Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-05
CONSERVATION TO
Be INTENSIFIED
Food Administration Outlines
Policy to Meet Desperate
Food Situation.

had been thought could possibly coue
about, the United States Food Admin
stration has issued the following new
conservation message, a copy OF which
was wired TO State Food Administra'
tor Henry A. Page. The statement
follows:
II we are to furnish the Allies with
the necessary proportion Of wheat to
maintain their war bread from now
until the next hsrvest--and this Is
military necessity-we must reduce
our monthly consumption to 81 mil
lion bushels q month, as against our
normal consumption Of about AZ mil
Hon bushels, or so per cent OF our
normal consumption. Reservins a
margin for distribution to the army
ant for special cases this leaves for
general consumption approximately
one and one-half pounds OF wheat
products weekly per person.
Many OF our consumers are depend
ent upon bakers bread Such bread
must be durable and therefore re.
quires larger proportion OF wheat
products tran cereal bread as baked
In the household Our Army and Navy
require full allowance. The well.to-
do in our population can make greater
sacrifices IN the consumption OF wheat
products than can the poor In add
ton. our population in the agricultural
districts, where the other cereals are
abundant are more skilled in the prep.
aration Of breads from these other
cereals than the crowded city and in.
dustrial populations
With improved transportation We
now have available a surplus OF pota
toes We also have in the spring
months surplus OF milk and we have
ample corn and oats for human con.
sumption. The drain on rye and bar.
ley as substitutes has already greatly
exhausted the supply OF these grains.
To effect the needed saving OF wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the vol.
untary assistance OF the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
First. Householders to use not to
exceed a total OF one and one-half
pounds per week OF wheat products
per person. This means not more than
one and three-fourths pounds OF vic
tory bread containing the required I
percentage Of substitutes and about
one-half pound OF cooking -four, mac
aroni, Crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, F
wheat breakfast cereals, all combined +
Second Public eating places and
clubs to observe two wheatless days
per week-Monday and Wednesday,
as at present; in addition thereto not
to serve in the aggregate total OF
more hreadstuffs. macaroni, crackers
pastry, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast
cereals, containing total OF more
than two ounces OF wheat -four to any
one guest at any one meal; no wheat
products to be served unless specially
ordered; public eating establishments
not to buy more than six pounds OF
wheat products per month per guest,
thus conforming with limitations re.
Quested OF the householders
Third Retailers TO sell not more
than one-eighth OF barrel OF -four to
any town customer at any one time
and not more than one.quarter Of
barrel to any country customer at any
one time and in no case to sell wheat
products without the sale OF an equal
weight OF other cereals.
Fourth. We ask the bakers and
srocers to reduce the volume OF vic.
tory bread sold by delivery OF the
quarters pound loaf where one
pound was sold before and cores.
bonding proportions In other weights.
We also ask bakers not to increase
he amount Of their wheat -four pur.
,hases beyond 10 per cent OF the aver.
igs monthly amount purchased in the
'our months prior to March LIST. ,,
Fifth. Manufacturers using wheat .
products for non-food purposes should i
lease such uses entirely. T
Sixth. There Is no limit upon the 1
lse OF other cereal hours and meals
'orn. barley, buckwheat, potato -four, :
tic.
Many thousand families throughout /.
he land are now using NO wheat prod.
cts whatever, except very small 3
for cooking purposes and are d
ding so In perfect health and salts. c
action. v
There IL no reason why all Of the c
american people who are able to cook :.
, their own households cannot sub. ;,
LIST perfectly we'll with the use of less n
heat products than one and q half =,
ounds week, and we especially ask o.
he well.to.do households In the coun. Il
y to follow this additional program Il
! order that we may provide the nee. a.
ssary marginal supplies for those q
arts of the community less able to ~
1apt themselves to so large pro- a,
,rtion of substitutes. q
In order that we shall be able to
axe the wheat exports that are alb ca
'lutely demanded OF US to maintain es
10 civil population and soldiers OF W
10 Allies and our own Army we pro. -,
$50 TO supplement the voluntary co. ar
,eration Of the public by further /.
Of distribution which will to
adjusted from time to time to re. tn
re Is nearly equitable distribution tn
possible. with IL arrival OF had Nv
at we should be able to relax such ~
strlctions. Until then We ask for o.
. necessary patience, sacrifice an 40
.eDeratiol Of the distributing trade alb
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