The true Democrat., 1918-03-16
SAVING Of WHEAT
DUTY Of THE HOUR

country. and lop,npe 800 bushels are
needed ~ the front Il must get there
aud uU excuses are ln order or Will be
accepted The rules governing Hour
WiII b. strictly enforced n they do
uut prove effective. more drastic meas
ures will be adopted
The ouly exception allowed Is Ia
favor uf the farmers who have sub
sfihIr cereals nn hand They are still
permitted 10 obtain a quantity OF -four
upon their aibdattts that they have
lhg cnuniefhalnnclug substitutes Even
these farmers must d. patriotic and
nse as little tlnur as possible Every
body must use Jess flour during the
next four months That does not mean
either hardship ur hunger. for other
cereals are rs palaiable and nutritious
Hesides. Louisiana raises The other
cereals aud can furthgy help herself
aud the nation By raising her own food
A census of the bakers shows that
there ara enough substitutes oH hand
Ia enable strict obedience to the law
compelling var bread, 2oa ot sub.
slltutez and sac uf wheat -four The
av must be- followed TO the letter and
Niolators silI be closed up for the
period Of the var There will be NO
way. direct or Indirect 10 escape thu
full penalty once II Is Inflicted There
has been no ehnagc In the bakery regn.
lations except that the minimum Ioal
is noa T. ounces This concession vas
made ln poor people and small families.
aud the price uf the uuW loaf is eN.
pcctcd to be- propoftiouateIy less
because OF the predominant i'm.
portance attached to wheat and the
easing up Of the meat strtngency, the
conservation days plan has been somo-
Nhat changed There are nov two
whoatiess days. Monday and Wedues.
day. with AZ least one wheatless meal
on all other days The meatlesa pro-
gfagi has been concentrated into one
meatless day on Tuesday. Il Is also
intended that the use ot sugar and
fats be- reasonably reduced so that
there will Be enough Ia go arouad With
no danger Of famine among the fighters
or the folks at home
John NJ Parker, Food Administrator
for Louisiana. has inflicted another
penalty fer the violation Of the food
laws. II vas found that jacques 4
Edmond We'll of Rayuo had leChur
emily slnned IN the matter Of profit ON
the handling oi rice and they offered
In addition 20 restitution. to contribute
$500 10 the Louisiana branch of the
American Red Cross. IL being under
stood that this would not cstop them
frOm their regular support Of the same
cause Washington accepted thr offer
aud the money has been paid over
There has been an exhaustive tuspec.
tion Of accounts in the wholesale
food market aud 1t is safe to predict
that there will be a batch of penalties
announced very shortly
The Food Administration has en-.
dorsod the campaign of the Louisiana
State University and allied dairy aett,'
tiles to popularlfe cottage cheese as a
good substitute for meat The cheese
is the lean meat OF the milk aud It's
use is economical as we'll as patriotic
az this time The University creamery
IL making aud selling the cheese, IN
sanitary containers, at 15C per pound
which is less than lean meat sells for
To settle an debate. the Z : Food
Administration has made it's endorse
mont Of che home garden movement
emphatic and plain Says Mr. Hoover
There Is of necessity a decrease In
our agricultural labor ii the people
Of our towns aud villages whe have the
opportunity 10 de so can undertake
the cultivation OF gardens tn their
extra hours. wc Viii have materially
contributed to the total labor employed
20 increase oar production For these
reasons. as never before every town
aud village that has q scrap Of avail.
able land Iur cultivation. should ga
triotieally resolve 10 make the family
unit an nearly seIisupportlng as pos.
sil,le
No possible production Of var gar
dens or of poultry should be allowed TO
go uufruitful to our total food supply
viii add 20 the productive labor powers
of the nation. and will contribute To
greatly relieve oar transportation from
the tax that is placed upon it
"fhe mattcr ts 0ne tu which 80 eau
not attach too much Importance
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