The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-03-28
TIGHTEN UP ON
Use or FLOUR
New Conservation Program, lmme'
diateb Effective. Outlined by
the Food Administration
CONES As A MILITARY NECESSITY
Applies TO Homes and Punlc te"no
Houses--One and One han
Pounds Flour Per Week
Fer Individual

st, AlhanR. In order that Americas
fighting Allies and her own army ana
navy may be kept adequately supplied
with bread, the American people are
now being asked 20 30 step turther
in their conservation OF -four and are
being urged by the united States food
administration 20 reduce their con
sumption of wheat products weekly
per person TO one ard one half pounds,
according 10 statement given out NJ
the office OF Actag Federal Food Ad-
minlstrator John 7 Gushing here The
well-to do portion Of the population.
and that portion dwelling in the agrl-
cultural districts where other cereals
are abundant, can make greater sacrl-
fees in the consumption OF wheat than
can the poor or the crowded city ana
industrial populations
TRANSMITTING this new conservation
request into actual food terms, u
means that each person should use not
10 exceed per week moro than one ana
three fourths pounds OF Victory bread,
containing the required percentage OF
substitutes and about a half pound OF
cooking -four, macaroni crackers, pas
try, pies. cakes, and wheat breakfast
cereals all combined. This Is the max
imum. and the well-to-do and the ag-
riculural populations are expected 10
place themselves under this maximum.
Public eating places are also expected
to observe two wheatlesS days week,
as at present, in addition thereto, ana
are not To serve at any one meal TO
any one guest more than two ounces
of flour. The specific rules, effective
M once. which must be followed II the
country is to continue 10 furnish lts
associates in the war and Its own army
and navy the -four they must have II
they are to continue effective military
agents. arc as follows.
/. Householders TO use not to ex-
coed a total Of one and ono-half pounds
of wheat or wheat products per person
per week This means not more IMAM
one and three quarters pounds OF VIC
tory bread containing the required per-
centage OF substitutes and about one
half Mound Of cooking -four, macaronl,
crackers. pastry, pies, cakes, and wheat
breakfast certals all combined
9 Public eating places ana ciHDs
to observe two wheatless days per
week. Monday and Wednesday. as at
present ~
8 Public eating places and clubs
not to<serve in the aggregate bread
stuffs, macaroni, crackers, pastry, PICS
cakes. wheat breakfast cereals, con-
tanning a total Of more than TWO
ounces of wheat -four 10 any one guest
at any one meal.
T. No wheat products TO be served
by public eating houses or eiubs uh@
less specially ordered.
S. Public eating establishments nov
TO buy more than six pounds OF wheat
products for each 80 meals served
thus conforming with limitations re-
auested of the householders,
Retailers TO sell not more than
ope.eiphtb of barrel OF -four to a
town consumer at any one time. ana
moi more than one quarter OF barrel
of flour to any country customer AZ
any one time. .,
7 Retailers In no case 10 sell VIVA.
products without the sale OF an equa'
weight Of other cereals.
& Bakers and grocers are asked 10
reduce the volume Of Victory breao
sold bv the delivery Of the three-quar
ter pound loaf, where one pound loai
was sold before, with corresponding
proportion in other weights OF ioaVes'
9. Bakers asket not TO lncreaSo
the amount Of their wheat nour pur
chases beyond 1919 OF the average
monthly amount purchased in the
four months prior to March 1st
10 Manufacturers using wheat
nroducts for non-food purposes
should cease such use entirely.
II There Is no limit upon the use
NJ other cereals. 1ours and meals
ouch as corn, barley, buckwheat, Po-
tato flour, etc. 49,
The food Administrations state
,nent declares that many thousands
OF families throughout the land are
pow usiug no wheat products WHAT
ever except very small amount ioI
cooking purposes, and are dong 80 IN
perfect health and satisfaction Tne
statement continues
I'VE propose to supplement the Fol-
untary cooperation Of the pubilc W
a further limitation Of distflDutIoh'
and we shall place at once res.rn-
tiona on distribution which VIII De
adjusted from time TO time 10 secure
as nearly equitable distribution as
possible With the arrival Of The har-
vest We should be able to relax such
restrictions. Until then we ask TOT
the necessary patience, sacrifice ana
corporation Of the distributing
trade"
The reason for this new con
nryatIon program, AZ set forln
by the food administrations state
nent IL an follows: III we ore TO iur-
nish the Allies with the necessary
proportion OF wheat TO maintain their
war bread from now until the next
harvest. and this ia military nee"A-
fly. we must reduce our monthly con-
sumption to about q million bushels,
month, as against our normal CON
sumption OF about AZ million bushels
or 30 per cent OF our normal con
gurnutIon Rescrying a margin TOT
distribution 20 the army and for spec
ial cases. leaves for general consump-
ton approximately one and one'haf
pounds OF wheat products weekly
per person
with Improved transportation con
drlons we now have available a sur
n'ua Of potatoes We alg0 have in
~ e,,4no ruorfhE a Rurglus OF milk,