Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-17

people fighting against Germany.
shows that, To maintain enough sup
plies and necessary reserves against
there must be maintained In
all countries conservation OF wheat
nour during the coming year.
II has been agreed that the wheat
bread Of the Allies shall contain ~
per cont OF other grains than wheat,
and II is only Just that we should bear
our share in this saving and that our
bread at least should be universal
with those who are suffering more
greatly from the war than ourselves
Distribution and transportation cir
In the United States rem
der il necessary to rely very largsU
on the voluntary action OF our homes
to enforce this mixture. The vic
tory Bread" so made is wholesome
and there Is no difnculty IN prepar~r
ton We desire to emphasize tho mot
that the mixtures outlined below are
for wheat bread and the saving OF
wheat -four but they are not intended
TO displace the largo use OF corn
bread We must use the mixture with
wheat -four i'm addition TO our normal
OF corn bread
For this purpose. regulations are
formulated below. effective September
l. providing trst. for the preparation
and marketing by the manufacturing
and distributing trades OF the country
OF mixed -four complying with the
policy, which Will be
available for purchase by the house
hold second. in regulations covering
the case where straight wheat hour Is
sold by retailers, that at the Same
time 20 per cent OF other cereal no0zS
must he sold coincidentally; third, 70
curing hat all bakers bread shall
contain 90 per cent OF other cereals.
and the Food Administration relics
upon the householders OF the country
to mix at least 20 per cent OF the sub
stitute cereals into the wheat -four at
home for all uses Corn meal for the
use OF corn bread should be purchased
separately from combination sales.
Ready Mixed Flour For Sale AZ
Victory Mixed Flour"
II is desired To insure supply OF
ready mixed fours on the market. and
to have milers and dealers OF all
kinds encourage the use and sale OF
this -four SO that the country may be
on mixed four basis without the
necessity of retailers making comb
nation sales of -four and substitutes.
All such mixed fours made accord
ing to the following regulations should
be labeled Victory Mixed Flour, and
are 10 be labeled with the ingredients
I'm order OF their proportion. The
fiours so mixed must be milled In &C,
cordance with the standards OF the
United States Food Administration.
No Mixed Flours' Cexcept pancake
fours1 shall be made or manufactured
except in the exact proportions as out
lined below
Mixed Wheat and Barley Flour shall
be in the proportion OF four pounds
OF wheat -four TO one pound OF barley
-four
Mixed Wheat and Corn Flour shall
contain the proportion Of four pounds
OF wheat -four 10 one pound OF corn
flour
Mixed Wheat, Barley and Corn Flour
shall contain the proportions OF eight
pounds wheat four TO one pound bar
ley and one pound corn -four.
Mixed Wheat and Aye Flour shall
contain the proportion Of three pounds
OF wheat nour and not less than two
pounds of rye nour.
Whole Wheat, Entire Wheat. or Ora
ham Flour or Meal shall contain at
least 95 per cent OF the wheat berry.
All the above Victory Flours" may
be sold without substitutes, but at no
greater price from the miller, whole
saler or retail dealer than In the case
OF standard wheat -four.
Retail Sale Of Standard Wheat Flour.
The new regulations supersede the
$3.50 rule The retail dealer selling
standard wheat -four is required to
carry in stock either barley AoSr. corn
meal or corn -four. and with every sale
OF wheat -four must sell . com bination
OF some one or more OF these In the
proportion OF one pound OF substitute
to each four pounds OF wheat four.
No dealer may force any other sub
stitutes in combination upon the con
sumner, and these substitutes must
conform to the standards fixed by the
United States Food Administration.
The foregoing rules apply to all Gus
tom and exchange transactions as well
as sales OF -four 10 farmers unless
modified by special announcement OF
the Federal Food Administrator OF the
state where the mill Is located. act
ing with the approval OF the Zone
Committee
BAKERS.
In compliance with the general sit
uation above. the following alterations
are made in the rules and re splations
governing The baking trade
Rule a. The con Uuption OF wheat
-four In bakery produ a not to ex
coed 20 per cent of tee 1917 consump
tion is hereby rescinded
Rule "a Wheef Sour substitutes
for baker remain heretofore with
the exception of rye which will be
substitute when ed upon a basis OF
not less than 40 per cent. which Is
two POUNDS Of rye -four u every three
pounds { standard wheat four. When
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