The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-04-09
CONSERVATION TO BE
INTENSIFIED IN STATE
Food Administration Outlines Policy
to Meet Desperate Food
Situation.

no Ndtloudi FOOO 10
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 ma
ton wide proclamation:
'lf 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 n
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
navy ItQulTec IuIl allowance.
The well 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 ash
that the following rules be observed:
First. householders to use not to
exceed q total OF one and one-hal.
pounds per week OF wheat products
per person This means not more than
one and threefourths pounds Of Vic
tory bread containing the required
percentage OF substitutes and about
one-half pound OF cooking fiour, 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
NJ present In addition thereto not to
serve in the aggregate total OF mere
breadstufrs macaroni, crackers. pas.
try, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast ce.
reals, containing q 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.
cially ordered Public eating estab.
lishm ents not to buy more than six
pounds OF wheat products per month
per guest thus conforming with linn.
itations requested of the house.
holders
Third. retailers to cell not moro
than one-eighth OF a barrel of -four to
any town customer at any one time
and not more than one-quarter OF a
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 Kro-
GERS 20 reduce the volume OF 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 bakeYs 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 frst.
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, buckwhest. potato -four,
etc. Many thousand families through
out the land are now using no wheat
products whatever, except n very
small amount for cooking purposes
and are doing so in perfect health and
satisfaction. There 10 no reason why
an OF the American people who are
able to cook in their own households
cannot subsist perfectly well with the
use OF less wheat products than one
and onh-hAlf pnnndR weak