Cheyenne record., 1918-09-05
new WHEAT RULES
RELEASE AMERICA
FROM OLD REGIME

AS result of one Of the most mo-
mentous food conferences ever held
in the history of the world, Herbert
Hoover. federal food administrator
for the United States, upon his return
from England, las ordered all past
wheat regulations rescinded and has
instituted an entirely new wheat pro-
gram which will be followed by
America and the Allies alike. and
which became effective September /.
The NEST outstanding feature Of tlse
new regime is the introduction of
-"VictCry" flour. This flour is CON-
POSED oTSO FER cent wheat flour and
90 per cent substitutes, and is mixed
at the mills.
Ccn3umcrs will net be required to
purchase this Victory flour, but will
be allowed to buy pure wheat flour
ard 20 per cent prescribed substi-
tutes. The Food Administration, how
ever, urges that wherever possible
Victory flour be utilized.
According to the regulations, the
new -four must not be sold by miller,
wholesaler or retail dealer at any
greater price than standard flour. The
retail dealer who sells standard wheat
flour is required to carry in stock
either barley, corn Or corn meal flour,
to Sell as substitutes in the ratio OF
one pound substitute to four pounds
of wheat flour. Pure rye flour or
meal may be sold as a substitute, but
it must be sod in proportion of at
least two pounds Of rye to three
pounds of wheat.
Millars, retailers, wholesalers and
bakers are now allowed to carry a
sixty-day, supply of flour, instead of
the thiKty-day supply as before, and
the twenty-four-pound limitation on
the purchase of flour has been re-
sc!nded for both the city and the
country Consumer.
In spite CT the fact that the order
which allowed each consumer but six
pounds per person pc" month has
hccn revoked, Hoover, in 4 telegram
to Thomas B. Stearns, federal food
ad---'~i, t"Gtcc fer Colorado, requested
all housewives to continue to con-
serve flour in reasonable manner
and to u1e substitute grains as largely
as possible.
Restriction as to the amount of
Victory bread bakers sell to the CON
sumer have been withdrawn, altho
the size of the loaf still remains
twelve ounces.
There is still necessity for con-
tinued vigilance in maintaining reason
able conservation Of wheat by the
reasonable substitutions Of other CO.
reals so that the standard of saving
Ia up1nI1 TarIor,l NJr Stpornc
THE recent careful survey by the
food administrators of the United
States, France, England and Italy Of
the food resources Of 22O,q00,00O
people lighting against Germany
shows that to prevent disaster there
| must be a conservation of wheat dur
ing the coming years." reads Herbert
| HCover's most recent statement.
The statement continues:
1T has been agreed that the wheat
bread of the allies shall contain 20
per cent other grains than wheat, and
it is only jus. that the United States
bear their share OF the saving, and
that our bread should be at least uni
| versal with those who are suffering
more greatly in the war than we are.
Distribution and transportation cir
cu,cstances in this country make it
necessary to rely very largely on vol
untary action in our homes to enforce
this mixture. Victory bread so made
is wholesome and there is no diff
Guilty preparation. In the new plan,
however, there is no intention to dis
place the large use of corn bread. It
Is desired to insure supply of ready
| mixed f!ours on market and to have
| millers and dealers of all kinds en-
courage use and sale of Victory flour
so that they may be on mixed flour
basis without the necessity of retail
ers making combination sales of flour
and substitutes"