The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-25
REDUCED CONSUMPTION
OF FLOUR IS URGED
People of Vermont Urged TO Cut Down
on Articles Which Draw Upon
the Wheat Supply.

supplied with bread, the American people
are now being asked TO 90 step further
in their conservation OF Hour and are be
ing urged by the United States food adj
ministration TO reduce their consump'
ton OF wheat products weekly per per
SON 10 one and one-half pounds, accord
ing TO statement given out at the office
of Acting Federal Food Administrator
John 4. Cushing here. The well.to'do
portion of the population and that por'
ton dwelling in the agricultural districts,
where other cereals are abundant, can
make greater sacrifices in the consump-
ton Of wheat than can the poor or the
crowded city and industrial populations.
Translating this new conservation re-
quest into actual food terms IL means
that each person should Use not to eS.
coed per week more than one and three
fourths pounds OF victory bread contain
ing the required percentage of substi-
tutes, and about half pound of cooking
-four, macaroni, crackers, pastry, pies,
cakes and wheat breakfast cereals, all
combined This is the maximum, and
the we'll to-do and the agricultural pop
ulations are expected to place themselves
under this maximum. Public eating places
are also expected to observe two wheat
less days week, as at present, in addi-
| ton thereto and are not TO serve at any
one meal to any one guest more than
two ounces of flour. The specific rules,
effective at once. which mast be followed
| if the country is 20 continue To furnish
its associates in the war and its own
army and navy the -four they must have
If they are TO continue effective military
agents are as follows:
/. HOuseholders TO use not to exceed
total of one and one half pounds of
wheat products per person per week.
This means not more than one and three
quarters pounds OF victory bread contain
ing the reqpired percentage of substi- |
tutes and about one half pound of cook |
ing flour, maearoni crackers, pastry, !
pies. cakes, and wheat breakfast cereals |
all combined
2. Public eating places and clubs TO
observe two wheatless days per week |
Monday and Wednesday, as at present
B. Public eating places and clubs not
to serve in the aggregate breadstuffs,
macaroni, crackers, pastry, pies cakes,
wheat breakfast cereals, containing to-
tai of more than two ounces of wheat
flour to any one guest at any one meal.
1, No wheat products to be served by
public eating houses or clubs unless spe
cialIy ordered.
). Public eating establishments not to
buy more than six pounds of wheat prod
ucts for each 90 meals, thus conforming
with limitations requested OF the house
holders.
q. Retailers to sell not more than one.
eighth of a barrel of -four to a town Gus
toner at any one time. and not more
than one quarter of a barrel of flour to
any country customer at any one time.
7. Retailers in no case to sell wheat
products without the sale OF an equal
weight of other cereals.
$. Bakers and grocers are asked to re-
luce the volume of victory bread sold
BY the delivery Of the three-q quarter
pound loaf where one pound loaf was
'old before, with corresponding proper
ion in other weights OF loaves.
0. Bakers asked not to increase the
amount OF their wheat flour purchases
beyond 20 per cent. OF the average
monthly amount purchased in the four
months prior to March |.
To- Manufacturers using wheat prod
lets for non-food purposes should cease
ueh use entirely.
H. There is no limit upon the use of
ther cereals, hours and meals, such as
orn, barley, buekwheat, potato flour. etc,
The fooG administrations statement
eclares that many thousands of families
throughout the land are now using no
fheat products whatever except very
mall amount for cooking purposes, and
re doing so in perfect health and salts
action. The statement continues
There il no reason WHY all of the Amer.
AN people who are able to cook in their
wn households cannot subsist perfectly
ell with the use of less wheat products
nan one and half pounds a week. and
e especially ask the well-to-do house.
olds in the country to follow this add
onal program in order that we may
rovide the necessary marginal supplies
n those parts of the community less
bic to adapt themselves to SO large
roportion of substitutes and in order
lat we shall be able TO make the wheat
lports that are absolutely demanded of
to maintain their civil population and
ldiers of the allies and our own army
1--WE propose to supplement the vol
ltary cooperation of the public by a
rther limitation of distIoution. and
e shall place at once restrictions on
which will be adjusted from
me to time TO secure as nearly equita-
e distribution as possible. With the ar
val of the harvest, we should be able
relax such restrictions. Until then
, ask for the necessary patience, sacri.
G and cooperation of the distributing
ader
The reason for this new conservation
ogram. as set forth by the food admin
ration's statement, is as follows: IF
are to furnish the allies with the
cessary proportion of wheat to main
in their war bread from now until the
VI harvest and this is a military ne
ssity. we must reduce our monthly
to about p 100000 bushels
month. as against our normal consump
N of about $1,000 900 bushels, or 80
r cent. of our normal consumption.
serving a margin for distribution to
p army and for special cases leaves
general consumption approximately
e and one half pounds of wheat prod
Is weekly per person.
Many of our customers are DEEPEN
nj upon bakers bread Such bread
lat be durable, and therefore requires r
larger proportion Of wheat products
IN cereal breads baked in the house
d. Our army and navy require full
owance The well-to-do in our popu
ion can make greater sacrifices in the
sumption OF wheat products than can
IL