Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-02-17
FouR.YEAR GARDEN
COURSE FOR GIRLS.
(From the Office OF Information. U. s.
DEPARTMENT OF Agriculture.)

(From the Office OF Information. U. ;.
Department OF Agriculture.)
Washington. Feb. i7.-To meet the
demands OF thousands OF Southern
girls who have been successful in
raising a tenth.acre OF tomatoes and
who wants 10 go on the represen'
tatiyes Of the department OF agricul-
ture and the state colleges In charge
OF the canning clubs In the fifteen
Southern states have worked out
what might be called a progressive
four-year practical garden and can
ming course for girls. The purpose OF
this course Is to start the girls with
one crop and from year to year add
new annual crops. encourage them to
run winter and giass-frame gardens.
and finally In the course Of their work
to lead them TO plant perennial small
and orchard fruits. 4 Is hoped that
under this system the girls win gain
knowledge OF how TO handle a wide
variety OF garden vegetables and trees
and that the member by the time she
gets ready 10 go TO high school or col.
iege win have garden OF perennial
fruits that readily can be cared for
by other members Of her family.
The first year OF girls club work
throughout the Southern States con.
sists In raising tomatoes in tenth.
acre gardens. II Is believed by those
In charge that every girl first master
this plant and learn how to utilize or
sell its products before she takes up
other vegetables and fruits. In sec.
tons where tomatoes suffer from
blight and wilt. however. Il is some.
times necessary TO substitute another
garden crop.
The seoond-year girls continue to
grow tomatoes on one-half of their
garden space and devote the other
half OF the space to one other crop.
preferably beans. peas. peppers. okra.
beets or onions. The girls also are
encouraged to start winter gardens
In the late summer and fall on one
fourth TO one-half OF the tenth-acre
plots. Lettuce. spinach and kale are
the crops recommended.
The third.year girls grow three
crops. continuing the two that have
been grown the second year and add.
ing cucumbers. eggplant. fix tomatoes.
satisfy. parsnips or horseradish. In
each case those in charge OF the work
select the additional vegetables with
reference to local agricultural condi.
tons, market demand and suitability
for canning. Many garden combina.
lions other than those suggested are
possible. For instance. II the commu.
nifty Is interested in canning soup mix.
lures and Creole sauce. they must Sc
cure from their gardens tomatoes.
peppers, Okla and onions. In fruit.
growing sections the girls are advised.
when conditions are right to substl.
tute from five to ten fruit trees for
one Of the vegetable crops. The mem.
Der then becoms responsible for the
pruning. spraying and gneral care Of
thse trees.
The development OF crops OF peren.
NAL vegetables and fruits is insisted
ON at the end OF the third year. and
In many cases the work Is begun at
the end OF the second year. The pc.
rennials are substituted for some OF
the annual vegetables and the girls
are given credit for the condition o,
their bushes or trees which are not
yet bearing and therefore do not yet
yield product that can be counted In
the canning score.
II is hoped that as a result OF this
planting Of perennial fruits and vee.
'etables several thousand OF the girls.
before many years. will have at the
end OF their junior graden permanent
gardens containing some such profit.
able combinations as the following
Strawberries. asparagus and cher.
ries; raspberries. rhubarb and plums
'Gooseberries, currants and peaches;
Strawberries. asparagus and ounces;
Strawberries, rhubarb and pears: dew
berries, figs and pecans; currants. as.
'paragus and grapes; blackberies
figs and scuppernongs, Strawberries
figs and oranges. asparagus, straw.
berries and kumquats.
To enable them to use the products
OF these permanent gardens. the
agents give the girls special instruc
tion in making preserves. jelly. mar.