Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-10-31

Just announced by United States Foo,
Administrator Herbert Hoover is a
follows:
The recent careful survey by tn,
Food Administrators of the United
States, France, England and Italy o
the food resources Of the 100000, 00t
people fighting against Germany
shows that to maintain enough sup
plies and necessary reserve againsr
disaster. there must be maintained II
all counties conservation Of wheat
-four during the coming year.
1t has been agreed that the wheat
bread of the Allies shall contain 20
per cent of other grains than wheat
and 1t is only just that we should bear
our share in this saving, and our
bread should be at least universal
with those who are suffering more
greatly from the war than ourselves.
Distribution and transportation cir
cumstances in the United States rem.
der 1t necessary to rely very largely
on voluntary action in our homes to
enforce this mixture. The Victory
bread so made Is wholesome, and
there is no difficulty in preparation.
We desre to emphasize the fact that
the mixture outlined below are for
wheat bread and the saving of wheat
-four, but they are not intended to
displace the large use Of corn bread.
We must use the mixture with wheat
fiours in addition to our normal con-
sumption Of corn bread.
New Rules Promulgated.
For this purpose. regulations are
formulated below, effective September
1, providing:
~ For the preparation and market
ing by the manufacturing and distrib-
uting trades Of the country of mixed
-four complying with the international
policy which will be available for pur-
chase by the household.
(2) In regulations covering the case
where straight wheat -four is sold by
retailers that at the same time 20 per
cent Of other cereal flours must be
sold coincidentally.
(3) Repiring that all bakers
bread shall contain 20 per cent OF
other cereals -... .,.....
The Food Administration relies up
on the householders Of the country to
mix at least 20 per cent of substitute
cereals into the wheat flour at home
for all uses. Corn meal, for use in
corn bread should be purchased sepa-
rately from combination sales.
Ready-Mlxed Flour For Sale as Vic
tory Mixed Flour.
It is desired to insure a supply Of
ready-mixed flours on the market and
to have millers and dealers of all
kinds encourage the use and sale of
this -four, so that the country may be
on mixed flour basis without the
necessity of retailers making combina-
ton sales of -four and substitutes. All
such mixed flours made according to
the following should be labeled "vic-
tory Mixed Flour" and are to be label
ed with the ingredients in order of
their proportion The flours so mix
ed must be milled insaccordance with
the standards Of the United States
Food Administration. No mixed fours
Except pancake fiours) shall be made
or manufactured except in the exact
proportions as outlined below:
Mixed wheat and barley -four shall |
be in the proportion Of four pounds
wheat -four to one pound barley flour.
Mixed wheat and corn -four shall
contain the proportion of four pounds
wheat -four to one pound corn -four.
Mixed wheat, barley and corn -four
shall contain the proportions Of eight
pounds wheat -four to one pound bar
ley and one pound corn -four
Mixed wheat and rye -four shall con.
tain the proportion Of three pounds
wheat -four and not less w. ewo
pounds rye -four. |
Whole wheat, entire wks- era.
ham -four or meal shall = 1 at |
least 95 per cent Of the wheat berry. J
All the above Victory mixed fiours
may be sold without substitutes, but /
at no greater price from the miller,
or retail dealer than in the
case Of standard wheat -four.
Retail Sale Of Standard Wheat Flour.
The new regulations supersede the
$3.50 rule. The retail dealer selling
standard wheat flour is required to
carry in stock either barley -four, corn
meal or corn -four, and with every
sale Of wheat -four must sell comb
nation OF some one or more. Of these
In the proportion of one pound sub
stitute to each four pounds of wheat
hour. No dealer may force any other
substitutes in combination upon Che
consumer, and these substitutes must
conform to the standard fixed by the
United States Food Administration.
There are some localities where 9TH
sr substitutes are available and which
retailers may wish to carry in order
10 meet this situation. The following
Hour NAV also be sold ii such comb
nation in lieu of the above flours If
he consumer so demands at the ratio
,f one pound to each four pounds
wheat -four; kaffir -four, milo -four, /
ieterita flour and meals, rice flour,
pat -four, peanut -four, bean -four,
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