Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-20
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATION.
Revision of Fifty-Fifty Flour Rule


Effective Monday March 18th,
1918, the following revisions of the
are announced:
Official Substitutes.
No retailer of wheat flour is per-
mitted to deliver any wheat -four Gin
Guiding so called war" four I'M
less he at the same time sells and
delivers an equal weight pound for
pound of any or all the following
wheat -four substitutes:
Hominy, Corn Flour, Rolled Oats
Rice Flour, Sweet Potato Flour, Corn
Grits, Edible Corn Starch, Oatmeal,
Buckwheat Flour, Soya Bean Flour,
Corn Meal, Barley Flour, Rice, Po
tato Flour, Petrita Flour and Meals.
Whole wheat and graham flours
are subject to the same rules as other
wheat fiours, except that in selling
whole wheat or graham flour con-
tanning at least 50 % of the entire
wheat, six tenths of a pound of sub
stitutes must be sold with every
pound of whole wheat or graham
-four.
Potatoes Eliminated.
No potatoes shall be sold as wheat
flour substitute
CertiticatiOn Eliminated.
No further cerification OF wheat
flour substitutes in the hands of con-
sumner will be permitted, except in
special cases, which must be passed
upon individually by the County
Food Administrators. Where per-
mission is granted by the County
Food Administrator, it must be in
writing, and in no case shall exceed
more than one-eighth barrel of -four.
No consumer will be permitted by
any County Food Administrator to
certify twice under any circum-
stances.
Limitations.
Retailers of flour shall not sell
more than one-quarter barrel of -four
to local consumers, nor more than
than one-half barrel to rural con-
sumers.
No Exemption.
There shall be no exemption to the
above rules. Hospitals, City, County
and State Institutions must buy
pound for pound just as in the case
OF other consumers. Licensed Bak-
ers, which includes hotels, restau-
rants, and institutions holding bak-
ers licenses may purchase for baking
purposes only in the ratio of lbs. OF
wheat -four with l Id. of substitutes.
Substitute Quantity.
| We appreciate some counties will
have difficulty in finding substitutes.
This simply means that wheat -four
or wheat products must be sold only
to the extent that there are available
substitutes of equal weight on hand.
| In event the dealer has no substi-
tues, his stock must lie iule until he
can procure same.
Ovcrstocks of Flour.
Overstocks OF -four will be purchas-
cd by the United States Food Adj
ministration thru Frank l.. Carey,
United States Food Administration
Grain Corporation, Minneapolis, Min
nesota.
Absolute Necessity.
The above rules are promulgated
and will be enforced because OF the
absolute necessity of further conser-
walton OF wheat and wheat products
throughout the country. This Is a
WAR order and must be obeyed. Deal
ers failing to obey these rules to the
letter will be refused the right to
purchase any licensed food commodi-
ties from licensed wholesalers, job
bers or manufacturers, and will sub
ject themselves to other penalties
provided by law.
LET US REMEMBER that every
nag that flies opposite the German
one is by proxy the American flag,
and that the armies fighting in our
aefense under these flags cannot be
maintained through this winter un-
less there is food enough for .Aem
and for their women and children
at home. There can only be enough
food If America provides it. And
America can only provide 1t by the
personal service and patriotic CO
operation of all of us.