The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-10-31
VERMONT WHEAT
Food Administrator Frank Brooks
rgcs Nermonlers 10 Use 1t. 1his
Viii Encourage More Product ion.
He Tells How To Dispose of IL.

minigrator for Vermont, has ann0uae.
cd a pan by which he vigorously
appeals 80 the physical ard patriotic
conscience Of Ncrmoniers 10 get the
1 full benefit from The splendid crop 81
whoa, which has been raised in Yer.
mont this summer By farmers. Yer
mont needs the -four, Vermont needs
the mlddlings and bran for cattle moro
than ever Vermont cannot get these
from this product only as wheat is
ground into -four here in Vermont.
Vermont needs to help not only the
railroad transportation problem, bat
needs TO save transportation charges
as well
Vermont must, therefore, as patri-
otto and economic and agricultural
necessity, gladly purchase the flour
that will come from this product of
Vermont.
The plan releases in some important
respects the restrictions heretofore in
effect, but the main object is to in
crease the acreage of wheat another
year. II the plan will accomplish this
it will be truly economic and conser-
walton measure of prime importance.
The farmer who has grown wheat in
1918 can take back from the mill a
years supply Of flour without substi-
tuting, not exceeding one barrel per
person for himself, family and help,
and retain seed for next seasons crop.
The farmer, however, will be strongly
urged as patriotic effort to use at
least 20 per cent substitute. He may
also sell such portion of his surplus
wheat left, after his requirements are
cared for as, above, to any miller, or
to his neighbor, or to anyone else.
The miller, or person to whom the
farmer sells must in every instance
strictly comply with the 1920 rule as
regards substitutes, unless wheat so
purchased is ground and used in Gin
formity with regulations hereinafter
prescribed.
Vermont grown wheat may be dis
posed of in any of the following WAYS;
/. 1t may be taken to the mill and
ground into entire wheat flour for use
without substitutes.
2. Where mills are equipped to do
SO Vermont grown wheat may be
ground into Victory mixed -four which
must contain at least 80 per cent of
some one of the substitutes now re-
quired. The miller under this method
must observe the same rules as refer
red to in No 3.
8. Vermont grown wheat may be |
ground by the miller by old stone, or
roller process into wheat flour, the
miller charging not to exceed 35 cents
per bushel for each 60 pounds of
cleaned wheat. On such basis the
miller must return -four and hard or
soft wheat feed as per schedule in rule
NJ. S. 20.
4. 1t may be gathered at some cen
trail point through the agency of any
miller, county agent, farm bureau, for
shipment in car lots to the food adj
grain corporations agent
j. +. Southworth, Chamber of Com
merce, Boston. The price delivered at
Boston on the "basic' wheat such as
No. l Red Winter, is $780,, less one
per cent administration fee to the
grain corporation. Wheat so offered
must be graded by the grain inspec-
tors, and the price would be related
to that of basic" wheat, according to
the grading. The Vermont mills will
doubtless pay price equal to what
could be obtained by marketing to the
grain corporation, or higher.
There may be some difficulties in
finding a Vermont market for all the
Vermont grown wheat. The farmers
have been encouraged to grow wheat
with the idea Of helping Vermont to
meet its own food requirements, to
save transportation, and to help pro-
vide mill feed for stock and dairy use
At time when Vermont needs every
ounce of bran and cattle feed stuffs to
,ome from Vermont grown wheat. If
/. is used by Vermonters, instead Of
shipped out in carloads only to be re-
placed by other car lots of wheat and
iced stufrs being shipped in from out
side, Vermont and its farmers will
De greatly benefited.
The farmers have responded mag
with patriotism that has
increased the wheat acreage to over
5000 acres this year. 1t is estim-
lted that we have raised from 300 to
100 thousand bushels Of wheat this
;ear.
Now, will Vermonters rs a whole be
is patriotic as the farmers have been ?
Viii they see that Vermont reaps the
'ull benefit Of this splendid crop of .
wheat? Vermonters have never fail
"A yat IN any natrintic r,aoya II, tbic !