The Independent . errible suffering staresAmerica and Europe in the face. Butwe must not fail. Here is the situation. Three years ofwar, such as the world had never seen,have wiped out the surplus food sup-ply in Europe and three years of ab-normal export demand, coupled withshort crops and diminishing herds oflive stock, have reduced stocks in thiscountry until we no longer have a sur-plus. A normal crop this summer wouldhardly feed our own people and wouldfall far short of feeding our own andhelping to feed Europes. Nothing but unusually large cropsof every variety and the most carefuldistri
The Independent . errible suffering staresAmerica and Europe in the face. Butwe must not fail. Here is the situation. Three years ofwar, such as the world had never seen,have wiped out the surplus food sup-ply in Europe and three years of ab-normal export demand, coupled withshort crops and diminishing herds oflive stock, have reduced stocks in thiscountry until we no longer have a sur-plus. A normal crop this summer wouldhardly feed our own people and wouldfall far short of feeding our own andhelping to feed Europes. Nothing but unusually large cropsof every variety and the most carefuldistribution and use of them, will takeus thru the winter months withoutwidespread suffering. The cry for larger crops is beingechoed from coast to coast and I amhopeful that it will meet a hearty re-sponse such as only the farmers ofAmerica can make. Too little emphasisis being placed, however, on the needfor conserving the supplies we nowhave. This is especially true as regards livestock. At this time when great pains. © International Film MR. ARMOUR should be taken to safeguard our meatsupply, the reverse is what is beingdone. Instead of working diligently toproduce more and better meat animals,the tendency is to take advantage ofthe high prices and slaughter every-thing that can be sold to the packer. To reduce our herds is bad enoughbut to slaughter breeding stock is littleshort of suicidal. Yet we are doingboth those things here in America andabsolutely ignoring the result of sucha course as exemplified in Europe. Nearly every country there permitted the live stock herds to be greatly de-pleted during the early months of thewar. Prices were high and forage wasscarce and expensive, and before theauthorities awakened to the danger, themeat supply was so greatly diminishedthat meat cards and various kinds offood restrictions have been in vogueever since. They learned by bitter ex-perience that depletion of the live stockherds is disastrous. Of course this phase of the situationis
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