Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-11-01
THE FARMER AND WHEAT FLOUR.
Custom And Exchange Grinding OF
Wheat.

II has long been the custom for farm
ers bringing in their own wheat TO
receive in exchange their annual sup
ply of -four. Nothing in che present
Food Administration regulations pre-
vents the continuation of this custom
except that the general wheat conserva-
ton rules require wheat -four to be
delivered only with one pound Of sub
stitutes for each four pounds of wheat
-four.
Such substitutes cannot always be
handled by small country mills, and
years supply of some of the substitutes
Is likely to spoil.
Furthermore, many farmers grow
their own substitutes, and II Is not
desired in this case to force them to
buy other substitutes, provided that
proper compliance with the Food Ad-
ministraLion program can be obtained
without this requirement
Under these circumstances, it has
been considered desirable TO permit
the sale and delivery Of -four without
substitutes to farmers who are willing
10 pledge strict compliance with the
program of the Food Administration in
the terms of the pledge form attached.
Farmers who are unwilling to sign
these pledges may stu obtain wheat
-four on the same basis as other indi-
viduals by purchase in the market.
Pie5ee To Be Signed BY Farmers
Growing Their Own Wheat Flour
Substitutes.
Hgorm MS-26a.
I'm using the wheat -four this day
delivered to me by. ..................
Name OF miller or merchant) Of
Observation-Disclosures. (address) in the
quantity set opposite my name signed
below, pledge myself to conform to the
program OF the United States Food
Administration with regard to subst-
tutes, and to use in the baking of all
bread at least one pound OF substitutes
to every four pounds of wheat flour;
or, if rye is used. two pounds of rye
to every three pounds of wheat -four
And further pledge myself that will
not sell any of the said -four.
| hereby certify that have had, or
viii have, ground from bread cereals
grown by me and not heretofore bal
ancei against any purchases Of wheat
-four, a sufficient quantity of the pre-
scribed wheat flour substitutes to bal
ance the delivery OF wheat flour, this
day made to me, In accordance with
the said requirements Of the Food Ad-
ministration.
The wheat -four substitutes under
the new wheat conservation program
are corn -four, barley -four, corn meal,
kaffir -four, milo -four, feterita -four
and meal, rice -four, peanut -four. oat
-four, bean -four, potato flour, sweet
potato -four, and buckwheat -four, and
rye flour in the proportions stated
above.
No cereal product unsuitable for use
in preparing mixed flours is included.
Aliotments OF Sugar To Households
The wholesaler and retailer shall
distribute sugar equ.tably among his
customers SO that no one of such
customers receives more than his fair
share of the sugar which may then
be available for distribution.
He shall not deliver from the 1st to
the 18th day OF any month, nor from
the 18th to the last day of any month,
to any individual consumer more than
one pound for each person in his house
hold or establishment Lii
cense Regulations XI-B4(b), effective
Oct. Is. 1918.
1t is estimated that UNDER the
above ruling approximately 100000 900
pounds of sugar VIII be saved per
year, because it will prevent any one
from obtaining more than two pounds
Of sugar month. Under the old
rule, many persons purchased on the
basis of half pound per capita per
week, giving two pounds as an allow
snce for every four weeks This would
give only IS weeks, of 336 days, to the
YEAR, leaving practically one month for
sugar to be provided on the per capita
basis of two pounds. With a popula-
ton of los ,00o, 900, this would require
an additional 210,000000 pounds of
5ugar.
Sugar Certificate For HousehoIders
Under New Ruling.
"1n consideration of permission
granted me by the Food Administra-
zion to purchase half months supply
of sugar at one time, | hereby agree
that the consumption of sugar in my
household for all purposes except can
ming shall not exceed two pounds per
month per person. And l hereby GER
lily that Gncluding the purchase now
nade) have not. nor will at any on.
time have, in my possession or under
my control a supply Of sugar for such
nousehold use IN excess of half
months supply, calculated upon the
above basis OF two pounds per month
per capita, nor an amount for canning
purposes in excess OF twenty-five
pounds.
This certificate must be sent to the
Local Food Administrator on the Isl
and 18th of each month"