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EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
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McCRORY, ARKANSAS, DECEMBER 27, 1918.
NUMBER 23
MEAT PRODUCERS
DID FULL DUTY
Increase in American Hogs Will
Help to Meet World Fat
Shortage.
FARMERS SAVE SITUATION.
Government Justified in Stimulation
of Pork Production—Sevenfold
Increase Over Pre
War Exports.
Through Increased production and
•conservation we wilfbe able this year
ito export seven times our pre-war
average exports of pork products.
With the heavy demands added in car
ing for the millions who have been
fr*ed from German oppression, the
Department of Agriculture and the
Food Administration are Justified to
day in our every action of stimulation
of hog production. In the coining year
itbe greatest world shortage will be in
fats, and pork will help to save this
situation. The efficacy of the policy
of stimulated production has built up
fln this country supplies which will en
able us to supply a very large part of
the fat deficiency of the world. In
beef there must be a shortage in Eu
rope, due largely to limited refrigera
tor ship capacity. All freezer ships
iavailable, however, will be filled by
America, Argentine and Australia. ,
The contribution made by the pro
ducers of this country to the war pro
gram as applying particularly to ani
mal food products is illustrated by the
following:
Reports compiled by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture Indicate an
Increase in cattle of 10,288,000 head
and 12.441.000 hogs. These figures
were compiled to January 1 last.
In this period there was a decrease
in sheep of 819.000 head. The indica
tions are that this decrease vFlll show
an Increase, according to recent re
lK>rts.
Since January 1 unofficial Informa
tion indicates an increase in hogs of
not less than 8 per cent, and not
more than 15 per cent, as compared
with one year ago, with an Increase In
the average weight.
Following the request of the U. S.
f ood Administration for an increase
in hog production for marketing in the
fall of 1918 and the spring of 1919 the
Increase may yield not less than 1,600,
°°0.®00 pounds more of pork products
than were available last year. With
out this increase the shipping program
arranged by Mr. Hoover regarding an
imal food products would have been
impossible.
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—c uirwcu nog pronucrs (luring tne
•three months ending September 30,
191"’ amounted to 903,172,000 pounds,
"hile for the corresponding months of
1918^ the dressed Jiog products totaled
-<^77.589,000, an increase of over 374,
°0°.000 pounds for the quarter.
During the same period for 1917 the
records of inspected slaughter of
dressed beef showed 1,203,000,000
Pounds as against 1,4;>4,000,000 pounds
J,r the three month period ending
September 1, this year.
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MORRIS GROVE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith
left Tuesday for Wynne to be
the guests of relatives and
friends for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Martn of
Hartford are the guests of
friends and relatives here this
week.
Miss Willie Spradlin of
Memphis is spending the holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Spradlin.
Mrs. John Killingsworth is
spending the holidays with
relatives in Mississippi.
Miss Alma Douglas of Greg
ory, is the guest of friends and
relatives here this week.
J. H. Swanson was a busi
ness visitor in Jonesboro Thurs
day.
Mr. Frank Swanson left
Thursday for Kansas City, Mo.
to enter Rahe’s auto and trac
tor school.
Mrs. Walter Kirksey is very
ill with the Flu at the present
writing.
Miss Donnie Spradlin re
turned Thursday from a two
weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Augusta.
Mr. John Killingsworth was
a business visitor in Memphis
Tuesday.
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Food Will Win tSe World,
America earned the gratitude of al
lied nations during war by sharing
food. America under peace may win
the world's good will by saving to
share.
PROVED SPIRIT
OF DEMOCRACY
Voluntary Basis of Food Saving
Showed Heart of America
Beat True for Freedom.
To the voluntary service and sacri
fice of the American people must be
attributed the continued health,
strength and morale of the Allied ar
mies and the civil populace.
Upon this spirit of service and sac
rifice will depend Europe’s fate In the
months to come. In the past year we
have carried out an export program,
the magnitude of which is almost be
yond comprehension. But with the
new demands that have come, with
the liberation of nations freed from
German oppression, our exports must
be almost doubled. Instead of 11,820,
000 tons, we must ship twenty million
tons of food to Europe in the coming
year—as much as can be pushed
through our ports.
If the Allies had not been fed by
America, It would have been impos
sible for them to maintain their de
fense against Germany.
ivitfeimg UU9 wouu uccu uu a puicij
voluntary basis, the American people
have conclusively proved that democ
racy is u success ana that in time of
need it will rise to its own defense.
if there were no other accomplish
ment to ts credit the very fact that it
has shown the strength of democracy
lias in itself more than Justified the
existence of the Food Administration
In the eyes of the world.
Less than four months after the
United States declared war the United
States Food Administrator expressed
bis determination to meet America’s
food problem on a basis of voluntary
action and reiterated his confidence
that awakened democracy would prove
irresistible.
“Many thinking Americans,” said
Mr. Hoover, “and the whole world
have been watching anxiously the last
four months in the fear that demo
cratic America could not organize to*
meet autocratic Germany. Germany
has been confident that it could not be
done. Contrary proof is Immediately
at our door, and our people have al
ready demonstrated their ability to
mobilize, organize, endure and prepare
voluntarily and efficiently in many di
rections and upon the mere word of
Inspiration aside from the remarkable
assemblage of our Army and finances.”
The history of the Food Administra
tion has clearly shown that the trust
of those who put their faith In democ
racy has not been misplaced.
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