Show ALLIES n american meat restrictions relaxed to effect greater wheat savings ARGENTINE ARRIVALS SHORT meat supply here considerably en S barged food administration y however warns against waste the allies have made further and Tn creased demands for bad tuffs these enlarged demands being caused to some degree by shortage in arrivals from the argentine it Is therefore De essay for lie U S food to urge a still further reduction in the consumption of bread and anad stuffs generally if we are to meet oui ahe 1 adman oration has issued a ex pla ining the situation in detail the reasons lead it for the purpose of center ln effort for the time being upon the cereal situation to relax temporarily the restrictions on meal consumption experience shows this stai emen davs that the consumption of breid bre id stuffs Is intimately with the consumption of meat for various reasons our supplies of meat for the next two or three months are consid drably enlarged and e can supply the allies with all ot the meal product which transportation facilities render possible and at the same time some what increase our own consumption in these circumstances the ad ministration considers it wise to relax the voluntary restrictions on meat con to some extent with a view to further decreasing bread alon conservation of food must be ad austed to meet necessities from time to itlie for neither production nor nl lied demands are consla nl factors noi can any of these fa tors be 1 for long periods in advance in the ills conditions in which we ut pros ent live amille the world I 1 not one that warran any relan noi in the efforts to eliminate waste or to relax economy in food ahe adm als desires to ada food badams so long as the pi uil continue the only sanu estolt estr lt iiii we ask are the beeners und boik iss i ss tuesday the meatless apal aart ahe por Llis saturday are no longer ed the farberg of he united mates are responding to the call to increase hog prod u lion their in crease to all appearances Is being at more of more immediate important e are several I 1 complex factors which have effected an immediate increase in meat sup piles W tap transportation shortage beffie the gov eminent took over the rail roads the bid nealder in january and early in r february the large percent age of immature corn in the last bar veat and the necessity of feeding this corn a rapidly as possible to save it from decay have not only resulted in backing up the animals particularly hogs on alie farms for a longer pe of feeding but have resulted in a great increase in their average weight and will result with improved trans port atlon conditions which already appear in larger than normal arrivals at market for the next two or three months the weight of hogs coming to the market for the past two weeks indicates an in weight ot from an average of pounds last year to the almost unprecedented overage of pounds or a net in crease in their meat value of over 15 per cent this Is a distinct addition to the nation s meat supply it there fore now seems certain that we have such enlarged supplies for at least some months 0 o come that we can not only increase our exports to the allies to the full extent of their transports tran alon facilities but at the same time can properly increase our domestic consumption the response of the public to our requests for reduced consumption ot meat during the few months has been most and this alone has lie eminent dur ln this to provide such supplies as transportation to the allies permitted lie administration also suggests thit in those pails of the country where the old home breser aulon of pork Is still the custom athla 1 lattice be extended at the present time as it will relieve the bur den upon to and from the packing houses and is economical 1 ly sound ns the cost of packing and at the same time will s provide homa supplies of pork to last ovar ilic months of decreased supplies I 1 he loid administration desires to lecoat that it duis not want to give the that these are times when simplicity ard moderation of alv ing are not critically necessary but y that its sole deslie Is to secure un ad i between our different food supplies and meet conditions faoro time to time and to keep the pub i lie fully and frankli advised of its position with the full and reliance that whenever it becomes nee 6 f renewed for saving will mei the earne loal re deonam onaM la the amt pmt jl 9 W yai |