The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-08-01
Sugar Announcements

the following announcements relative
to that work;
Sugar Announcements
Pursuant to telegraphic Instruction.
from the food administration a
Washington, the following sugar ra
ton win be effective from and after
August /:
a. Household consumption will BIZ
limited to two pounds per person pei
month. Retailers should make every
effort to see that aggregate sales
during the month to householderS
does not exceed this quota, because
retailers certificates upon which they
will obtain allotment for August will
be based on this ration.
b, Hotels. restaurants. public eat
ing places, cafes and boarding houses
will be limited to two pounds of sugar
for each ninety meals served. This
allowance should be so apportioned
that it will be equitably served to
each guest.
c. Sugar bowls must be banisneo
from all public eating places. If this
order has not been complied with, re-
port without delay, all offenders to
this office.
Faithfully yours, H. A. MORGAN.
regret that many merchants were
Inconvenience by the delay of the
sugar statements and application
blanks in reaching me. DR.. Morgan
announced at the food administration
conference that this inconvenience has
caused by the delay in getting the
blanks printed, and that all merchants
who are entitled to an allotment
will get it.
now have supply Of application
blanks which merchants are required
to fill out when applying for their
August and September supplies. l
am mailing these blanks to all the
county merchants. Telephone me if
you fail to get one.
r. X. MCBRIDE.
Poultry and Eggs.
To All Poultry and Egg Shippers:
We would like to have your opinion
as to the general effect of the present
rules regarding the handling Of eggs,
We want a frank statement along
the following lines:
/. What effect have these rules had
on the general quality Of eggs IN
your section?
2. What effect have these rules
had on the value of eggs your buck
sters or country storekeepers handle
In other words, have these rules help
ed or hurt the marketing value of
eggs in your immediate vicinity?
3. What is the opinion of the farm
ers as to these gulings? Are they
taking better care of their eggs
A. What is the opinion Of the buck
sters and country storekeepers Of
these rulings?
5. Is it money saving to them or
not?
6. Are the farmers penning up
their ROSTERS?
z. Do you think our present rules
and regulations are satisfactory? If /
not, kindly make such suggestions |
as Won think viii improve them.
Kindly let your reply reach us
not later than Saturday, August 3.
Yours truly.
H. IA. MORGAN.
BY r. G. Giles, State Poultry and
Egg Representative.
Pure-Bred Ram Sale.
In order to improve the breed Of
sheep, DR.. Morgan urges all sheep !
growers to attend the pure-bred ram
sale to be held at the experiment sta
ton at Jackson on August s.
Food Prices
Merchants and consumers will
please note in each weeks Leader
a price-list prepared by the price
board, to be used by all
in the county.
The government allows a certain
per cent profit on each commodity. Ii
and these prices are regulated strict i
" according to government rulings.
Yours faithfully, J
r. X. MCBRIDE,
County Food Administrator.