CHEAPER BREAD

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XVIII, Issue 5963, 14 July 1920, Page 2

CHEAPER BREAD

A PROFESSOR'S ADVICE. Better health and cheaper bread could, according to Dr. F. "\V. Hilgendorf (biUlogkt at the Canterbury AgricuOtural Cbllege, be secured by levering the standard of flour. The Council of AgriouliAire recently had before it o remit from Rangiora on the subject, and Dr. Hilgjenldorf said that to lower the standard of flour, as proposed, would effect a real economy. If a small percentage of pollard wa« added to flout the Dominion would perhaps be able to save about half-a-million bushels of grain per annum. He did not think the millers would' offer much opposition to such a proposal, but tile bakers would surely be up in annis against it. If the proposal was adopted by the Govern metit it would be necefesary to wisuiv that the present highly refined grade of flour should be reverted to as 9..>':a as the country reached the stage <.J producing more Wheat than was necessary for domestic requirements. Otherwise there would be a surplus oi< whea'< on the market and a consequent drop in price to the grower. With the introduction of tlic coarser-grained flour that Avoirld conuo if the standard lowertu the bread Avould bo more .nutritive hut slightly less palatable. The flowering of tho standard would mean a substantial reduction in the output of sharps and doultless considerable objection wculc! be raised. He recommended either the pasting of the remit or its rejection His purpose was merely to enlighten dole gates. The remit was rejected.