The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1918-04-13
WHEAT CRISIS FORCES
CHANGES IN RULES
Households, Eating Houses and
Bakers Must Decrease
! Use of Wheat.

United states and the Allies has
forced q more drastic restriction In
tho wheat conservation program.
Coupled with an earnest appeal TO all
individuals, households, public eating
places and bakers Of bread and pas.
trles for their cooperation and sup
port, Herbert c. Hoover has issued
new set OF rules designed TO further
reduce wheat consumption In this
country until the next harvest
These rules and Mr.. Aoover's per
sonal appeal are given out through
Mr.. w. q. Aver, Federal Food Admin.
lstrator for oregon, In the following
message:
'If we are to furnish the Allies with
the necessary proportion OF wheat to
maintain their war bread from now
until the next harvest land this is
military necessity we must reduce
our monthly consumption to twenty
one million bushels month rs against
our normal consumption OF about
forty.two million bushels or fifty per
cent OF our normal consumption. re-
serving a margin for distribution to
the army and for special cases, leav-
ing for general consumption approx.
mately one and one-half pounds of
wheat products weekly per person.
Many of our consumers are dependent
upon bakers bread. Such bread must
be durable and therefore requires n
larger proportion OF wheat products
than cereal breads baked In the home.
"The well-to-do in our population
can make greater sacrifices In the
consumption of wheat products than
can the poor. In addition our popu-
lation in the agricultural districts.
where the substitute cereals are abun-
dant, are more skilled In the prepara-
ton of breads from these other cereals
than the crowded city and industrial
populations With improved transpor.
tatlon conditions we now have avail
able q surplus OF potatoes. We also
have in the spring months a surplus
of milk and we have ample corn and
oats for human consumption. The
drain on rye and barley as substitutes
has already greatly exhausted the sup
ply OF these grains.
ITO effect the needed saving OF
wheat we are wholly dependent upon
the voluntary assistance of the Amer
ican people and we ask that the fol
lowing rules shall be observed;
First-Householders to use not TO
exceed a total OF one and one-half
pounds per week OF wheat products
per person. This means not more
than one and three-fourths pounds OF
victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and about
one-half pound of cooking flour. mac.
aroni, crackers. pastry. pies, cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals all combined.
Second-Public eating places and
clubs to observe two wheatless days
per week. Monday and Wednesday, as
at present. and in addition thereto not
TO serve in the aggregate total OF
more breadstuffs, macaroni. crackers,
raetry pies cakes. and wheat break
fast cereals containing a total OF more
than two ounces OF Wheat flour to any
one guest at any one meal. NO
WHEAT PRODUCTS TO DE SERV-
ED UNLESS SPECIALLY ORDERED.
Public eating establishments not to
buy more than six pounds OF wheat
products per month per guest, thus
conforming with limitations requested
OF the householders.
Third-Rctailers 10 sell not more
than one eighth OF barrel OF flour
to any town consumer at any one time
and not more than onequarter OF a
barrel to any country customer at
any one time and in no case to sell
wheat products without the sale OF an
equal weight OF other cereals.
F'ourth-We ask the bakers and
grUcers to reduce the volume OF vic
tory bread-sold by delivery OF a
three quarters pound loaf where one
pound was sold before and correspond
ing proportions in other weights. We
also ask bakers net to increase the
amount OF their wheat flour pur-
chases beyond seye.ty per cent OF the
average monthly amount purchased In
the four months prior to March first.
Manufacturers using wheat
products for non-food purposes should
cease such use ,iSely.
Sixth-There is 10 limit upon the
use OF other cereal flours and meals,
such as corn, barley, buckwheat, po-
tato flour, ct cetera. Many thousands
OF families throughout the land are
now using no wheat products what
ever except a very small amount for
cooking purposes. and are doing so
in perfect health and satisfaction.
There is no reason why all OF the
American people who are able to cook
in their own households cannot sub
sist perfectly well with the use OF less
wheat products than the one and one.
half pounds a week allowed. We spe
clally ask the weli-to-do households
In the country TO follow this additional
programme so that we may provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
those parts OF the community less able
TO adapt themselves to 30 large pro
portion OF substitutes and in order
that we shall be able to make the