Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-10-11

governing the manufacture, sale and
use of wheat -four are promulgated
by the federal food administration for
| Washington. These rules affect
| household consumers. millers, manu-
facturers, distributors of all classes,
and bakers:
First: Consumers must buy one
pound of substitutes with each four
pounds of standard wheat -four, or in
place thereof they may buy regula-
ton Victory Mixed Flour" milled
according to regulations, without
substitutes. Substitutes must be
bought on basis of $40. In other
words, one pound of substitutes must
be purchased with each four pounds
of wheat -four. With each 49-pound
sack of wheat -four, you must pur-
chase 12A pounds of substitutes.
With each "a or "a " pound sack of
wheat -four you must purchase six
pounds of substitutes. For the pur-
pose of this rule all public eating
places, boarding houses and camps
are considered as consumers
Second: Millers are permitted to
manufacture mixed flours, which
must conform to the specifications
for Victory Mixed Flours" laid
down in the rules applicable to mil
lers These mixed flours make it I'M
necessary for consumers to buy sub
stitutes if they use the mixed flours.
However, if they buy standard wheat
-four they must buy one pound of
substitutes with each four pounds Of
standard wheat -four. Whole wheat,
entire wheat, or graham flours con-
tanning not less than IS per cent of
the wheat berry may be purchased
without substitutes.
Third: Mixed flours cannot be
sold at higher price than the price
permissible on standard wheat
-four.
Fourth: The amount in pounds
that consumers may buy is not limit
ed, except that no one can buy more
than a sufficient amount for the
family to supply his reasonable
needs until the next harvest. Con-
sumers, however. are requested to
exercise great economy in the use of
wheat -four and in purchasing either
"Victory Mixed Flour" or substi-
tutes with wheat -four they are adj
vised that such substitutes are liza
BILE to spoilage at certain seasons or
lii carried over too long period.
Fifth: The new substitutes are:
Corn -four. corn meal. barley -four,
kaffir -four, milo -four, bean flour,
potato -four, sweet potato -four,
buckwhcat -four, rice -four. oat -four,
feterita flours and meals. peanut
-four and rye -four or meals. All
these substitutes, with the sole ex-
ception of rye -four or rye meal, must
be bought in the proportion of one
pound of substitutes to four pounds
of wheat -four. Rye -four or rye
meal must be bought in the proper
ton of two pounds to three pounds
of standard weat -four. There are no
other substitutes than these named
here.
Sixth: Retailers must carry one
of the following three substitutes in
stock at all times: Barley -four,
corn flour or corn meal. They may
carry such other of the substitutes
named as they may desire. Under no
circumstances can retailer sell
standard wheat -four without selling
at the same time one or more of the
accredited substitutes in the proper
ton named.
Seventh: "Victory Mixed Flour"
must be milled in the following pro-
portions:
(a) Mixed wheat and barley
-four - four pounds wheat -four to
one pound barley -four.
(b) Mixed wheat and corn -four
- four pounds wheat -four to one
pound barley -four
(c) Mixed wheat, barley and
corn four-eight pounds wheat -four
to one pound of barley -four and one
pound corn -four. ....
Cd Mixed wheat and rye -four
three pounds wheat -four and not
less than two pounds of rye -four.
(e) Wholewheat. entire wheat or
graham fiours must contain not less
than 95 per cent of the wheat berry
and may be sold without substitutes.
Consumers in using wholewheat or
graham -four should not mix there
with white -four.
Eighth: Bakers are required to
use one pound of substitute to every
four pounds of white -four. Bakers
bread when other substitutes than
rye is used. must contain at least 20
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