American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-01-29
PRESIDENTS PLEA roR CONSERVATION OF roop.

Many causes have contributed to create the necessity for a more
intensive effort n the part OF our people to save food in order that we
essary to them in these days of pryauon and stress. The reduced pro-
ouctYIy Oh Europe because o the large INVERSION IL man power to the
war. the partial failure of harvests and the elimination of the more dis
tant markets for foodstuffs through the destruction of shipping, places
The food administration has formulated ngeestions which II fol-
lowed, VIII enable US to meet this great responsibility without any
real Inconvenience o n our part
Reduction Necessary.
In order that we may reduce u consumption of wheat and wheat
products by 30 per cent-a reduction fmperatfveIy necessary to provide
the supply for overseas-wholesalers jobbers and retailers should
purchase and resell to their customers only 70 per cent of the amounts
used II 1917. All manufacturers of alimentary pastes, biscuits crack
ers, pastry and breakfast cereals should reduce their purchases and
consumption OF wheat and wheat flour to 70 per cent of their 1917 re-
quirements, and all bakers of bread and rolls to 80 per cent of their
current requirements. Consumers should reduce their purchases of
wheat products for home preparation to at most 20 per cent of those of
last year, or, when buying bread, should purchase mixed cereal breads
from the bakers.
Mixture of Cereals.
To provide sufficient cereal food, homes, public eating places, deal
ers and manufacturers should substitute potatoes, vegetables, corn,
barley oats and rice products, and the mixed cereal bread and other
products OF the bakers which contains an admixture of other cereals.
In order that consumption may be restricted to this extent, Mon
days and Wednesdays should be observed as wheatess days each week,
and one meal each day should be observed a S a whea1ess meal.
In both homes and public eating places, in order to reduce the con-
sumption of beef pork and sheep products, Tuesday should be observed
as meaue gay IN eac week m eauess meal should b e observed
In each day; while. in addition, Saturday in each week should further
be observed IS a day upon which there should be no consumption of
A continued economy in the use of sugar will be necessary until
later in the year.
1t is imperative that all waste and unnecessary consumption of
all sorts Of foodstuffs should be rigfdy eliminated.
Elimination OF Waste.
The maintenance of the health and strength Of our own people is
vitality necessary at this time, and there should be no dangerous e.
and substitution Of other commodities of which we have more abundant
supplies for those which we need to save, will in no way impair the
strength Of our people and Will enable is to meet one of the most pres
sing obligations of the war
/. therefore, in the national interest. take the liberty of calling upon
every loyal American to take fully to heart the suggestions which are
being circulated by the food administration and of begging that they
be followed. am confident that the great body of our women who have
success of food conservation Will strengthen their efforts and will take
ia $ a part of their burden in this period of national service to see that
WOODROW WILSON.