Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-25
POUND AND HALF OF WHEAT
PER PERSON EACH W'EEK
New Regulations Arc Received ut
Office OF Local Food Adj
miniStratOr.
MUST SAVE WHEAT FOR ALLIES
If We Arc to DO Oar Part, Present
Monthly Consumption Must BE
Cut in Half Until New Crop Is
Harvested, Says Hoover.

The Richmond food administration
received yesterday the Federal food
administrations new ruling on wheat.
Such a stringent ruling has been deem
ed absolutely necessary until harvest
time this year, end Administrator
Hoover is assured that tho people of
tho United states will recognize a,
once that the wheat situation is criti-
cal and will fall in line with tho adj
miniStration's new program. Follow
ing is the text Of MIR. IIoovcr's official
ruling which is of the most vital in
terest 10 every citizen Of the United
States:
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 Il
military necessity. we must reduce
our monthly consumption to 2l.o0n 600
bushels Il month rs against our normal
consumption OF about $1,000, 600 bushels
or 80 per cent Of our normal consump-
ton. deserving margin for dis
tribution TO the army and for special
cases. leaves for general consumption
approximately one and onc-hblf pounds
Of wheat products weekly per person.
Many of our consumers are dependent
upon bakers bread. Such bread must
bc durable, and. therefore. requires a
larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the house
hold. Our army and navy require 4
full allowance. The wcll-to-do in our
population can make greater sacrifices
IN the consumptio!; Of wheat products
than can the poor. In addition, our
population in the agricultural districts.
whore the other cereals arc abundant.
are more skilled in the preparation
OF breads from these other cereals than
the crowded city and industrial ropu-
iations With improved transportation
conditions we now have available a
surplus OF potatoes. We also have in
the spring months 4 surplus OF milk
and We have ample corn ana oats for
human consumption. The drain on rye
and barley as substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply OF these
grains. To effect the needed saving
o! wheat we are wholly dependent upon
the voluntary assistance OF the Amcri-
can people. and we ask that the fol-
lowing rules shall be obscrvcd
MUST SoT EXCEED
POUND AND HALF PER WEEK
Observation-Disclosures 20 use not to
exceed a total o. one and onc-half
pounds per week OF wheat products
per person. This means not more than
one and three fourths pounds of Vic
tory bread, containing the require,
percentage OF substitutes and about
onc-half pound Of cooking flour, maca-
rom, crackers. pastry, pies. cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals, all combiued
"Second.-Public eating places and
clubs to observe TWO whcatlcss days
per week, Monday and Wednesday, as
at present. In ADDITION thereto not to
serve 10 any one guest At any one
meal an aggregate Of foodstuffs, maca-
ROM, crackers. pastry pies. cakes
wheat. break tasl cereals containing q
total OF more tn2n two ounces OF whca:
-four. NJ whcac - oducis % be serve |
unless sp;ciiita!ly ordered Iublic c,.-
ing establishments not to Luy more
ihan 81. o-Ends OF wh1at products
for each ninety meals served, thus CON
forming with the limitations rcuucytci
OF the houScr",icrs.
"Third.-:;c;:Iicrs 10 sell not more
tEan onc-c!yht. q n barrel OF Hour 10
any town customer AT any enc ti.n,
ana not more than onc-puartcr OF a
berFel to any country customer at any
one time and in no case To sell wheat
products without the sale OF an equal
weight Of other ccrcalg
Fourth.---Nc ask The bakers and
EroccTs 10 Icducc the volume OF victory
bread sold, by delivery of the three
quarter pound loaf where one pound
was sold before. and corresponding
proportions IN other weights. We also
ask bakers not 10 increase the amount
OF their wheat -four purchases beyond
80 per cent Of the average monthly
amount purchased in the four months
prior 20 March /
Observation-Disclosures using wheat
products FOR nCniood purposes should
cease such use entirely.
siNth-Thcrc is no limit upon the
use Of other cereals, nours and meals.
corn. barley, buck wheat. potato flour.
etc.
MANY NOW USE 40
WHEAT pnOnT-CTS