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Montgomery County Sentinel
Rockville, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland
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Office of War Information reports on US wartime food situation: 47% more production in 1943 despite fewer farmers; need 4M volunteers; more fruits, less milk/chicken; rationing continues; higher citrus; nutritional advice for home production.
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Prepared by OFFICE of WAR INFORMATION
OWI Reports On Food Situation
Although farm population of the United States is four million less than during the last war, American farmers produced 47 per cent more food in 1943 than in 1918, the Office of War Information said in reporting need for four million volunteer farm workers until after harvest this year. With the aid of the War Food Administration and the Office of Price Administration. OWI reported on the current food situation. Comparing this year with last: apples, pears, peaches and cherries will be more plentiful: slightly less fluid milk and cream will be consumed; less chicken will be available: eggs will continue plentiful. Other highlights: wartime increases of income and food have enabled millions of Americans to increase their diets: rationing will be needed until the war is won; current point-free meats will remain reasonably plentiful, with some cut of better grades less plentiful; the present point holiday on canned vegetables is only temporary and on some meats may be temporary; the 1943-44 citrus fruit production will be 10 per cent higher than last year; the last half of 1944 will show less butter and lard, but more margarine, shortening and vegetable oils than during the first half: sugar supply is adequate but no increase in household allotments is in sight this year For nutritional reasons. the report recommends home production of Vitamin C -rich foods, such as tomatoes, and consumption of milk, meat and enriched cereals as sources of riboflavin and niacin.
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1944
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Although farm population of the United States is four million less than during the last war, American farmers produced 47 per cent more food in 1943 than in 1918. Need for four million volunteer farm workers until after harvest this year. Comparing this year with last: apples, pears, peaches and cherries will be more plentiful; slightly less fluid milk and cream will be consumed; less chicken will be available; eggs will continue plentiful. Wartime increases of income and food have enabled millions of Americans to increase their diets; rationing will be needed until the war is won; current point-free meats will remain reasonably plentiful, with some cut of better grades less plentiful; the present point holiday on canned vegetables is only temporary and on some meats may be temporary; the 1943-44 citrus fruit production will be 10 per cent higher than last year; the last half of 1944 will show less butter and lard, but more margarine, shortening and vegetable oils than during the first half; sugar supply is adequate but no increase in household allotments is in sight this year. For nutritional reasons, the report recommends home production of Vitamin C -rich foods, such as tomatoes, and consumption of milk, meat and enriched cereals as sources of riboflavin and niacin.