The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-05-24
Military Necessity Demands That
Each American Eat Only w
Pounds Wheat Products
Weekly.
CORN AND OATS SUBSTITUTES.
ALLIED Must Have Wheat Enough 70
Maintain Their Mar Bread
TIL Next Harvest

the necessary proportion OF wheat 10
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest, and this Is a
military necessity, we must reduce our
monthly consumption to 2l,OOO'OOO
bushels a month as against our nor
NAL consumption of about 42,OOO'OOO
bushels, or 90 per cent. Of III normal
consumption. This is the situation as
vet forth by the U. s. Food Admins
tratlon at Washington. Reserving a
margin for distribution to the army
and for special cases, leaves for gen
eral consumption approximately IN
pounds of wheat products weekly per
person, the Food Administrations
statement continues: Many Of our
consumers are dependent upon bakers
bread. Such bread must be durable
and therefore requires a larger proper
ton of wheat products than cereal
breads baked In the household. Our
army and navy require q full allow
ance. The well-to-do in u population
can make greater sacrifices in the con
sumption OF wheat products than can
the poor. In addition, our population
in the agricultural districts, where the
other cereals are abundant, are more
skilled in the preparation Of breads
from these other cereals than the
crowded city and Industrial pOpula'
lions.
With improved transportation condi'
lions we now have available a surplus
OF potatoes. We also have In the
spring months a surplus Of milk, and
we have ample corn and oats for hui
man consumption. The drain on rye
and barley as substitutes has already
greatly exhausted the supply Of these
grains.
To effect the needed saving Of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance Of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
/. HousehOlders to use not to exceed
a total Of III pounds per week OF
wheat products per person. This
means not more than ~ pounds OF
Victory bread containing the required
percentage Of substitutes and one-hal.
pound of cooking -four, macaroni
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, whea
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs Il
a-u. tu,o uhaattaoc do ne nor waak
Monday and Wednesday, as at present
In addition thereto. not to serve t
any one guest at any one meal al
aggregate of breadstuffs. macaroni
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, whea
brea kfast cereals, containing a tOta
Of more than two ounces Of whea
-four. No wheat products to be serveI
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy NOR
than six pounds OF wheat products 70
each ninety meals served, thus cor
forming with the limitations requisite
Of the householders.
3. Retailers to sell not more tina
one-elghth of a barrel Of flour to an
town customer at any one time an
not more than %One-quarter Of a barr,
to any country customer at any OF
time, and In no case to sell wheI
products without the sale Of an ecu
weight Of other cereals.
4 We ask the bakers and grocers
reduce the volume Of Victory bret
sold, by delivery Of the three-quart
pound loaf where n pound was so
before, and corresponding %proportlo
in other weights. We also ask bake
not to Increase the amount Of this
wheat -four purchases beyond 70 ?
cent. of the average monthly amou
purchased In the four months prior
March ].
5. Manufacturers using wheat pr
ucts for non-fOOd purposes shol
cease such use entirely.
6. There Is no limit upon the use
other cereals, fours, and meals, CO
barley, buckwheat, potato flour,
cetera.
Many thousand families through
the land are now using no wheat pi
ucts whatever, except q very 81
amount for cooking purposes, and
doing so in perfect health and salts
ton. There Is no reason why al
the American people who are abl'
cook in their wi households car
suhsist perfectly well with the u.s.
less wheat products than n and
half pounds a week, and we specl
ask the well-to-do households In
country to follow this additional
gramme In order that we may pro
the necessary marginal supplies
those parts of the community less
10 adapt themselves TO so large a
portion OF substitutes.
In order that we shall he abb
make the wheat exports that are
solutely demanded OF us to mali
the civil population and soldiers o.
allies and our own army, we pro
10 supplement the voluntary co-ol
ton OF the public by a further III
ton OF distribution, and we shall
at once restrictions on dIstrib'
which will be adjusted from tin
time to secure as nearly equitable
tributIon as possible. With the ar
Of harvest we should be able to
such restrictions. Until then We
I've The necessary patience, sac
ana cooperation Of she dlstrIb
uonss.