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Show FARMERS ASKED TO USE IRE HOGS Fifteen Per Cent Increase Needed to Supply War Needs. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.Fifteen per cent increase in the production of pork in 1918 will be required for domestic consumption con-sumption and export to the allies, the department of agriculture today announced, an-nounced, in urging every farmer to do his share toward remedying the shortage of pork products. Allotments by states have been made to increase the production, ranging from a 50 per cent increase in Missouri to a 5 per cent increase in West Virginia. Among the percentages of increases allotted al-lotted to other states are: Kansas and Iowa, 25; Nebraska, 20; South Dakota, in. "If the farmer breeders of the states do not reach the quotas set forth- for them," said the department, " a more acute shortage of pork products will re- suit than now prevails; extremely high I prices for hams, bacon and lard will pre-. pre-. vail and only a few will benefit, the consumer con-sumer suffering from extremely high prices and a shortage of necessary animal ani-mal fats. On the other hand, if the programme pro-gramme is carried out, a market is provided pro-vided for about one-third of the 1917 corn crop, the demands on the country for pork products can be met without strain, prices to the producer will be remunera-' remunera-' rive and those paid by the consumer j should be reasonable. '"The food administration already has announced that prices of hogs will be kept at a point which will assure remunerative re-munerative returns to producers, so far as it has power to do so through its purchases pur-chases for the government and for the allies. "The duty of American farmers to themselves and to the nation is clear. "Livestock production, especially hog raising, must be increased. Tf there should be a serious shortage of hogs in the country in 1918 there will be more corn on hand than the market can absorb. ab-sorb. The very extensive rampniqn now in progress to replace as much heat as possible with corn should be encouraged in every possible way." Protests by Chicago packers against a meatless day will not deter the food administration's ad-ministration's plans for further conservation conserva-tion of meat. Directions are about to be issued to householders urging still I closer savings. I : |