The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-03-08
ON STRICT 'RAT|ONs'
IN GREAT BRITAIN

iiioSt llSld is the bread ration" The
hrst ottcial copy of the ration card
now in force in Great Britain has iust
been received by DR.. A. M. Soule.
Federal Food Administrator for
Georgia. 1t was introduced and put
INTO effect, to include meat and butter,
IN London last week. The provis-
IONS OF the card, of particular interest
here at this time, are as follows:
i. The position of the Food sup
ply is such that the UTMOST
ECONOMY IN THE USE OF ALL
KINDS OF FOOD must be observed
by all classes and by all persons.
z. In particular it is necessary
that the strictest economy should be
practiced in the use of the staple
foods: bread, -four and other cereals:
meats, butter, margarine and lard;
and sugar.
5. The weekly rations of these
staple foods, which are stated in the
following table for different classes of
adults according to their sex and oc-
cupation, should on no account be
exceeded.
Children should receive their reas-
enable rations of these foods. Their
individual needs differ so greatly that
no definite ration is laid down for
them.
Adult Rations Per Head Per Week.
Il. Men on heavy industrial work
or on agricultural work-Bread eight
pounds; other cereals IL ounces;
meat 2 pounds; butter, margarine,
lard, oils and fats, 10 ounces; sugar
3 ounces.
z. Men on ordinary industrial or
manual labor: Bread 7 pounds; other
rations same as above.
8. Men unoccupied or on sedan
try work: Bread 4 pounds 8 ounces;
other rations same as above.
4. Women on heavy industrial
work or on agricultural work: Bread
pounds; other cereals IL ounces;
meat ? pounds; butter, margarine,
ard, oils and fats, 10 ounces; sugar
3 ounces.
5. Women on ordinary industrial
work or in domestic service: Bread a
pounds; other rations same as above.
q. Women unoccupied or on sed-
entary work: Bread 3 pounds, 8 o.;
other ratlons same as above.
The Bread rations include all
Hour, whether used for bread or for
Flour may be taken instead
Of bread at the rate of ga lb. of -four
tor every pound of bread.
The other cereal. rations include
oatmeal, rice, tapioca, sage, barley
meal, cornhour, maize meal, dried
peas, beans and lentils and all cereal
products except bread and flour. The
weight given is the weight of the dry
as bought. If the full bread
weight of the dry article is bought. If
The full bread ration is not used. the
amount saved can be taken in other
cereals at the rate of "a lb. of cereals
tor every pound of bread saved.
The meat rations include the av-
arage amount of bone, which NAV be
aiken as one-quarter of the weight of
the actual meat. Any parts of meat
(such as rump steak, bacon or suet
Which was bought without bone must
count for one-quarter more than their
actual weight. On the other hand
any bone in excess of quarter OF the
actual meat bought may be deducted.
Poultry and rabbits may be counted
at half their actual weight. The meat
rations include suet.
Exchange of bread and meat. Anv
person may take half pound of
meat over and above his meat ration
in exchange for half pound of bread
to be deducted from his bread ration.
Similarly, any person may take half
a pound extra of bread in exchange
for meat.
I'm addition to the economy neces-
sary i'll regard to the foods mentioned
above, it is essential that the con-
of MILK and CHEESE
shall be restricted as far as possible.
These foods should be reserved for
persons for whom they are indispen-
sable.
"A more extensive use should be
made of fresh vegetables and fruit
and in particular of POTATOES
WHICH ARE NOT RATIONED.
This seasons excellent potato crop
supplies the means of observing the
prescribed rations without privation,
but 1T MUST NOT BE WASTED"
Ministry of Good.
Grosvenor House, w. l.,
In Georgia, under the regulation
obtaining throughout this country,
the meat ration is barely perceptible;
the DeODle are now ca11ad ,,DOp 70 ~,