Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-03-29

LlOn OF about $4,000.
900 bushels or 50 per cen Of our nor.
NAL consumption, reserving a margin
for distribution to the army and for
special cases, leaving for general con.
sumption, approximately one and one
half pound 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 a larger proportion Of wheat
products than cereal breads baked in
the households.
Our army and navy require a full
allowance. The wellto-do in our popu
lation can make greater sacrifices in
the consumption of wheat products
h can the poor; in addition, our
population in the agricultural dis
tricts, where the other cereals are
abundant, are more skilled in the
preparation Of breads from these other
cereals, than the crowded city and in.
dustrial populations. With improved
transportation conditions we now have
available a surplus of potatoes. We
also have In the spring months a sur.
plus of milk, and we have ample corn
and oats for human consumption.
The drain on rye and barley as sub
stitutes has already greatly exhausted
the supply Of these grains to effect
the needed saving Of wheat. We are
wholly dependent upon the voluntary
assistance of the American people,
and we ask that the following rules
shall be observed:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to use not to
exceed a total Of one and one halt
pounds per week of wheat products
per person.
This means not more than one and
three-Quarter pounds Of Victory
Bread" containing the required per.
centage Of substitutes, and about a
half pound Of cooking flour, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, 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 a total of more
breadstuifs, maCaroni, crackers, pas,
try, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast CO,
reals, containing q total of more than
two ounces Of wheat flour to any one
guest at any n 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 requested
of the householder.
Third-Retailers to sell not more
than one-eighth barrel Of flour to any
town customer at any one time, and
not more than one-fourth barrel to
any country customer at any one time,
and in. no case sell wheat products
without the sale OF an equal weight
of other cereals.
Fourth-We ask the bakers and gro.
GERS to reduce the volume of "Victory
Bread sold by delivery of the three.
fourths pound loaf when one pound
was sold before the corresponding pro-
portions in other weights. We also
ask bakers not to increase the amount
OF their wheat flour purchases beyond
70 per cent of the average monthly
amount purchased in the four months
prior to March LIST.
Fffth-Manufacturers using wheat
products for nOn-food purposes should
cease such S entirely.
SiXth-There is no limit upon the
use of other cereal flour and meals.
corn, barley, buckwheat, potato flour.
Many thousand families throughout
the land are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever except a very small
amount for cooking purposes, and are
doing so in perfect health and salts
faction. There is no reason why all
Va NV HhiCl wan Itupit WIN are AUS
to cook in their own households, can
not subsist perfectly well with the
use Of less wheat products than ono
and one-half pounds a week, and we
especially ask the w~ell-to-do house.
holds in the country to follow this ad.
dltional program in order that we may
provide the necessary marginal sup
plies for those parts Of the country
less able to adapt themselves to so
large a proportion of substitutes, in
order that we shall be able to make
the wheat exports that are a~solutely
demanded Of us to maintain the civil
population and soldiers of the allies
and our own army.
We propose to supplement the vol
untary cooperation Of the public by a
further limitation Of distribution and
we shall place at once restrictions on
distribution which will be adjusted
from time to time to secure as nearly
equitable distribution as possible.
With the arrival of harvest we should
be able to relax such restrictions. I'm.
til then, we ask for the necessary pa.
thence. sacrifice and cooperation Of
the distributing trades.
(Signedl
FOOD ADMINISTRATION.