The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-04-01
THE CONSERVATION
OF WHEAT NOW AN
URGENT NECESSITY


The very latest government food rui.
ing which affects al the people is pub.
lishcd herewith la full
" we are 10 furnish the allies with
the necessary proportion ~ wheat 10
maintain their war bread from now uu.
III their next harvest. and this is a mil.
itury necessity. we must reduce our
monthly consumption ~ tweuty.onc mil.
lion bushels. Of 6fty per cent q Gus
normal consumption.
Rcscrviug O margin for distribution
t0 the army and tur spectral eases, leaves
Tor general consumption approximately
one and one half pounds 81 wheat prod.
ucts weekly per person. Many Of our
toners are dependent upon bakers
brcud: such bread must bee durable and
therefore requires a larged proportion
OF wheat products han cereal breads
baked ia the household. Our army aud
navy require Il full allowance.
The wcll.to-do in our population eau
make greater sacrifices IN the consump.
ton Of wheat products than can the
poor. In addition, our population In the
agricultural districts, where the other
cereals are abundant, are more skilled
In the preparation OF bread from these
other cereals than the crowded city aud
industrial populations.
With improved transportation coudi
tions We nov have available u surplus
Of potatoes. We also nave In the spring
months q surplus Of milk aud W. nave
ample corn aud oats for human con.
sumption. The drain on rye and barley
NJ substitutes has already greatly cx
haustcd the supply OF these grains. To
effect the needed saving of wheat We are
wholly dependent upon the voluntary
assistance of the American people and
We ask thnt the following rules shall be
observed;
l. Houscholdcrs to use not to exceed
n total Of one and onc.half pounds OF
wheat products per week per person.
This means not more than one and
three. fouTths pounds of victory bread
containing the required percentage OF
substitutes aud about onc-nalf pound 81
cooking Tour, macarOni, crackers, pas.
Try, PIES, rnkcs, wheat breakfast cereals,
all combined.
,. Public eating places 20 observe two
wheatirss days per wcsk- Monday and
Wednesday as at present. In addition
W. wv w w ANN WV kNANHA
nj amy one meal an aggregate of bread
stuff, macuroni, rruckets, pastry, pies.
cakes. wheat breakfast cereals. contain
ing q total OF more than two ounces ~
wneut now. No wheat products {, be
served unless specially ordered. Public
eating establishments not 10 buy more
than six pounds wheat products for
each ninety meals served, thus conform
an. v..sl a.. n.u..e.s..m .......s-N 4 a..
householdcrs.
3. Retailers 10 sell not more than one.
eighth OF e barrel OF lou 20 any town
customer az any one time and not more
than onc-quartcr Of a barrel 90 any couu
try customer ~ any one time, aud in no
ease to sell wheat products without the
salc of an equal weight Of other cereals.
I. We ask the bakers tc reduce the
volume Of victory bread sold by dcliv.
cry ~ the threc.quartcr pound loaf
where ono pound was sold before, and
corresponding proportions in other
weights. We also ask bakers not 10 IN.
crease the amount Of their wheat -four
purchases beyond seventy per cent of
the average monthly muuu purchased
IN the -four months pricr 90 March l..
8 Manufacturers using wheat prod
ucts for non'food purposes should cease
such use entirely.
d. There il no limit, upon the use Of
other cereals, flours and meals, corn, bnr.
ley, buckw heat, potato -four. etc. Many
thousand families throughout the iSnd
are now using no wheat products what
ever. except q very small amount fu,
cooking purposes. AID are doing 50 Ia
perfect health and abstraction, There
j. no reason why all of the American
people who are able 10 cook in their own
households cannot su sist perfectly wcll
with the Use OF less Wheat products than
one and one-half pounds u week. and
we specially ask thu well TODD house.
holds Of the country to follow this al
ditional program in order that We may
provide the necessary marginal supplies
for those parts Of the community less
able 20 adapt themselves 10 50 large n
proportion Of substitutes.
In order that we shah he able 10 make
the wheat exports that are absolutely
demanded Of ms "a maintain the civil
population and soldiers Of the allies
and our " army, ve propose 10 sup.
plemept the voluntary cooperation ~
the public by a further limitation Of dis.
tributio, and We shall place at once ~.
strictious on distribution which will be
adjusted from time 20 time 20 secure
rs nearly equitable distribution ns pos.
sible. With the arrival of harvest We
should bc able 80 relax such restrictions.
Until then we ask for the necessary pa
thence. sacrifice and cooperation Of tho
distributing trades.
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