Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-21

A movement is just being started to
encourage more home canning Of
fruits, vegetables, and such things al
are grown on the farm, and cannot be
preserved except by this method.
It is perhaps impossible to say what
the benefit to any section of the cOun-
try would be, should such a move
ment receive the proper constdera-
ton. In the south. Arkansas. Ten
nessee. Mississippi, and other cotton
states, where practically the only crop
produced is cotton. and where every
thing in the shape of fruits and vege-
tables is bought, it was learned thai
people were little ahead at the end OF
the year, because everything they
could make raising cotton. was spent
for foods and other things which they
might have grown in addition to cot
ton.
Where this movement has been
siven proper consideration, they are
now raising fruits and vegetables and
canning them, or preserving them IN
some way, so that the money derived
from the cotton orop nay be used
for making farm improvements. and
IL not spent for things that are eaten
up. All food produced and consumed
on the farm is clear profit.
The garden movement in this region
is being urged by everyone. Tht will
mean that there will be an excess OF
green fruits and vegetables during the
growing season. If some means is not
provided for preserving these there
will be the hungry time during the
able.
The movement contemplates the
furnishing Of competent instructors
to organize canning clubs through
out the country. and urge the canning
and preserving Of all fruits and vege-
tables that cannot be used during the
growing season. This of course will
be under the direct charge of the
county superintendents. and they Will
Farming associations. experiment sta
lions, agricultural colleges. DEPART
ment Of agriculture, etc. 1t is planned
to have every department connected
with the agricultural life. interested
in this movement. Anyone Interested
should get in touch with the agricul-
tural colleges. experiment stations or
Beatrice tombstone is behind the
movement in Grand Forks county. and
is being assisted by Don Moore Of the
Fair association and all other patrio-
tic citizens.
Information will be furnished. and
so far as possible, lecturers Will be
sent out to all schools and neighbor-
hoods to encourage, instruct and or
ganize for this great work.
It is essential that this work be TAX
On up Immediately because in plan
ming a garden. due regard must be
taken to planting those things which
can be canned and preserved.
Every household is confronted more
than ever, with the world-old prob
lem of what to cook. If we plan our
gardens wisely. we can answer this by
going to the garden at the season
when such things are growing. and in
the winter, II w have not canned
anything, It will be necessary for us
to go to the grocer, to buy the things
that we must have.
Let us all have a garden, and all
get Interested in the canning clubs.
Remarkable records Of the achieve
ments Of the canning club workers
in the south have been published. In
div1dual girls made more than $50
canning tomatoes and other vege-
tables in Pine Bluff county, Arkansas.
A Tenth Acre Of Tomatoes.
A tenth acre Of tomatoes is the u.s.
ual size patch Of individual members
of the canning clubs. Three-ffths of