Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1917 — Bread Weight Inquiry. [ARTICLE]

Bread Weight Inquiry.

Dr. JI. E. Barnard, state food commissioner, announces the result of an inquiry into the bread situation. Altogether, 5,835 loaves were weighed from 125 bakeries in 13 cities of the state. The average weight of the 5eent loaf was 11.05 ounces, and that of the 10-cent loaf, 21.22 ounces. Commercial bakers have been urging the public to buy 10-cent loaves, because of the greater economy. Yet the average weight of the larger loaf for the state is less than twice the weight of the stnaller. This is due to the situation in Elkhart, Richmond, Gary and Mishawaka.