the alba zone

Governor,

I write to you about the quarterly report on the harvests of Nouvelle-Flandre. Here is what has been accounted for, and brought by the laborers:

• 756 kg of potatoes. Of those, 663 kg were deemed edible;
• 381 kg of parsnip. Of those, 299 kg were deemed edible;
• 455 kg of topinambour. Of those, 322 kg were deemed edible;
• 520 kg of wheat. Of those, 311 kg were deemed edible;
• 11 kg of carrots. Of those, all are inedible;
• 15 l of milk.

Based on the quantity of food, I fear that some level of rationing is going to be necessary for the safety of this village. I have already tasked my fellows to devise a relatively sufficient meal, to be served once per day. It should comprise a hundred grams or so of potatoes, 35 grams of parsnip, 50 grams of topinambour and two slices of bread. You should expect a negative response to this plan, Mr. Bonnot, the people are already spreading rumors that this is all due to that old lady in the isolated house.