The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02
Food Administration
WHEAT GROWN BY FARMERS
THIS WEAR

W II EA NftOU u FARMERS
THIS YEAR
A very important item OF news
which should be understood by far
mers thinking Of sowing wheat this
Spring, is that a special concession
has been granted in their favor. Those
who can bring To the mill wheat of
their own production will be allowed
to retain sufficient -four for their own
needs until the next harvest All
they will have 10 do will be TO sign
a statement as TO their having grown
the wheat themselves and that the
-four is to be consumed by their fam
lilies. The same rule applies to
wheat already grown.
HENS-A MISTAKEN IDEA
A correspondent in last weeks Re
porter expressed indignation because
he could not kill and sell non-laying
hens, az Mr. Hoover had decreed
otherwise, and so he must keep those
drones and feed them on high-priced
grains, if able to obtain it. 1t was
an artistic article The only difti-
Guilty about the matter is that no such
order was ever issued by Mr. Hoover.
The correspondent did not take the
trouble to learn just what the order
was. No restrictions have ever been
made upon his disposing of such hens
to his neighbors or the local meat
markets. The requirement was only
that licensed wholesale shippers OF
poultry should not handle laying hens
and pullets about to lay eggs. It
was to stop the enormous slaughter
during the laying period. especially in
the corn belt and Southern States.
From one of these states 40 car loads
were shipped during January. 1t had
the desired effect in keeping the lay
ing hens on the farms to increase the
egg supply. Even this was revoked
April 10Th
POTATOES. RYE
This week the people who desire ITO
help out are using potatoes literally
Those who mean ito do their best"
will keep on doing so after this week.
Another way in which housewives
can help is buying and using rye. 1t
can be purchased without substitutes
and those who have used it in making
doughnuts and pastry find that with
one third OF rye to two thirds OF -four
they are substantially as good as
when wholly of -four. Many grocers
have on hand more than their actual
needs, which was ordered when it
could be used as substitute, but not
received until afterward
BOARDING
One party returned to the grocer
4 s DI4 ,t, trrr g
barrel Others are returning lesser
amounts "a barrels have been turn
ed over to merchants within ten days
in Norridgewock and Skowhegan. And
still there are others Those who re-
fuse to do this now understand their
liability. 1t should be understood by
all that it is not sufficient for the party
having a surplus of -four to inform the
dealer from whom ii was purchased
before the law went into effect, or any
other, that they are ready to give 1t
up whenever this particular dealer Is
in need of it, This is an evasion of
the requirement He might have a
sufficient quantity for long time
while other dealers and families might
be needy. This would defeat the
very purpose Oh the law against hodih
ing. 1t must be placed where it Will
go into circulation or to our allies
The need is great. The order would
not have been issued if it were not
absolutely necessary.
AMERICA. GERMANY
Lloyd George, Britian's famous
statesman, in recent speech said
this: Il fear the disciplined people
behind the German army. / fear the
rationed German family, and the de
termination of the German wife and
sister and daughter and mother to
stand and starve so that their fighting
men may be fed | fear it more than
the Imperial German army itself
Is the German family more patrio-
tic than We Americans can prove our
selves TO be?
L. L. WALTON,
Somerset Food Administrator