The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-05

Montpelier, Aug Federal Food Ad-
ministrator Frank H. Brooks today
made the announcement that begin
ming September / new wheat conser-
walton rules for householders, whole
sslers, retailers, bakers and millers
would 20 into effect throughout Yer
mont and the rest Of the nation. While
Il Is necessary that conservation OF
wheat -four be maintained for the com
ing year throughout the Allied world.
nevertheless the necessity for such
stringent conservation as has been
practised since last January does not
now exist and the new regulations are
modification OF the rules promulgat-
ed at the first of the year.
|, has been agreed that the wheat
bread of the allies shall contain 20 per
cent other grains than wheat and the
food administration holds that 1T Is
only just that we should bear our
| share in this saving and our bread
should be at least universal with
those who are suffering more greatly
from the war than ourselves Here in
the United States the main reliance
| will be on the voluntary action OF the
American homes to enforce the new
mixture.
The new regulations supercede the
famous $3.50 rule. The retailer selling
standard wheat -four is required to
carry in stock either barley nour,
corn meal or corn -four, and with
every sale OF wheat nour must sell
com bination OF some one Of these IN
the proportion of one pound Of subsu-
tutes to each four pounds OF wheat
-four In other words, instead OF the
substitution being pound for pound, II
is now one pound OF substitute Tor
every four pounds Of -four.
No dealer may force any other sub
stitutes In combination upon the con-
sumner and these substitutes must con-
form to the standards fixed by the
United States Food Administration.
There are some localities where other
! Institutes are available and which
retailers may wish to carry In order
70 meet this situation the following
nours may also be sold in such com
binstion In liev Of the above Tours
II the consumer 20 demands
At the rate Of one pound To each
four pounds Of wheat nour. that H..
Kafir nouf, Milo flour. Fetes1ta hour
and meals, Rye flour, Dat 6cur. Pea
nut -four, Bean -four, Potato nour,
Sweet Potato aour. and Buckwheat
Hour.
Pure rye -four or meal may be sold
/ q q substitute but must be sold In
proportion of at least two pounds OF
rye with three pounds wheat hour
i II will be seen that this makes .
new list OF legal substitutes and that
some Of the substitutes formerly a.
lowed are no longer permissible. Some
OF these are oatmeal. rolled oats, ETC.,
II is hoped by the food administration
that fiours already mixed with the sub
stitutes will soon be Manufactured and
i Oh the market commercially SO that 1t
will not be necessary for the consum-
er to purchase bis wheat -four and sub
4 stitutes separately. All such COM
bina ton iours should be labelled "Vic-
tory Mixed Flour" and are to be IA
belled with the ingredients In order
Of their proportion. The millers are
being furnished the exact proportions
OF -four and substitutes which they
must use in the manufacture OF VIC
tory Mixed Flour.
i The Victory mixed noun may be
sold without substituting, but at no
greater price from the miller, whole
.aler or retail dealer than In the case
of standard wheat -four. Where the
Victory mixed -four 10 not sold, ID
required Of the retailers that at the
same time straight wheat four Is
sold 20 per cent Of legal substitute
nours must be sold coincidentally.
These same general rules apply also to
all custom and exchange transactions
as well as sales to farmers unless
modified by special announcement OF
the federal food administration OF tho
state where the mills are located.
Revision Of previous general rules
II authorized a. follows, going into ef'
feet September /:
THE previous rules limiting hcens-
ees, millers, wholesalers. retailers and
bakers to thirty days supply OF nour
will be changed to permit sixty days
supply"
THE rules limiting sales by retail
ers OF wheat -four to an eighth OF
barrel IN cities and quarter Of q
barrel In sparsely settled districts are
rescinded."
THE rule limiting the sale OF hour
by millers to wholesalers or vholesal'
ers to retailers In combination with
substitutes or certificates therefore,
and the rule restricting the sale 10
seventy per cent previous sales are re-
scinded"
Manufacturer OF &limentary pastes
and wheat breakfast foods are limited