Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-08-28
Weeks Food Fact

more men will be drawn from the
, farms: perhaps we have now passed
the peak Of production Harvests are
bound to vary with seasonal changes.
Our only safe course is to provide
enormous reserve stores of staple foods
both here and in Europe to meet any
emergency. In a later period of the
war, IN some critical phase, to have to
stop in order to devote. our energies to
farming might be fatal to our final suc-
cess. There must be no let down in
the program Of conservation with the
new harvest. -
Heartened by our success we must 90
ahead realizing more than ever our re-
sponslD1llty to those who fight with ns
anu VINO look to us as the only source
VI loou supply to save them from do.
struction.
we must see that the morale of our
nlen ana those who fight with them is
hepC at nigh tide. We can do so if
thes feel our support all the time Rv
Tie 1000 saving program the American
people are to keep them all in health
ana comfort and courage until the final
Vlctory.-Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur
FIVE pounds of sugar per canita will
De released for canning purposes in
minnesota for September, making 2
total for the season to October Of X
pounds per capita.
September regulat tons on suear for
canning will operate along the same
| INES as those in effect during August.
Inose Who secured sugar in excess Of
10 pounds per capita before the per
capita basis was made effective will be
permitted no sugar: those who on
August 81 have secured the limit r.
that time Of 10 pounds per person will
De allowed pounds for each person in
the household during September and
those VINO have not yet secured any
sugar for canning purposes NAV have
during this month the full Is ponnds
for each person.
Sugar regulations have been made
IN the main for the purpose of proyid-
ing adequate sugar for all legitimate
canning needs.' says A. D. Wilson. fed
eral food administrator for Minnesota
and rigid adherence to the regulations
has made it possible to provide by the
end of September Is pounds of sugar
LOT every person. to be used for can
ming and preserving only. This should
make possible an amount of canned
fruits sufficient to supply all reason
able needs and prevent any waste of
fruit through inability to preserve.
The food administration urged that
every family secure its full quota of
sugar for canning and put up the max
imum amount of fruit with it,
For regular household purposes the
two pounds per person per month rule
Is stlll In effect; candy manufacturers
continue on a basis of so per cent of
their normal supply of sugar and bak-
ers are permitted 20 per cent. Just as
before
The elimination of candy from the
diet by consumers is suggested by the
food administration as a means by
which additional sugar will be saved
for soldiers and for canning.
Osakis is the fourth town in Mime
sofa to accept the food administration
suggestion that deliveries by dealers be
done away with as a means of helping
to keep down the rising cost Of food
stuffs. The no delivery system went
into effect there last week and resi-
dents Of that city are now carving
their own parcels and helping to win
the war by having released for essen
tial work men who were previously
engaged at delivering. Alexandria
food dealers have adopted a one-de-
livery day system
The work Of the state food admin
istration will be exemplified in display
under food administration auspices at
the Minnesota State Fair, September
to Z. The exhibit will be placed in the
agricultural building and the entire ex-
hibit will occupy 1000 square feet of
space. Conservation will be dealt with
from the standpoint Of the home, the
| bakery and the public eating place dis
tribution from the food dealers stand
point; production. the farm and home.
The better understanding Of what the
food administration is and what it de
sires to accomplish. as has been made
possible by the press. church and school
will be emphasized in the exhibit. An
| international table at which Uncle Sam
will be the host and France, England
and Belgium are the guests will also be
feature of the display.
"Full steam ahead on canning
| "Slow'' on sugar.
Guarantee the soldiers ration by
sticking to your own.
How Girl Found Lost Watch.
| AS the result Of a dream, Miss Bes-
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