The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-05-30
TO CUT WHEAT
USE ONE-HALF'
Military Necessity Demands That
Each American Eat Only w
Pounds Wheat Products
Weekly. 8llh
CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES.
Allies Must Have Wheat Enough to
Maintain Their War Bread
Till Next Harvest. .....

II we are to furnish the allies with
the necessary proportion OF wheat TO
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest, and this Is
military necessity, we must reduce our
monthly consumption to 2i,OO0,0OO
bushels n month as against our nor
NAL consumption OF about 42,OO0.00O
bushels. or 80 per cent. Of our normal
consumption. This Is the situation as
set forth by the U. S. Food Admins.
tratlon ut Washington. Reserving n
margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases, leaves for gen
eral consumption approximately Ia
pounds Of wheat products weekly per
person, the Food Administrators
statement continues: Many OF our
consumers are dependent upon bakers
brend. Such bread must be durable
aud therefore requires n larger proper
tlon of wheat products than cereal
breads baked In the household. our
army and navy require n full allow
nnce. The well-to-do In our population
can make greater sacrifices In the con
sumption of wheat products than can
the poor. In addition, our population
IN the agricultural districts. whore the
other cereals are abundant are more
skilled In the preparation Of breads
from these other cereals than the
crowded city and Industrial popula
lions
With improved transportation condi'
| iinus we now have available surplus
NJ rnintocs We also have In the
| spring months a surplus OF milk aud
we hnye ample corn and oats for hu.
man consumption. Tho drain on rye
md barley ns Substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply Of these
grains.
To effect tho needed saving ~ wheat
we ARE wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance OF tho American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall he observsd
1. IIouschoders TO usc not to exceed
total ot IA pounds per week Of
wheat products per person. This
Victory bread containing the rs-pulrcd
percentage of substitutes and onc.half
pound Of cooking -four, macaronl,
crackers, pastry pies, cnkes. wheat
breakfast cereals, MI combined,
.. Public eating places and clubs TO
observe two wheatlcsg days per week,
Monday and Wednesday. as al present.
In addition thereto, not to serve 10
any one guest al any one meal mn
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaronl.
crackers. pastry. pies. cakes. wheat
! breakfast cereals. containing n total
of more than two ounces OF wheat
-four. No wheat products TO he served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
Ing establishments not 60 buy more
than six pounds OF wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations requested
of the householders.
g. Retailers 90 sell not more than
one-elghth of barrel OF Hour To any
town customer az any one tlme aud
not more than one-qua rter OF barrel
to any country customer at any one
time. and in no ease 20 sell wheat
products without the sale ot an equal
weight ~ other cereals
I We ask the bakers and grocers 10
reduce the volume of Victory bread
sold. by delivery OF the three-quarter
pound loaf where one pound was sold
before. and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount OF their
wheat fiour purchases beyond 10 per
cent. Of the average monthly amount
purchased In the four months prior 20
March a.
Mauufaeturara usIng xyhaaf nroa
ucts for non.food purposes should !
ease such use entirely.
q. There is no limit upon the use OF !
other cereals. fours. and meals. corn. /
barley, buckwheat. potato hour. ct |
cetera
Many thousand families throughout I
the land are now using no wheat prod |
ucts whatever, except very small |
amount for cooking purposes. and are /
doing sO In perfect health and satisfac-
lion. There Is no reason why all OF /
he American people who are able To /
cook In their own households cannot |
suhslst perfectly well with the use OF |
less wheat products than one and one
half pounds week. and we specially |
nsk the well-to-dO households III the /
country to follow this additional pro
gramme In oNler <Aat We may provide
The necessary marginal supplies for |
ihnse parts of the community less able 4
~ adapt themselves To 50 large a pro I
i0riion ~ substitutes.
In nrder that We shall be able To
make the wheat exports that are alb
solutely demanded OF US 10 maintain
The civil population aud soldiers OF the
allies and our own army. We propose
'o supplement- the voluntary eo-opera-
tinn of the public by a further limita-
iion of distribution. and We shall place
~ once RESTRICTIONS on distribution
hlch win he adjusted from time 10
Time 10 secure as nearly equitable dis
lrihutlon as possible. With the arrival
~ harvest We should be able TO relax
such restrictions. Untll thea We ask
for the necessary patience. sacrifice
md co'operatiOa Of the distributing
radea