Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-10-11
"VermOnt-GrOwn-Wheat"

uouuCeu pan ny WHICH ne vigorously
appeals to the physical and patriotic con-
science of Vermonters to get the full
benefits from the splendid crop OF wheat
which has been raised in Vermont this
summer by farmers. Vermont needs the
flour. Vermont needs the middlings and
bran for cattle more than ever. Vermont
cannot get these from this product only
as wheat is ground into flour here in YER
mont. Vermont needs to help not only
the railroad transportation problem, but
needs to save transportation charges as
well
Vermonters must, therefore, as a
patriotic and economic and agricultural
necessity, gladly purchase the -four
that will come from this product of Yer
mont.
The plan releases in some important
respects the restrictions heretofore in
effect, bat the main object is to increase
the acreage, of wheat another year. If
the plan will accomplish this it will be a
/ truly economic and conservation measure
of prime Importance.
The plan is "a follows
The farmer who has grown wheat in
| 1918 can take back from the mill year 8
supply Of flour without substitutes, not
exceeding one barrel per person for him
self, family and help, and retain seed
for next seasons crop. The farmer
however, will be strongly urged as a
patriotic effort to use at least 20 percent
in substitutes. He may also sell such
portion of his surplus wheat left, after
his requirments are cared for as above,
to any miller, or to his neighbor, or to
anyone else The miller, or person to
| whom the farmer sells must in every
instance strictly comply with the 1920
rule as regards substitutes unless wheat
so purchased is ground and used in con-
formity with regulations hereinafter pre-
cribed
Vermont Grown-Wheat may be dis
posed Of in any one OF the following
! ways
l. It may be taken to the mill and
ground into entire wheat -four for use
without substitutes.
2. Where mills are equipped to do so
Vermont Grown-Wheat may be ground
into Victory Mixed Flour, which must
contain at least 20 percent of some one
of the substitutes now required. The
miller under this method must observe
the same rules as referred to in number 5.
3. Vermont-Grown-Wheat may be
ground by the miller by old stone, or
roller process into wheat flour, the miller
charging not to exceed 35c, per bushel
for each 60 pounds Of cleaned wheat.
On such basis the miller must return
flour and hard or soft wheat feed as
per schedule in Rule NJ.
4. 1t may be gathered at some CEN
trail point through the agency of any
miller, County Agents, Farm Bureaus,
for shipment in CARROTS to the Food
Administration Grain Corporations
Agent j. E. Southworth, Chamber of
Commerce, Boston, The price delivered
at Boston on the basic" wheat,
such as No. Red Winter, s.. 80 IL, less
percent administration fee to the
Grain Corporation. Wheat so offered
must be graded by the Grain Inspectors
and the price would be related to that of
basis" wheat according to the grading.
The Vermont mills will doubtless pay
price equal to what could be obtained
by marketing to the Grain Corporation
or higher.
There may be some difficulties in find
ing Vermont market for all the Yer
mont Grown-Wheat. The farmers have
been encouraged to grow wheat with
the idea OF helping Vermont to meet its
own food requirements, to save transport
aion, and to help provide mill feed for
stock and dairy use at a time when
Vermont needs every ounce of the bran
and cattle feed stuffs to come from Yer
mont-Grown-Wheat. 1t is used by Yer
monters, instead of shipped out in CARROTS
only to be replaced by other CARROTS of
wheat and feed stuff being shipped in
from outside, Vermont and its loyal
farmers will be greatly benefited.
The farmers have responded magni6-
Gently with a patriotism that has in
creased the wheat acreage to over 15,-
600 acres this year. 1t is estimated that
VIC have raised from 800 to 400 thousand
bushels is wheat this year.
Now, will Vermonters as a whole be
as patriotic as the farmers have
been? Will they see that Vermont reaps
the full benefit of this splendid crop of
wheat? Vermonters have never failed
yet on any patriotic move in this war
period. believe they are going to stand
by the farmers and the war this time, too.