The Coming of 'War Bread'

The people of the state of Washington may just as well prepare now as later on to eat war bread, for it is sure to be a stern reality during the present year. The big milling plants which have been turning out the fine patent flours have been told by the U. S. Food Administration to see that hereafter they use more of the wheat in the manufacture of their patent flour than they are using at the present. Fine patent flour is made of the very choicest part of the wheat. The less expensive flours come from the so-called cheaper parts of the wheat. But from now on there will be more of a mixture of these two flours and it is not improbable that some corn meal will go into the flour. However, there is not likely to be any reduction in the present price of flour, altho the flour will not be up to the present high grade. The Food Administration has ordered millers to hereafter make a very material reduction in their price of mill feeds in order that dairymen and poultrymen can continue to keep their stock at a profit.