The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-03-29
WHEAT RATION
CUT 0NE-HALF
Americans Are Asked To Do On
Pound and Half Per Person
Each Week.
TO REDUCE FLOUR SALES
One-Eighth Barrel For City and One
Quarter For Country Customers.
Are Decreased-New Food
Rules.

Washington, March 26.-That the
scant supplies available before the
next harvest may be stretched to
meet the demands of the army,
domestic, consumers and the allies
the food administration has asked
a further reduction In the consump-
ton of wheat.
Every American is requested to cut
his average ration of wheat by so
per cent, which would reduce the
total normal consumption of A.
100000 bushels a month to 1000, 900.
This gives a ration of not more
than III pounds of wheat products
weekly for each person. Flour sales
will be cut to one-eighth of barrel
for a town customer and one-quarter
for any country customer, that re-
tailers' stocks may be illustrated
to as great a number as possible.
Statement Is Issued.
The Food administrations state
ment says:
eff we are to furnish the Allies
with the necessary proportion of
wheat to maintain their war bread
from now until the next harvest, and
this is military necessity, we must
reduce our monthly consumption tC
about 100000 bushels month as
against our normal consumption of
about 100000 bushels, or so per
cent our normal consumption. Re-
serving a margin for distribution to
the army and for special cases,
leaves for general consumption ap-
proximately one and one-half pounds
of wheat products weekly per per-
son.
Many of our consumers are depen-
dent upon bakers bread. Such bread
must be durable and therefore re-
quires a larger proportion of wheat
products then cereal breads baked in
the household.
Potatoes Are Abundant.
With improved transportation con-
ditions we now have available sur
plus of potatoes We have in the
spring months surplus of milk and
we have ample corn and oats for
human consumption. The drain on
rye and barley as substitutes has al
ready exhausted the supply of these
grains.
ITO effect the needed saving Of
wheat we are wholly dependent up
on the voluntary assistance of the
American people and we ask that the
following rules shall be observed:
Householders to use not to exceed a
total of 1A pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than IL pounds of
Victory bread containing the requir-
ed percentage of substitutes and one
half pound of cooking -four, Macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
Wheatless Day Continue
Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at pres
ent. In addition thereto, not to serve
to any one guest at any one meal
an aggregate of breadstuffs, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, or wheat
breakfast cereals containing a total
Of more than two ounces of wheat
flour. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
than six pounds of wheat products
for each 80 meals served, thus con-
forming with the limitations request
ed Of the householders.
Retailers to sell not more than
one-eighth of barrel of -four to
any town customers at any one time
and not more than one-quarter of
barrel to any country customer at
any one time and in no case to sell
wheat products without the sale os
an equal weight Of other cereals.
Victory Bread Affected.
1--WE ask the, BAKERS and grocers
to reduce the volume of Victory
bread sold, by delivery of the three
quarter pound loaf where one pound
waB sold before and corresponding
proportions in other weights. We also
ask bakers not to increase the
amount Of their wheat flour pur-
chases beyond 20 per cent of the