPLY ENLARGED Exp Experience shows that the c n- n of or foodstuffs Is intimately associated with tho the consumption of ot meat For Vor various reasons our supplies supplies sup sup- up- up plies of or meat melt for or the thc next two or months are arc considerably en enlarged enlarged enlarged en- en and we can supply the allies with all of the meat products which transportation facilities render possible possible pos pos- sible and antI at tho the same sarno time somewhat increase our own consumption In these circumstances the the- food administration admin admin- considers it wise to relax tho voluntary restrictions on meat consumption con- con to some extent with a view to further decreasing bread consumption tion So long lone as tho the present conditions continue tho the only special restrictions wo we a ask aak k aro arc tho the and Tuesday The Tho formers farmers of or the United States Slates aro are respond responding In to tho national call to increase ho hog production Their In Increase increase In- In crease to all appearances is being attained mora more rapidly Of Ot moro more immediate Im- Im mediate importance however er are aro several so sev- t eral cral complex factors which have havo effected cf- cf tI an Immediate increase In meat su supplies The transportation shortage before tho the go government eminent took over the thc railroads railroads rail rail- In January Januar and roads road the tho bad weather early in February tho the large percentage G of immature corn In tho the last harvest and antI tho necessity of or feeding this corn cornas cornas cornas as rapidly as possible to save O it from decay deca havo have not only resulted In backing backing back back- In ing up tho time particularly animals animals particularly hogs hogson on on the farms for a lon longer or period of ot feeding ceding but have havo resulted in hm a n. great increase in their average weight and will result with improved transportation transportation transportation tation conditions which already ap appear appear appear ap- ap pear in larger larel than normal arrivals at market for tho next two or three mon months months- this WEIGHT OF HOGS INCREASE Tho The weight it of ot hogs coming to the tho market for fot the tho pa past l two weeks indicates Indicate Indi indi- cate cates an increase in weight of or from froman an average of ot 03 pounds last year to tho the almost unprecedented average of ot 3 pounds or a net increase in their meat value of or over 15 16 per cent The response of ot tho the public to our requests for reduced educed consumption of meat during luring the past months has been mo most t gratifying and this service leo alone has enabled the government go durin during this period to provide such supplies as transportation to the allies per per- Tho The enlarged supplies are arc likely to last for two or three months after which there will wm bo tho the usual I seasonal decrease In the tho Amount amount of ot I animals coming to marJ market et 1 |
