Sugar House Bulletin | 1943-01-29 | Page 9 | Want More Flour Used to Ease Wheat Surplus

Want More Flour Used To Ease Wheat Surplus WASHINGTON. The United States has one food which agriculture agricul-ture department officials wish they could advise consumers to hoard That is wheat flour. Supplies of wheat are so large that farmers are having difficulty in finding storage space. Recently several members of congress con-gress from midwestern wheat states asked Secretary Wickard to appeal to housewives to buy and store extra ex-tra large quantities of flour in their pantries. It was argued that such action would help relieve the grain storage situation. Mr. Wickard thought well of the suggestion. But before ding anything any-thing about it he asked specialists in his department if such home storage stor-age was feasible. t They told him it was not, except for sections of the country where the weather was espe- cially dry and cool. Flour, it was explained, was subject sub-ject to deterioration through mold and insects. Disappointed, the secretary limited limit-ed his appeal to a request that housewives do more home baking or use more bakery products.