Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-01-25
IMPORTANT RULES
ABBOTT FOOD SAL Es
ARE PROMULGATED
FOOD ADMINISTRATION FORMAL
LY ANNOUNCES INTERPRETA-
TIONS OF LAW RELATING TO
DOUBTFUL QUESTIONS.

The following rulings of general in
terest relating to the sale of various
food commodities, have been made by
the food administration:
Sales of Flour to Farmers, Under
the heading of anti-hoarding regula-
lions there are probably more mum
erous requests concerning sales to
farmers and those who supply share
troopers than any other class of in
euiries, this particularly pertaining to
-four. The following ruling is cited to
cover:
1.-The administration sees no objec'
ton to the we'll known practice OF
farmers who take their wheat to the
mill where it is ground and receive in
return their necessary supply of flour.
There used to be custom whereby
the farmer took his wheat to the mill.
left it there and took in return his
flour whenever and in such quantity
as he needed it. This has been stop
ped by the ruling allowing a mill 20
carry only thirty days supply A
farmer who raises no wheat much buy
in the same quantities and under the
same terms as anyone else, and hoard
ing will not be permitted"
An illustration may be drawn from
this to the effect that it now 'behooves
the farmers generally to raise wheat
for home consumption-for family
consumptoin-since in that way he
may better insure his needs, and at the
same time enhance the stock of the
country.
A specific ruling of the administra-
ton on the quantity sales of -four is
as follows:
Flour in towns and cities should
be sold in eighth to Quarter-barrel
quantities; in rural districts and farm
communities in quarter, to halfbarrel
quantities"
The normal 30-days' supply controls
generally and is administered to all
alike. Exceptional cases passed on
under no condition will affect the val
idity of any rule, such as general rule
10, which controls the operation of
future delivery contracts.
Wholesale and Retail Sugar Sales
Sugar regulations have, of necessity,
been under very close scrutiny of the
administration. These rulings are i'm
portant guides to the trade:
wholesale grocers should not sell
sugar in quantities in excess of 1000
pounds at time to any retailer. SUI
gar should not be shipped on back
order, not without positive order from
the buyer. Wholesale grocers should
use every precaution at their COM
mand to prevent duplication of sales
which would give to a retailer the OPP
portunity to have more sugar than is
necessary for distribution, or permit
ted under the noraml supply provision.
and which should be distributed thus:
sugar should be sold by the re-
taller in towns and cities to CONSUME
ers in two to five-pound quantities at
& single purchase; to farm and rural
customers in five to ten-pound guam
titles"
Several instances have arisen where
the explanation has been offered to
the administration by retailers that
wholesalers had shipped quantities of
previously ordered goods without no.
tifying the retailer. and thus the latter
had been overstocked. The above
ruling covers such cases. Instances
have arisen in which country mer-
chants have asked permission to sell
for farm supplying purposes large
quantities of sugar at one sale to
"save trouble" The second clause
above covers that
Classification of Meats.-The adj
ministration has ruled that, in the
classification of meats
Mutton includes lamb; pork in
cludes ham, and beef includes veal"
which answers numerous questions
raised in this state 1t is an import
ant ruling in Georgia.
Further illustrations and rulings
will be given publicity from time to
time for the guidance of dealers and
the public.