Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-19
LIVING IN WAR Times
IN INDEPENDENCE
BACK Lot VIII Supply Foods II 1t
Contains Garden and
Chickens.
CONSERVING ALL NECESSITIES
how to Keep and House Sufficient
. Hens for Family Needs-Practica
Hints for Amateur and Expert
Poultry Husbandmcn.
BY FRANK c. HARE,
rouitry Iiusbnpdmnn, Clemson College,
South CarolInn.

;, owing to lack Of training or time
living In apartments or with no till
able land around home. because of
aversion to gardening or the keeping
OF chickens and stock, too many Amer
ichh families are living off others
ouying from merchants or growers all
ioods consumed on the table. This liv-
Ing OF others has enormously decreased
the production of foods, II is In part
responsible for the present high food
prices In America. To offset this we
should raise at least n part OF our
food.
In the northern half Of the United
States, 1t Is, unfortunately. too late to
plant garden this year. but in the
southern half a fall crop Of Irish pota-
toes should be planted by every family
the middle of July. These potatoes
VIII be ready for eating the first of
ground until used This vegetable
grown at home can be used to supple
ment or even supplant. rice. the din
ner food of Dixie. The backyard gar
den campaign has been success In
other countries. 1t should be popular
here. as 1t is predicted that from the
nrst OF March to the harvesting Of the
crops OF 1913 every one will feel the
pinch OF food shortage, many families
who have lived off others will. from
necessity, eat fresh. home grown veg
etables next summer.
But vegetables and cereals constitute
only part. and the least important part,
OF our diet. The important part Of our
diet comprises the meat, fish, eggs
milk. beans and peas. and other sub
stances that contain the most protein
or building food. without
liberal supply OF protein we cannot en-
Joy good health.
Produce Meat MT Home.
It Ia natural and more appetizing to
obtain this constituent from animal
than vegetable foods. But meat of any
kind Is almost at a prohibitivc price
1t Is stated on good authority that milk
Will sell in various parts Of the in
dustrial North at 40 cents a quart. and
In the South at 20 cents quart next
summer" Eggs are being placed IN
storage at double their normal cost
and they Will sell at unheard-of prices
next winter. Since there is no chance
to buy any kind OF meat. milk or eggs
within reason. every foresichted family
Will produce one or more kinds Of meat
at home. Poultry growing. which. hap
PLY. furnishes eggs as we'll. SQUAD
raising and Belgian hare keeping are
industries that the family can sue
cess1uly conduct With our home
garden and preserved or dried fruits
and vegetables. and fresh and pre-
served meat and egg supply. few ad-
ditional foods need be purchased.
Every back lot has spots that are too
shady or otherwise not adapted for
gardening. These can be probably
utilized for the growing of poultry. a
roast chicken from the home flock
should he served for dinner at least
once week. Fro:l fifteen to thirty
hens will keep the family In eggs
Eleven average size eggs equal in
nutritive value pound OF sirloin steak.
The care and expense Of maintaining
flock Of poultry Is email in COM