The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-16
Official
Food NeUs ;
Issued BY
! Federal Food Administra- !
Hon for South Dakota,
! G. n. HERREiD, AdmlnIstrator.
FARMGR's GOVERNMENT
WHEAT FLOUR ORDER

FARMGR's GOVERNMENT
WHEAT FLOUR ORDER
Everyone In the state using -four
In interested in the following farm.
er's wheat -four order by Mr.. Her
reid, issued the 23d inst:
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINS
TRATION.
Federal Food Administrator for South
Dakota.
Charles N. Herreld.
Aberdeen. SoAth Dakota.
1T 10 essential to the s~1ecessful
conduct Of the war, to Tn taaIing OF
our army and the European peoples,
and the accumulation of a surplus OF
wheat to guard against crop disaster.
that the Allied peoples use 20 per cen
OF the substitute cereals in all wheat
bread.
The American people will cheer
fully undertake the same effort in this
matter which the peoples of England,
France and Italy are undertaking.
The only method OF securing uniform
ity In this regard is to request all Of
u people to 90 without pure wheat
bread during the war. The same uni
form result cannot be complied with
by the use Of cereals In other forms,
and we have pledged ourselves to the
peoples by whose size we are nghting
that this substitution will be made in
all Of the bread which 10 baked. both
in bakeries and at home.
HERBERT HOOVER"
PLEDGE TO 81 SIGNED BY FARM.
ERs EXCHANGING THEIR OWN
WHEAT TO OBTAIN FLOUR
WITHOUT SUBSTITUTES.
No..
l hereby certify that the wheat this
day delivered by me to ...........
............, Killer, of ......,...
County. was grown by me on my farm,
viz.: y SEQ,
r. ........... County OF $500.
......, South Dakota. I pledged my
self to . such -four only In my own
household or establishment and not
to resell any of 1t without permission
| further pledge myself In using such
-four to conform to the program OF the
United States Food Administration
with regard to substitutes, and to use
In the baking OF all bread at least
ons pound OF substitutes to every
four pounds of wheat -four. or IL rye
Is used. two pounds of rye to every
three pounds of wheat -four.
Name
Town. ........... o.......... 8. ID
PLEDGE TO De SIGNED BY FARM,
FRS GROWING THEIR OWN SUB
sTiruTEs.
No..
I hereby certify that I have ground
" have had ground at the mill for
use in my own family and have In my
possession 1880. pounds OF ........
...... pounds Of ......... which
have not been balanced against any
purchases Of wheat flour. l have
pledged myself in using such -four to
conform TO the program OF the United
States Food Administration with re
gard TO Substitutes. and to use in the
baking OF al bread at least m pound
Of Substitutes to every four pounds
Of wheat -four. or II rye Ii used, two
pounds of rye to every three pounds
OF wheat Aoar.
Name ......
Town. ......... Co.. ........ 8. ID
The wheat -four substitutes are corn
-four. barley -four, corn meal. kafni
-four. milo flour. feterita -four, and
meals. rice -four, peanut -four. oar
-four. bean hour. potato hour, swes,
potato -four and buckwhsat -four.
MEMORANDA BY MiLLER:
In exchange for ...... bushels OF
wheat. I delivered on foregoing pledge
this day OF ........... 1918
........ pounds Of -four.
Miller.
Only the simple life il honorable OIL
even decent today.