The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-04-11
CONSERVATION TO
Be INTENSIFIED
Food Administration Outline.
Policy to Meet Desperate
Food Situation.

The National Food Administration is
anxious to impress the message OF
conservation to the utmost. The peo-
pie Of the country at large do no: ap.
H-eciate the demand for wheat The
cod Administration at Washington
las stressed the situation in this ma
oil wide proclamation:
III we are to furnish the allies with
the necessary proportion OF wheat to
':aintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest. and this is
military necessity. we must reduce
our monthly consumption to twenty
one million bushels a month as against
our normal consumption OF about for
ty-two million bushels or fifty per cent
OF our normal consumption. reserviIg
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 a larger pro-
portion OF wheat products than cereals
baked in the household. Our army
and navy requires a full allowance
The we'll 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-
the American people. and we do ask
that the following rules be observed:
First. householders to use not to
exceed a total Of one and one-half
pounds per week OF wheat products
p -o-5on. This means not more than
one and three-fourths pounds Of Vic
tory bread containing the required
OF substitutes and about
one-half pound Of cooking -four, 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
ut present. In addition thereto not to
serve in the aggregate total Of more
breadstuffs, macaroni. crackers. pas
try, pies. cakes, wheat breakfast c.
reals, containing a total Of moro than
two ounces Of wheat nour to any ono
guest at any one meal No wheat
products to be served unless espe-
cially ordered. Public eating estab-
lishments not to buy more than six
pounds Of wheat products per month
per guest thus conforming with linn
ltations requested Of the house
holders.
than one-eighth Of a barrel of -four to
any town customer at any one time
and not more than one-quarter Of
barrel to any country customer at an"
one time. and in no case to sell whea;
products without sale OF an equal
We gAt OF other cereals
Fourth, we ask the bakers and gro
GERS 20 reduce the volume OF Victory
bread sold. by delivery Of the threa-
quarter pound LOAF where one pound
was sold heretofore. and correspond
ing proportions in other weights. We
also ask bakers not to increase the
amount Of their wheat flour purchas-
ed beyond seventy per cent OF the
Average monthly amount purchased in
TIE four months prior to March first.
''Tifth. manufacturers using wheat
products for nOr-food purposes should
cease such use entirely
sixth. there is no limit upon the
usa ot ether ce~e:i; foars, and meals.
con barley. huckwheat potato -four.
-. Many thousand families through
on the land Gre now using nc wheat
~rCiuCfs whl'""er. except very
small amOmr; for cooking purposes
and a-e doing SO II perfect health and
Sa.isfa "tiCn There is TO reason why
ell % the american people who are
able 20 cool, in thor own hous seto!ds
cannot srhsist perfectly well with the
usa Of loss whoat products than one
and or".half pounds wee;