The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-28
LATEST FOOD RULES.
Should BE Read Carefully by Every
Householder. The War is Call.
ing for Further Sacrifice.

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wheat to maintain their war bread
from now until the next harvest,
and this is a military necessity,
we must reduce our monthly con-
sumption to 2l, 100000 bushels a
month as against our normal con-
sumption of about az, 100000
bushels, or fifty per cent. of our
normal consumption.
Reserving a margin for distri-
button to the Army and for speci-
al cases, for general consumption
approximately !! pounds of wheat
products weekly, per person.
The well-to do in our popula-
tlon can make greater sacrifices
in the consumption of wheat pro-
duets than can the poor. In ad-
dltlon, our population in the ag-
ricultural districts where the 9TH
ers cereals are abundant are more
skilled in tn e preparation of
breads from these other cereals
than the crowded city and indus
trial populations.
With the improved transpor-
tation conditions, we now have
available surplus of potatoes.
We also have in the spring
months a surplus of milk, and we
have ample corn and oats for
h u man consumption. Th e
drain on rye and barley as SUBJ
stitutes has already greatly ex-
hausted thesupply of thesegrains.
TO effect the needed saving
of wheat, we are wholly depen-
dent upon the voluntary assist
ance of the American people and
we ask that the following rules
shall be observed:
Il. Households to use not to
exceed a total of II pounds per
week of wheat products, per per-
son. This means not more than
II pounds of Victory bread, con-
tanning the required percentage
of substitutes, and about {! pound
of cooking flour, macaroni, crack
ers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
q. Public eating places and
clubs to observe two wheatless
days per week monday and We'd
nesday) as at present. In addi-
ton thereto, not to serve in the
aggregate a total of more bread
stuff, macaroni, crackers, pastry,
pies, cakes, wheat breakfast
cereals containing a total of more
than two ounces of wheat flour
to any one guest, at any one meal.
No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Pub
lie eating establishments not to
buy more than 6 pounds of wheat
products gper month. thus con-
forming with limitation request
ed of the householder.
"3. Retailers to sell not more
than one-eighth of a barrel of
flour to any town customer at any
one time and not more than one
quarter of a barrel to any coun,
try customer at any one time and
in no case to sell wheat products
without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
"a. We ask the bakers and
grocers 70 reduce the volume of
Victory bread sold by delivery of
the pound loaf where one pound
was sold before and correspond
ing proportions in other weights.
We also ask bakers not to in
crease the amount of their wheat
flour purchases beyond seventy
per cent. of the average monthly
amount purchased in the four
months prior to March l.
80. Manufacturers using
wheat products for non food pur-
poses should cease such use en-
tirely.
"6. There is no limit upon the
use of other cereals, flours and
meals, corn, barley, buckwheat,
potato flour, etc.
Many thousands of families
throughout the land are now u.s.
ing no wheat products whatever
except a very small amount for
cooking purposes and are doing
so in perfect health and satis-
faction. There is no reason why