The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-08-29
IOWA DID HER "BlT"
TO FEED SOLDIER,
IMMENSE SAVING OF WHEAT
FLOUR EFFECTED UNDER Dl.
REcTIoN OF FOOD ADMIN
ISTRATOR DEEMS.


Iowa's part in effecting such a saving
Of wheat flour that the United States
could increase its export for our sol.
diers and associates in the war from
20,OO0000 TO 1T5,000,000 bushels Of
wheat in the past year was so large
as to excite comment from the United
States food administration at Wash
ingtOn.
The work of effecting this saving
was In charge of p. G. Thompson, who
was made chief of the -four division of
the United States food administration
in Iowa by Food Administrator ]. F.
Deems last winter, and through the
effective cooperation of Mr.. Thomp-
son Administrator Deems was able to
report to Mr.. Hoover early In the sum-
mer that Iowa had gone over the top
and far beyond in the campaign for
conserving this essential bread stuff.
Mr.. Deems and Mr.. Thompson Sc
cured a census of all the wheat -four
and the wheat supply in the state, de-
termined the amount of -four which our
people required under the Six-pound-a-
month rule, inaugurated an extensive
campaign to induce saving to point
below the minimum ration fixed by the
administration and thoroughly organ
lied the milling and -four interests OF
the state, including wholesalers and re-
tailers, in a cooperative effort to save.
the products.
Food Administrator Deems estimates
that more than a million barrels Of
-four were saved by Iowa people for
the use of our soldiers. He is con-
tident that our people used very much
less than six pounds a mOnth-the
minimum ration fixed by the govern
ment-and he has authorized the issu-
ance of a message to Iowa people con-
graduating them on their very great
part in this national movement in Sup
port of our troops.
Administrator Deems has just issued
the rules covering the handling of new
wheat. which are as follows: ,
/. The minimum price for No. hard
wheat, F. o. b. Chicago, Is 1925 per
buShel.
2. A farmer can sell his wheat to the
highest bidder.
3. A farmer can sell his wheat in
any market that he chooses; there is
no restriction.
4. A farmer, at the present time.
can hold his wheat as long as he
wishes.
II NAV ho Iokar m fhof tho 0ov-
eminent will deem II advisable to requl-
sition same.
, 8. The farmer is permitted to retain
his wheat for seed.
. 7. The farmer is permitted to sell
his wheat for seed.
s. A farmer can ship his wheat dr.
rect to any market without license.
8. If a farmer wishes his wheat
graded, he can send sample to any
United States grain inspector.
10. The farmer is permitted to take
his wheat to the mil and have 1t
ground into -four, not to exceed a sup
ply that will last him over 80 days,
based upon six pounds per capita, pro
viding he will use substitutes and sign
the pledge card same as was in vogue
early this year.
Following Is the actual price for
sacked -four, bran, mixed feeds and
middlings, F. o. B., at the four points
of especial interest to Iowa people,
under the price fixed by congress, and
including the various margins of profit
which are allowed by the United States
food administration for products Of
wheat:
eS Pound Mixed Md
Flour Bran Feed dlnRs