White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-08
NEW FLOUR REGULATION
NOW N EFFECT

The recent careful survey OF the
| Food Administrators of the United
! States, France. England and Italy
of the food resources of the two hum
dred and twenty million people fight
ing against Germany shows that 10
maintain enough supplies and neees-
sary ser against disaster there
must be maintained in all countries
a conservation of wheat flour during
the coming year. II has been agreed
that the wheat bread of the allies
shall contain twenty per cent of other
grains than wheat and it IS only just
thar we bear our share in this saving
nd our bread should be at least uni
versal with those who are suffering
more greatly from war than n
selves
Distribution and transportation
circumstances II the United States
render il necessary TO rely very large
II on voluntary action in our homes
erce this mixture. The vietrs
bread SO made is wholesome and
there is no difficulty in preparation
We desire TO emphasize the fact that
mixtures outlined below are for
wheat bread and the saving OF wheat
-four. but they are not intended 70
displace the large use of corn bread.
Ne must use this mixture with wheat
flour in addition to M normal o
sumption Of corn bread. For this pur-
pose regulations are formulated be-
low effective September 1st. proYid-
ing:
First. For the preparation and
marketing By the manufacturing and
distributing trades of the country OF
E mixed flour complying with the i'll
lernational policy which will be avail
able for purchase by the household
Second. In regulations covering
the case where straight wheat flour
is sold By retailers thai ar the same
time twenty per cent Of other cereal
nours must be sold coincidenny.
Third. Requiring that all bakers
bread shall contain twenty per cent
of other cereals and the Food Admin
i~isfration relies upon householders
( the country TO mix at least twenty
per cent OF the substitute cereals into
the wheat flour at home for all uses
Corn meal for corn bread should be
purchased separately from combina-
ton sales.
Ii is desired 20 insure a supply of
ready mixed flours on the market
and TO have millers and dealers of
all kinds encourage use in sale OF this
flour. so hat the country may be on
a mixed -four basis without the neces-
sify OF retailers making combination
sales OF -four and INSTITUTES All
such mixed lours made according to
The following regulations should be
labeled -ryiYtorv Mixed Flour and
10 be labeled with the ingredients in
order Of their proportion. The fours
SO mixed must be milled in accordance
With the standards Of the United
States Food Administration. 30 mix
ed flours Except pancake floursl
shall be made or manufactured ex-
cent IN the exact proportion as out
lined below
Mixed wheat and barley -four shall
be in the proportion Of fonr pounds
wheat flour to one pund barley fur
Mixed wheat and ccrn Hour shall
contain the proportion of four pounds
wheat -four 10 one pound cor flour
Mixed wheat. barley and corr
four shall contain the proportion Of
eight pounds wheat -four the pound
harley and one pound corn -four.
Mixed wheat and rye -four shall
contain the proportion OF thres
pounds wheat -four and not less thar
two pounds rye -four.
Whole wheat. entire wheat o.
graham -four shall contain at ieas
n~inetx-fve per cen Of the whea
berry.
AL lAE oBOft AAtAEA +PAA
may be sold without substitutes. bu
al no greater price from the miller
wholesaler or retail dealer than u
. the case of standard wheat flour
t The new regulations ~supercede tn
fifty-fifty rule. The retail deale
selling wehat -four is required Il
carry in stock either barley -four
corn meal or corn -four. and with ey
cry sale OF wheat flour must sell
. combination of some one or mroe o
these in abe proportion OF one poun
: of substitutes to each four pounds Q
: wheat -four. Pure rye -four or mea
any other substitutes in combinatio
4 upon the and the substl