The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-25
FEDERAL FOOD
ADMINISTRATOR
ISSUES WARNING
Retailers Must Comply
With Food Regulations,
Effective on Feb. 18
WOULD CUT OFF
SOURCE OF SUPPLY
Laid Says Sugar Regula-
tons Being Obeyed
Faithfully in State

DR.. z. F. Ladd, state food admin
istrator issued a sharp warning to
retailers throughout North Dakota
today who wilfully refuse to comply
with the new food regulations which
went into erect Feb. Is and declared
that the retailers who refuse to
obey the regulations laid down by
the food administration would be cut
off from their source Of supply
through regulatory measures the
government holds over the licensed
wholesalers.
TT has been reported to the North
Dakota food administration" Dr.
Ladd declared, that some retailers
are not complying with the regula-
tions regarding the maximum
amount of -four to be sold to q GUS
toner. Some Of the stores, especially
in the larger cities, have been de-
livering 98 pounds Of flour to famil-
les. The regulations strictly provide
that the amount of -four to be sold
families in towns at one time, shall
be limited to 40 pounds at the most.
Farmers, however, living in the coun-
try may receive from 40 to 9S pounds
of -four at one time and ranchmen,
coming a long distance, with large
families or a number of men boarders
may receive one barrel Of -four, but
not more than a sixty day supply.
However, these orders have been
violated, the reports received here
indicate and the retailers who do so
wilfully will be cut of from the
source OF supply.
The regulations regarding sugar,
DIR. Ladd said were being obeyed
faithfully. The food regulations is
s. sued by DIR. Ladd and which went in
to effect Feb. Is are as follows:
/. The amount of flour substitutes
to be sold with wheat flour shall be
that for every pounds Of wheat
-four there shall be sold and deliv-
cred pounds Of other substitutes,
(not to apply to whole wheat -FOUR.
Wheat flour substitutes: Hominy,
corn grits, cornmeal, corn flour, edi-
bile corn starch, barley -four, rolled
oats, oatmeal, rice, rice -four, buck
wheat -four, potato -four, sweet pota-
to flour, soya bean -four and ferterita
-four and meals.
Rye -four also may be used as a
substitute until March or may be
sold without substitutes, provided,
that in limited quantities, where the
foregoing substitutes are not avail
able, the use Of potatoes on the basis
of four pounds of potatoes for one
pound Of wheat substitute is author
ICED. Provided, further that retail
ers are authorized to furnish -four to
their trade supplying as far as avail
able the relative proportion Of flour
substitute; but, when substitutes are
not available, they may take a writ
ten guarantee or due bill for the
amount of substitutes to be delivered
when received by the retailer, in or
der to conform with the regulations
namely, three pounds of substitutes
20 seven pounds of flour.
2. The amount of -four to be sold
to families in town, at one time, shall
be limited to 24h to 40 pounds, de-
pending upon the size Of the family.
Farmers, living in the country, may
receive from - to 9S pounds of -four
ct one time. Ranchmen, coming from
q long distance, with large families
or q number Of men boarders, may
receive one barrel OF -four, or not
more than a sixty days supply.
3. The amount of sugar to be sold
for home consumption is limited to
approximately three pounds per per-
son per month. Retailers may sell to
families in town from Ave to ten
pounds at one time, in accordance
with the size Of the family. Farmers
and people living at a distance from
town, may receive from so to 100
pounds, according to their needs.
Retailers may sell to hotels,
restaurants and all public eating
houses, wheat flour at the ratio OF