The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-04-05
CONSERVATION To
Be INTENSIFIED
Food Administration Outlines
Policy to Meet Desperate
Food Situation.

Tho National FOOd Administration IL
anxious to impress the message OF
conservation to the utmost The peo-
pie Of the country at large do not ap-
preciate the demand for wheat. The
Food Administration at Washington
has stressed the situation in this nar
ton wide proclamation:
IF 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 twenty
one million bushels month as against
our normal consumption Of about for
ty-two million bushels or fifty per cent
of our normal consumption, reserving
a margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases, leaves for gen.
eral consumption approximately one
and one-half pounds Of wheat products
weekly per person. Many OF our Gus
toners are dependent upon bakers
bread, such bread must be durable.
and therefore requires larger pro-
portion of wheat products than cereals
baked in the household. Our army
and navy requires full Allowance.
The we'll to do in our population can
make greater sacrifices in the con-
sumption Of wheat products than can
the poor. To effect the needed saw
ings Of wheat we are wholly deepnd-
ent upon the voluntary assistance OF
the American people, and we do ask
that the following rules be observed:
First. householders to use not TO
exceed a total OF one and one-half
pounds per week Of wheat products
per person. This means not more than
one and threa-fourths pounds CT Vic
tory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and about
one-half pound Of cooking flour, maca-
roni. crackers, pastry, pies, cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals all COM
bined.
Second, public eating houses and
clubs to observe two wheatless days
per week. Monday and Wednesday, as
at present. In addition thereto not to
serve in the aggregate total OF more
breadstuffs, macaroni. crackers. pas
try, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast &C.
reals, containing total of more than
two ounces Of wheat -four to any one
guest at any one meal No wheat
products to be served unless espe-
c:a,lv ordered Public eating estab-
IishCnr.s not to buy NOR" than six
,2t::..ra,s cf wheat r-nd"cts Gar month
per guest thus conforming with linn.
itations requested OF ths house
holders.
Third. retailers to sell not moro
than one-eighth Of barrel OF -four to
any town customer at any one time
and not more than one-quarter OF
barrel to any country customer at any
one time, and in no case to sell wheat
products without sale OF an equal
weight of other cereals.
Fourth. we ask the bakers and gro
GERS to reduce the volume o. Victory
bread sold, by delivery OF the three
quarter pound loaf where one pound
was sold heretofore, and correspond
ing proportions in other weights. we
also ask bakers not to increase the
amount of their wheat -four purchas-
ed beyond seventy per cent OF the
average monthly amount purchased in
the four months prior to March first.
Fifth, manufacturers using wheat
products for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
Sixth. there is no limit upon the
use OF other cereals. flours. and meals.
corn. barley. buckwheat. potato flour,
etc. Many thousand families through
out the land are now using no wheat
products whatever. except a very
small amount for cooking purposes
and are doing so in perfect health and
satisfaction. There is no reason %hy
all of the American people who are
able to cook in their own households
,,,rot ouhsist nerfectlv we'll with the