The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-03-28
WHEAT MUST Be SAVED
FOR ARMY
Strictest Economy Necessary to
Stretch the Supply to
Harvest Time.

h. K. Hayes, county food admlnlstra-
tor, instructions to appeal to the peo-
pie in all walks of life to practice self
denial in order that our own army as
we'll as those of our allies may not
want. The appeal follows:
If 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 a
military necessity, we must reduce
our monthly consumption TO 21 mil
lion bushels, as against our normal
consumption Of about AZ million bush
els, or so per cent Of our normal con-
sumption. Reserving a margin for
distribution to the army and for spe-
cial cases leaves for general consump-
ton approximately Y pounds Of
wheat products wholly per person
Many of our consumers are dependent
upon bakers bread. Such bread must
be durable and therefore requires lar
ger propotion of wheat products than
cereal breads baked in the household
| Our army and navy require a full al
! lowance. The well-to-do in our popu-
iation can make greater sacrifices in
the consumption Of wheat products
than can the poor. In addition, our
population in agricultural districts,
where the other cereals are abundant,
are more skilled in the preparation Of
breads from these other cereals than
the crowed city and industrial popu-
lations with improved transportation
conditions. We now have available
surplus Of potatoes. We also 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 already
greatly exhausted the supply of these
gains. To effect the needed saving Of
wheat we are wholly dependent upon
the voluntary assistance Of the Amerl-
can people and we ask that the fol-
lowing rules shall be observed:
-Householders to use not 10
exceed total of 4 pounds per week
OF wheat products per person This
means not more than one and three
fourths pounds of victory bread con-
tanning the required percentage OF
substitutes and about one-half pound
of cooking flour, macaroni, crackers,
pastry, pies, cakes and wheat break
fast cereals, all combined.
Second-Public eating places and
clubs to observe two wheatless days
per week, Monday and Wednesday, as
at present; in addition thereto not to
serve in the aggregate total of more
breadstuffs, macaronl, crackers, pas
try, pies, cakes, wheat breakfast ce-
reals containing a total of more than
two ounces of wheat -four TO any one
guest at any one meal. No wheat pro-
ducts to be served unless specially or
dered. Public eating establishments
not 70 buy more than six pounds of
wheat products per month per guest,
thus conforming with limitations re-
quested Of the household.
Third-Retailers to sell not more
than one-eighth of barrel of -four
TO any town customer at any time
and not more than one-Quarter OF a
barrel TO any country customer at any
one time and in no case TO sell wheat
products without the sale of an equal
weight of other cereals.
Fourth-We ask the bakers and
grocers to reduce the value Of victory
bread sold by delivery OF the three
quarters pound loaf where one pound
was sold before. Any corresponding
in other weights. We also
ask bakers not TO increase the amount
of their wheat -four purchases be-
yond 20 per cent of the average
amount purchased IN the four
months prior to March i.
Fifth-Manufactur using wheat ;
products for non-food purposes should ,
tease such use entirely.
Sixth-There is no limit upon the
lse of other cereal flour and meal,
,orn, barley, buckwheat, potato -four, ,
tie. Many thousand families through
,ut the land are now using no wheat J,
products whatever except very small
amount for cooking purposes and are
ioing so in perfect health and salts s
action. There is no reason why all 6
he American people who are able to
.ook in their own household cannot \
ubsist perfectly we'll with the use of T
ess wheat products than one and a !
lalf pounds a week, and we especially !
Isk the well-to-do households in the
ountry TO follow this additional pro-
ram in order that we may provide :
he necessary marginal supplies for 5
hose parts of the community less able b
o adapt themselves to so large pro
'ortion of substitutes in order that we c
hall be able to make the wheat eN- \
orts that are absolutely demanded of /
S to maintain the civil population and !
oldiers of the allies and our own !
rmy.
We propose to supplement the vol p
ntary cooperation of the public by \
urther limitation of distribution ard ;,
re shall place at once restrictions on !,
which will be adjusted r
rom time to time to secure as nearly +
n equitable distribution as possible. :,
With the arrival of harvest we should
e able to relax such restrictions. I'm
i then we ask for the necessary pa
-iotic sacrifice and cooperation of the
trade II
The urgent needs of the allies for ;
n increased supply Of wheat flour q