New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-02
CROPS ON THE LOT FARMS.
EXCELLENT RESULTS SECURED BY THE
CULTIvATORs THIS YEAR.
THE ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE cONpl-
rroN OF, THE POOR ENCOURAGED BY THE
RESULTS OF ITS EFFORTS - GOOD
GROUND IN GREAT DEMAND.


GROUND IN GREAT DEMAND
The moor people who were fortunate enough to
secure vacant lot farms from the New-York Asso-
citation for Improving the Condition OF the foor are
lust now in the midst Of their work. and their re-
ward is assuming tangible form. The vegetables
are becoming ready to be gathered for the maINe'
or the home Nearly all the farms are located III
Long Island City, more properly speahl"s' u"
the outskirts OF Astoria. They are the same plo's
of ground that were used in the WORK lasl year,
with an addition OF ninety acres put at the dsposai
of the committee through the generosity OF Nlilani
Stenway Then. too. there are the couple OF larni
pots in the upper part Of the CITY, al ohe-'uiiu
and-twenty -nnth-st. and Fifth-ave iurnlSher .!
John Jacob Astor. These uptown plots VIII he 'h"-c
on object lesson TO New-YOrkers. Dig sign VIII
be put up telling what the ground is useu lo'. ia
,his wav DR. William Howe Toiman, the general
superintendent hopes to help along the WORK pS III
teresting people who otherwise would not hno" any
thing about what is really accomplished ny THESE
means. IT., 80
Bolton Hall. the chairman OF the committee Oh
the cultivation of vacant lots by the unempioSei'
thinking in all probability, that the editors OF 'he
daily nevspapers in the metropolis ought 10 be Kept
as vel informed the editors OF the newspapers al
the agricultural districts. has sent TO each spe VI
what has been done the vacant lot farms Oh i-o's
Island The parcel contained punches Oh rauis"eS'
They were fine looking ra0ishes. too, as me as V"''
be
were the first fruits of the cultivation OF the Ndca"
lots by the unemployed this year. Radishcs' now
over are not the only vegetables that are raised o
these vacant lot farms. Sweet potatoes lrsh po'i-
toes peanuts cabbages. beans, beets, and III iac''
all Of the vegetables that are found In any we"-'1eH
lated market garden are grown.
This year there are 125 families, or about VV peo-
ple who find employment on the vacant lot farms
The general plan of work is about the same as ''a'
which was followed last year There are lew
changes however founded on last year 5 eNperl-
enc Last year the land was put in conultot ior
the workers and the committee received HosnIi's
In return This year each man or woman VINO mas
;oi was required 10 pay Tor the seed, plousNihs.
narrowing etc. in labor. II the commute Spei,ss
s.; on a lot the one 10 whom the lot was asSIS''.u
10 his the expense will be taken from the proceeds
resulting from the sale of ne crop. 49,. mil, s,,,,,,
There is another feature this year that VIII sll-
1afe the farmers 10 their best work. Ihe American
Agricultural Institute has announced thdi II WIZ
give scC in prizes TO the vacant o' , T1.o
raise the best crop of the dlHeTehS ttese.au,i'T
There will be a number Of prizes, ana the coht,St
will be determined and ne PRES SMraon s ., are
Garden In October Or. Tolman said yesterday tnat
there was some trouble IN getting the poor PeoPie
10 take the farms at first TINS year put tas ea
500 "a the crops appeared above the ground thefe
was rush for the farms but then II Was 700 ldt'.
ali If the farms having been taken. he sald that
Gfteen Of those who had farms last year have Sc
cured places farms In the country ana IA = mus
Dr Tolman also referred 10 the three seaside
homes for the poor which run by the ASSOCIATION
al West Brighton. COney Island lie said.
nearly ali OF them are ignorant. is how 10 buy ana
how 10 cook good Wholesome food a..
water, of Wesleyan University IN Mur.ea oW IT, ",
Conn. haI made number Of experiments !ert s,
10 and what foods the cheapest ana MOI wnoie
some. He has been training young %oH nan Wi iY
take the women who como under our care during
the summer and teach them how to buy GOO I Z.
what food TO buy and how to COOK II ai'er Il Is
bought"