Food and the War! American Wheat to Win!
"If food fails, we cannot hold out"
"Send food and we will win through"

Supplying food is America’s prime responsibility in the War right now. Food means, first of all, Wheat. 
The next two months will tell -—

WHEAT IS THE TEST!

FRANCE, England, Italy and stricken Belgium stake their existence on America’s food resources—on her 
Wheat, above all. Coarse grains to mix in their war bread—corn, oats, rice, and other cereals—they need 
also. These we are sending—millions of bushels—and can continue to send from our surplus. Of wheat alone 
there is no surplus— we can send Wheat only as we save it. We must send it. Providing food to maintain 
the Allies is a national obligation that everyone of us is pledged to redeem. Wheat is the Test.

Thus Far We Have Not Saved Enough

Month by month—week by week—because of various hindrances, we have sent overseas less than the needed 
quotas. Week by week—day by day—we have eaten into our reserve stock of wheat. There is no more leeway 
now. We must save what we send hereafter; we must send henceforth all the Allies need. In our saving or 
selfishness is bound up success or collapse of the cause. Our saving or selfishness will be our triumph 
or shame.

Wheat is the Test

Food will win the War. Food at this season means, first of all, Wheat. Russia crumbled in a food crisis; 
Italy wavered in dread of hunger. If food supplies fail, no flesh can stand against Germany’s war machine. 
America’s food resources alone can save and defend the Allies. Wheat is the Test.

Follow Directions

Cut the use of Wheat to the limit. Households keep within an allowance of one and one-half pounds of 
wheat flour per week for each person. Many homes are using none at all.

Public eating places keep within an equal allowance for every 21 meals served. Many hotels and restaurants 
are using no wheat at all.

Every purchase of flour to be accompanied by at least equal weight of other cereals. Purchases to be 
limited in quantity. Bakeries to be limited to 70 per cent, of their previous consumption of wheat.

Beyond this—your country asks it—let all save more who can.

Save Wheat, Meat, Sugar and Fats!
Conserve All Foods!
Waste Nothing!

WHEAT IS THE TEST!

No. 22

U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION

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