The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-13

The recent careful survey Dy Inc
Food Administrators OF the United
States, France, England and Italy OF
the food resources Of the 22O,0OO,OOO
people fighting against Germany,
shows that, to maintain enough sup
plies and necessary reserves against
disaster, there must be maintained In
all countries conservation OF wheat
-four during the coming year.
1t has been agreed that the wheat
bread OF the Allies shall contain 20
per cent of other grains than wheat,
and 1t is only just that we should bear
our share in this saving and that our
bread at least should be universal
with those who are suffering more
greatly from the war than ourselves.
Distribution and transportation cir
cumstances In the United States rem
der 1t necessary to rely very largely
on the voluntary action of our homes
to enforce this mixture. The "Vic-
tory Bread" so made is wholesome
and there is no difficulty In prepare
ton. We desire to emphasize the fact
that the mixtures outlined below are
for wheat bread and the saving of
wheat -four, but they are not intended
to displace the large use OF corn
bread. We must use the mixture with
wheat -four in addition to our normal
consumption of corn bread.
For this purpose, regulations are
formulated below, effective September
1, providing first, for the preparation
and marketing by the manufacturing
and distributing trades of the country
of a mixed -four complying with the
international policy, which will be
available for purchase by the house
hold; second, in regulations covering
the case where straight wheat flour Is
sold by retailers, that at the same
time 20 per cent Of other cereal flours
must be sold coincidentally; third, re-
quiring that all bakers bread shall
contain 20 per cent of other cereals,
and the Food Administration relies
upon the householders of the country
to mix at least 20 per cent OF the sub
stitute cereals into the wheat -four at
home for all uses. Corn meal for the
use of corn bread should be purchased
separately from combination sales.
Ready Mixed Flour For Sale As
"victory Mixed Flour"
It is desired to insure supply OF
ready mixed fiours on the market, and
to have millers and dealers OF all
kinds encourage the use and sale Of
this flour so that the country may be
on a mixed -four basis without the
necessity of retailers making combi-
nation sales of -four and substitutes.
All such mixed flours made accord
ing to the following regulation should
be labeled Victory Mixed Flour" and
are to be labeled with the accidents
in order of their proportion. The
fiours so mixed must be milled IN &C
cordance with the standards Of the
United States Food Admin ;tration.
No MIXED Flours" Except pancake
fiours) shall be made or manu- lctured
except in the exact proportions as out
lined below:
Mixed Wheat and Barley Flour shall
be in the proportion Of four pounds
of wheat flour to one pound OF barley
-four.
Mixed Wheat and Corn Flour shall
contain the proportion of four pounds
of wheat flour to one pound Of corn
flour.
Mixed Wheat, Barley and Corn Flour
shall contain the proportions of eight
pounds wheat flour to one pound bar
ley and one pound corn -four.
Mixed Wheat and Rye Flour shall
contain the proportion of three pounds
of wheat -four and not less than two
pounds of rye -four.
Whole Wheat, Entire Wheat, or Ora
ham Flour or Meal shall contain at
least 50 per cent of the wheat berry.
All the above Victory Flours" may
be sold without substitutes, but at no
greater price from the miller, whole
saler or retail dealer than in the case
of standard wheat flour.
Retail Sale Of Standard Wheat Flour.
The new regulations supersede the
$3.50 rule. The retail dealer selling
standard wheat -four is required to
carry in stock either barley -four, corn
meal or corn -four, and with every sale
of wheat flour must sell combination
of some one or more of these in the
of one pound of substitute
to each four pounds of wheat -four.
No dealer may force any other sub
stitutes in combination upon the con-
sumner, and these substitutes must
conform to the standards fixed by the
United States Food Administration.
The foregoing rules apply to all GUS
tom and exchange transactions as well
as sales of -four to farmers unless
modified by special announcement OF
the Federal Food Administrator Of the
state where the mill is located, act
ing with the approval of the Zone
Committee.
BAKERS.
In compliance with the general sit
uation above, the following alterations