The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-30
GOV. HOL COMES FOODS SUPPLY COMMITTEE TO TAKE CENSUS OF
 MEN AVAILABLE FOR FARM WORK
Residents Every Town and City of State Will be Asked To Pledge Aid to Increasing Connecticuts Produc- tion-Labor the Great Problem

Marcus, H. Holcomb occupies prom inent place on the blank: Above all things, our country needs in this na- |tional crisis, men to serve their coun-
 try in the military and naval forces, and men and women to serve their country by producing and conserving food supplies for our people and our allies"
 The section of the pledge blank
 which the individual signs in addres- sed: '"To the Hon. Marcus H. Hol- comb, Governor" and says, 'In order to do my part to meet the crisis now I faced by my state and country, I hereby volunteer to perform the fol- lowing services
 Under each of the five headings there is space for the individual to
 sign name and address One part of
 the information asked has to do with the service performed in food raising a year ago, and this is considered inn
 portant by the governors committee
 as the desire is to show just what is accomplished this year in the way of food crop increases through the ef- forts of the many agencies which are now at work in the state trying to solve this problem"
 Under the head of farm produc.
 tion,' the individual signs a pledge
 saying, T agree to increase my acre age of food crops as follows" Places are provided in which figures for 1916 results and 1917 estimates may
 be given under the head of corn, po-
 tatoes, buck-wheat, oats, rye, beans,
 cabbage, turnips and onions.
 Under the head of planting home gardens" the individual signs a pledge Agreeing to plant and tend a garden this season and telling the
 size of the space which will be used. Questions as to the size of home gar-
 den cultivated in 1916 also are asked It is stated that the individual may secure individual instructions and
 printed matter to guide in the selec- tion of seeds and method of planting from the town clerk. Under the head of 'Labor,' the in dividual may sign the following pledge: 1T agree to offer my services
 to some farmer in my locality, ar
 engagements for wages to be made di-
 rect with him." There is a space for l statement as to the number of hours each week which the individu- al can devote to farm work. It also states that those volunteering under
 this head should get in touch with farmers in their immediate locality either directly or through the town
 clerk, whose office will be used as the
 local employment bureau for this pur-
 pose. The question is asked as to 1 farm work which may have been done by the individual last year. The final question under this head is Would you like %to join a canning club in order to learn canning ?" The last subdivision sis concernine Garden, Supervisors" Under this heading the individual offers his ser
 vices to take charge of the supervi- sion of part of the home garden work in. his town and to aid in any way .le l is able to advise people engaged in the work. These blanks are to be signed and returned to the town clerk in each town, who will forward them to the Hartford headquarters of the Connec- l ticut Committee of Food Supply fo1 recording.