Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-09-10

BUT ECONOMY IN USE OF WHEAT Is STILL
DESIRABLE.

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Beginning September 1st, household.
ers are no longer required to observe the
Fifty fifty" regulation In the purchase
OF wheat -four and wheat -four substi-
tutes and only 20 per cent wheat -four
substitutes will be required In the prepa-
ration of bread and other foodstuffs.
According to telegram received from
Washington by Federal Food Admin
istrator Leon s. Merrill 1t is desired to
insure supply Of ready mixed fours on
the market and to have millers and deal
ers OF all kinds encourage the use and
sale of this -four 80 that the country may
be on q mixed -four basis without the
necessity of retailers making combina-
tion sales of -four and substitutes.
The recent careful survey by the Food
Administrx tions of the United States,
France, England, and Italy of the food
resources of the 22O, 600, 900 people fight
ing against Germany shows that to main
tain enough supplies and necessary re-
serves against disaster there must be
maintained in all countries conserva-
tion of wheat -four during the coming
year.
"It has been agreed that the wheat
bread of the Allies shall contain twenty
per cent other grains than wheat and 1t
IL only just that we should bear our
share In this saving and our bread should
be at least universal with those who
have been suffering more greatly from
the war than ourselves" says the Food
Admipistration.
I'VE desire to emphasize the fact that
mixtures outlined by the new regula.
tons are for wheat bread and the saving
of wheat -four, but they are not intended
to displace the large use OF corn bread.
We must use the mixture with wheat
aours In addition to our normal con-
sumption of corn bread.'
The regulations effective September Il
provide:
First:-For the preparation. and mar
keting by the manufacturing and dis
tribution trades of the country of
mixed -four complying with the inter.
national policy which will be available
for the purchase by the householder.
Second:-In regulations covering the
case where straight flour is sold by
retailers that at the same time twenty
per cent of other cereal -four must be
sold coincidently.
Third:-Requiring that all bakers
bread shall contain twenty per cent of
other cereals and the Food Admipistra.
tion relies upon householders of the
country to mix at least twenty per cent
of the substitute cereals into the wheat
-four at home for all uses.
Corn meal for use OF corn bread should
be purchased separately from combina.
tion sales.
The new regulations supersede the
Fifty. Fifty rule. The retail dealer sell
ing standard wheat flour is required to
carry in stock either barley -four, corn
meal, or corn -four and with every sale
OF wheat flour must sell q combination
OF some one or more of these in the pro-
portion Of one pound of substitutes to
each four pounds of wheat -four.
No dealer may force any other substi-
tutes in combination upon the consumer
and these substitutes must conform to
the standards fixed by the United States
Food Administration.
There are some localities where other
substitutes are available and which re.
tailers may wish to carry. In order to
meet this situation the following flours
may also be sold in such combination In
lieu Of the above fours, IL the consumer
80 demands, at the ratio of one pound to
each four pounds of wheat -four. The
substitutes are: kafir -four, milo -four,
feterita -four and meals, rice -four, oat
-four. peanut -four, bean -four, potato
-four, sweet potato -four and buck wheat
-four.
Pure rye -four or meal may be sold as
a substitute but must be sold In pro-
portion Of at least two pounds of rye
with every three pounds of wheat -four.
BAKERS REGULATIONS.
In compliance with the general situa.
tion the following alterations are made
in rules and regulations governing the
baking trade.
Rule I "A"-The consumption of
wheat -four In bakery products not to
exceed seventy per cent of the 1917 con-
sumption is hereby rescinded
Rule II "A"-Wheat -four substitutes
for bakers remain as heretofore with
exception OF rye which will be a substi-
tute when used upon basis of not less
than 40 per cent, which is two pounds of
rye -four to every three pounds of stand.
ard wheat -four. When rye is used in
this proportion, or greater proportion,
no other substitutes are required. II
less than tbis proportion of rye -four is
used, the difference between such amount
and forty per cent must be made up of
other substitutes.
Rule vi "A"-Bakers will be required
to use one pound of substitutes to each
four pounds of wheat -four In all bakery
products including bread, except Glass
III "a" Crackers; In which only ten per-
cent substitutes other than rye are re-
quired.
The use OF the name Victory will be
SLOWED in all products containing the
above proportions of substitutes.
SIXTY DAYS SUPPLY PERMITTED.
The previous rule limiting licensed
millers, wholesalers, retailers and bakers
10 thirty days. supply of -four will be
changed to permit sixty days. supply.
The rales limiting the sale by retailers
of wheat -four to an eighth Of barrel in
cities and quarter barrel In sparsely
settled districts are rescinded.
The rule limiting the sale OF -four by
millers to wholesalers or wholesalers to