Rice.—­Chief diet in India, 13; as wheat substitute, 19-20.

Roumania.—­Wheat-supply, 4; meat-supply, 29.

Russia.—­Wheat-supply, 4.

Rye, as wheat substitute, 19.

Shipping.—­Necessity for saving, 5; released by decreased use of sugar, 46.

Soy bean flour as wheat substitute, 20.

Substitutes.—­See Meat, Sugar, Wheat substitutes.

Sugar.—­Consumption in United States, 42; shortage, 42, 44-45; restrictions on, 45-46; price regulated, 46-47; conservation of, 47-48.

Sugar substitutes, 46, 58.

Tapioca flour as wheat substitute, 20.

United States:  Exports.—­Wheat, 5-6; meat, 33; fat, 40-41; sugar, 44-45; milk, 54.

Vegetables.—­Importance in conservation, 55; production of, 56; as meat substitute, 36, 56-57; as wheat substitute, 20, 57-58; as sugar substitute, 58; food value, 58-59; conservation of by canning and drying, 50-61.

Victory bread, 24.

Vitamines.—­Defined, 11; in fats, 38; in milk, 52; in fruit and vegetables, 59.

War bread.—­See Flour, Victory bread, Wheat substitutes.

Wheat.—­Necessity in war, 1; shortage in Europe, 1-4; distribution a problem, 4-5; supply and exports of United States, 5-6; controlled by United States Grain Corporation, 6, 8; conservation of by individuals, 8-9.

Wheat substitutes.—­Corn, 18-19; oats, 19; barley, 19; rye, 19; rice, 20; miscellaneous, 20; keeping quality, 20-21; vegetables, 57-58.