Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1918-05-20
WHEAT CRISIS FORCES
CHANGES IN RULES
Households, Eating Houses and
Bakers Must Decrease
Use of Wheat.

Coupled with an earnest appeal 10 all
lndividuals, households, public eating
places and bakers Of bread and pas
tries for their cooperation and sup;
port, Herbert c. Hoover has issued a
new set Of rules designed to further
reduce wheat consumption In this
country until the next harvest.
These rules and Mr.. Hoover's per-
sonaI appeal are given out through
Mr. w. 3. Aver, Federal Food Admin
lstrator for Oregon, in the following
message:
IF we are to furnish the Allies with
the necessary proportion of wheat to
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest (and this is a
military necessity we must reduce
our monthly consumption to twenty
one million bushels month as against
our normal consumption Of about
forty-two million bushels or fifty per
cent of our normal consumption, re-
serving margin for distribution to
the army and for special cases, leav;
ing for general consumption approx
mately one and one-half pounds of
wheat products weekly per person.
Many of our consumers are dependent
upon bakers bread. Such bread must
be durable and therefore requires a
larger proportion of wheat products
than cereal breads baked in the home.
"The well-to-do in our population
can make greater sacrifices in the
consumption of wheat products than
can the poor. In addition our popu-
lation in the agricultural districts,
where the substitute cereals are abun-
dant, are more skilled in the prepara-
tion of breads from these other cereals
than the crowded city and industrial
populations. With improved transpor-
tation conditions we now have avail
able a surplus of potatoes. We also
have in the spring months surplus
of milk and we have ample corn and
oats for human consumption. The
drain on rye and barley as substitutes
has already greatly exhausted the sup
ply Of these grains.
ITO effect the needed saving Of
wheat we are wholly dependent upon
the voluntary assistance of the Amer.
lean people and we ask that the fol.
lowing rules shall be observed:
First-Householder to use not tc
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
victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and about
one-half pound of cooking flour, mac
aroni, 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, and in addition thereto not
to serve in the aggregate a total OF
more breadstuffs, macaroni, crackers
pastry, pies, cakes, and wheat break.
fast cereals containing total Of more
than two ounces of wheat flour to any
one guest at any one meal. NC
WHEAT PRODUCTS TO BE SERV.
ED 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 householders.
I Third-Retailer to sell not more
than one-eighth Of barrel OF flour
to any town consumer at any one time
and not more than one-quarter Of 8
barrel to any country customer al
any one time and In no case to sell
wheat products without tee sale of ar
equal weight Of other cereals.
Fourth-We ask the bakers and
lgrocers to reduce the volume of vic |
tory bread-sold by delivery OF q |
quarters pound loaf where one
pound was sold before and correspond
ing proportions in other weights. We
also ask bakers not to increase the
amount OF their wheat flour pur
chases beyond seventy per cent Of the
average monthly amount purchased In
the four months prior to March first
Observation-Disclosures using wheat
products for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
Sixth-There is no limit upon the
use Of other cereal flours and meals,
such as corn, barley, buckwheat, po,
tato flour, ct cetera. Many thousands
of families throughout the land are
now using no wheat products what
ever except very small amount for
purposes, and are doing Sc
in perfect health and satisfaction.
There Is 10 reason why all of the
American people who are able to cook
in their own households cannot sub
sist perfectly well with the use of less
wheat products than the one and one.
half pounds a week allowed. We spe.
cially ask the well.tO-do households
In the country to follow this additional
so that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts of the community Jess able
10 aiapt themselves to so large pro.
portion of substitutes and in order
hat we shall be able to make the
wheat exports that are absolutely de.
randed Of us to maintain the civil
population and soldiers of the Allies
md our own army.