The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-03-30

Ak&Iv monthly consump ption
$lytIu to 21,Oo0, 900 bushels
. month, as against
~ our normal consump-
ton of about 42,000,.
900 bushels or 50 per cent of our nor.
NAL consumption, reserving q margin
for distribution to the army and for
special cases, leaving for general COO
sumption. approximately ono and one.
half pound Of wheat products weekly
per person.
Many OF our consumers are depend.
ont upon bakers bread, such bread
must be durable, and therefore. re-
ouires q larger proportion OF wheat
products than cereal breads baked In
the households.
Our army and navy require . full
allowance. The well-to-do In our popu.
lation can make greater sacrifices In
tho consumption Of wheat products
than can the poor; IN addition, our
population in the agricultural dis
trtcts, where the other cereals are
abundant, are more skilled In the
preparation of breads from these other
cereals, than tho crowded city and In
duStrial populations. With improved
transportation conditions We now have
available surplus OF potatoes. We
also have in the spring months 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:
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-Quarter pounds of Victory
Bread" containing the required per.
centage Of substitutes, and about 4
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
1t present. In addition thereto not to
serve in the aggregate a total of more
breadstuffs. macaroni, crackers, pas.
try, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast CO.
reals, containing total OF more than
two ounces of wheat flour to any one
guest at any ono 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 tho sate 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 tho 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 tour months
prior to March LIST.
F1fth-Manufacturers using wheat
products for non.food purposes shouA
cease such use entirely.
| Sixth-There 10 no limit upon the
use Of other cereal flour and meals.
corn, barley. buckwheat. potato flour
Many thousand families throughout
tho hand are now using no wheat prod
ucts whatever except = very small
amount for cooking purposes. and are
doing SO in perfect health and salts
faction. There 10 no reason why all
Of the American people who are able
to cook in their own households. can
not subsist perfectly we'll with tho
use Of less wheat products than one
and one-haK pounds . week, and We
especially ask the wellto-do house
holds in the country to follow this ad.
ditional 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 4 proportion OF substitutes, in
order that we shall be able 10 make
the wheat exports that are asolutely
demanded of US to maintain the civil
population and soldiers Of the allies
and our own army.
We propose to supplement the voi-
untary cooperation Of the public BY
further limitation OF distribution and
xs shalI place at once restrictions on
distribution which will be adjusted
from time to time to secure a. nearly
ecuitabIe distribution as possible.
with the arrival Of harvest We should
be able TO relax such restrictions. Ua.
III then, we ask for the necessary pa
tisuce. sacrifice and cooperation os
the distributing trades.
(Signod)
FOOD ADMINISTRATION.
II you run your household on three
pounds OF sugar month per person.
whom fall comes the grocer won't have
TO hang up the sign. mo Sugar"
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