The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

was sold before, with corresponding
proportion in other weights of loaves
Q. Bakers asked not to increase the |
amount of their wheat flour purchase
beyond 10 per cent of the average
monthly amount purchased iii the four
months prior 10 March J.
10. Manufacturers using wheat
products for non-food purposes should
cease such use entirely.
II. There is no limit upon the use
of other cereals, flours and meals such
as corn, barley, buekwheat potato
flour, etc.
The food administration s statement
declares that many thousands of fami-
lies throughout the land are now using
no wheat products whatever except
very small amount for cooking pur-
poses, and are doing so in perfect
health and satisfaction. The statement
continues: There is no reason why
all of the American people who are able
TO cook III their own households can
not subsist perfectly well with the use
Of less wheat products than one and
a half pounds a week, and we especially
ask the well.to-do households in the
country TO follow this additional pro
gram in order that we NAV provide
the necessary marginal supplies for
| those parts of the community less able
to adapt themselves to SO large a pro
portion of substitutes, and in order
that we shall be able to make the
wheat exports that are absolutely de-
handed of Us to maintain their civil
population and soldiers of the allies
and our own army.
I'VE propose to supplement the vol
Iuutary cooperation OF the public by a
further limitation of distribution, and
we shall place at once restrictions ON
distribution which will be adjusted
from time to time to secure rs nearly
equitable distribution as possible. With
the arrival of the harvest we should be
? able TO relax such restrictions Unit
then we ask for the necessary patience
sacrifice and cooperation of the distrib
uting trade.
The reason for this new conserva
tson program, as set forth by the food
. administration s statement is as fol
lows: "lf we are TO furnish the alhe
with the necessary proportion of whea
TO maintain their war bread from nov
until the next harvest, and this is
! military necessity, VIC must reduce on
! monthly consumption to about 81 mil
hon bushels, a month. rs against on
normal consumption of about u million
bushels, or SO per cent of our norma
consumption. Resolving 4 margin 70
Z distribution to the army and for spc
I cial eases, leaves for general consumr
ton approximately one and oue-hal
D., pounds OF wheat products weekly pc
s.. person.
Many of our consumers are dc
y. pendent upon bakers bread. Sue
= bread must be durable and therefor
requires a larger proportion of whca
= products than cereal breads baked j
, thc household. Our army and nav
!, require q full allowance. The we'll t,
y lo in orr population can make great,
4 sacrifices in the consumption Of whes
products than can the poor. In add
e tion. our population in the agricu
=. tural districts. where the other corea
=, are abundant, are more skilled in IL
:. preparation of breads from these 9th
=, cereals than the crowded city and j
I. dus'rial populations.
'' With improved transportation co
i isaFlons We now have available. q 81,
plus Of potatoes. We also have in 4
u spring months q surplus of milk, al
=. we have ample corn and oats for h
~. man consumption. The drain on ri
-, and barley as substitutes has alrea,
81 greatly exhausted the supply of the
- grains.