Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-17
MAY MILL
OWN WHEAT IN FUTURE
Food Administration Makes Impor-
49, tant Ruling Affecting Grow
crS In Virginia.
HELPFUL TO SMALL FARMER
Under Former Regulations lie Was
Forced to Sell Product to Millcrs
aud Buy Back Both Flour and
Fccd-Chargcs Limited To Soc.

Farmers in Virginia may now TAX g
their own wheat Ia Tie mill and have
enough ground to last until next har-
vest and receive all the offal rcsultin &
,rom such grinding except one pound
ser hushcl counted lost in process of
ailiing, the charge for grinding not
10 exceed 50 cents "A huShcl. according
10 the new ruling OF tho state food
administration, which will be officially
tnnuunccd within the week by state
- uod Admi illustrator Hugh Il. Sproul.
About TWO months ago II WAS brought
TO tho attention OF the state food adj
ministration by Lawrence T. Wilson.
director OF the Division OF Markets OF
that the -four ration regulations in
force worked q great hardship on the
farmer particularly the small farmer
OF the State.
Under these regulations. ne could not
have his own wheat ground for his own
consumption and receive the onal for
feed for his stock. but must sell his
wheat TO the mill and buy back from
the mill both flour and mill feed. lie
could only get Il ninety days supply OF
flour on the basis OF twelve pounds to
each person in his family. and often
the supply OF mill feed was exhausted
mixed feed, which was vitality neces-
sary to the live stock on his farm.
lf@uLD NOT SELL TO MILLS;
ets1 HAD NO SUITABLE STORAGE
-HINe situation has grown alarminGly
ae foHus within the last two months be-
9fae~e unable to sell his wheat to the
fh3lsta,, The farmer was not only holding
MSssNheat at big loss in some in
AaAc& because Of no suitable place to
HtSsSt, but the shortage of mill feed
SbES~ ock was forcing him to throw
r1S,s stock on the market before ii
&sdS in for Po ins n js %a,,ev ., v,r-
EtniAz7SA rmeT who got 4 clock
in TIC morning, drove twenty-five miles
to.xtsAa&sSnin, waited his turn all day.
ana Tate at night arrived at home with
s&Sastba9. barrel of hour and only
Ip4 RSuRds of mill feed--and fortunate
10 get that much! The time OF the
fapRRHvnd his team was thus lost for
miSed.f%cd for his stock. and nc was
not allowed by other regulations of the
food adm istration to feed his wheat
to his stock.
action having been brought to the at
KfEpH of Mr.. Sproul by Mr.. Wilson.
LAEsfOdcral food administration was
ladugl to sec tho wisdom of changing
Mo b 6.sllations in order 10 restore the
coeSalNGcc Of the farmer in the govern
ment. and to dispcl his growing Bit
YTYUsS' and dissatisfaction with the
existing state of affairs.
The imm ediatc result Of promulEatin
the new regulations will be the conscr-
walton of the time lost by farmers
going 10 aud from the mills for -four
ard mill feed in small quantities: more
evndatock on tho farms from the in
aNksed supply Of mill feed; increa scd
&casSe OF wheat for next year
.xdvhs farmer will s,ili be allowed -four
40 on the twelve pound -pcr-month-
4RTAncrson haSiS-for nine months,
however. instead OF three--and he will
be required 10 sign a card promising
20 use the required amount of -four
substitutes before the mill will grind
lob -four.