Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
VT. SCHOOL CROPS
WORTH $4,000
Over $4,000 Pupils Engaged in
Successful Gardening DUR
ing the Summer.

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estimate hased nm renorta he;ny consid-
erahIv over an nm bushels Renorts nc IN
canning done Inv the nuni,s show that in
"a districts. the boys and girls principaIIv
girls. nut up 3t.72S quart cans of vegeta-
bles and fruits. This was actually ex-
ceeted because the remaining 80 districts
had kent no record. but reported extensive
canning done.
The actual number of pupils engaged in
gardening as a result of the appeal of the
State committee of public safety and I'M
der the supervision of the State depart
ment Of education was over 25.OOo. but
the above report is based only upon
known results
The efforts of the boys and girls have
brought to the State. food to the value of
over s15O,000 involving a money expendi-
ture on the part of the State committee of
5000 to which must be added the sums
OF money raised by local committees, and
devoted to the work of the boys and girls.
This sum was also supplemented by Miss
Proctor who paid the expenses of wom-
an demonstrator in canning.
The credit for the nne achievement OF
the boys and girls or Vermont lies. next tc
themselves. to the school superintendent
OF the state. Every one of these super
intendents returned from the meeting al
Montpelier called by Commissioner
Hillegas and devoted himself ungrudging.
| ~ to this especial task or helping to wiz
the war. These superintendents have toilet
| day and night, gone without vacations
| paid their own expenses, and produced re-
| SUITS Seconding the efforts OF these super
intendents were the faithful teachers Of
the schools They have invariably re
sponded to every call. Many Of then
nave been acting as supervisors Of gar
oens curing the summer. such supervisor
] peing largely responsible Tor the excellen
WORK that mas neeh uone' Mucn cred'
also must ne gwen 10 iocal committees
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den piots' purchased seed and fertilizers
paid the salaries or garden supervisors
onered prizes for good work. and cav
unstnted aid in every possible way.
The value of this work cannot be who'll.
estimated in dollars and cents or even II
bushels of food when food is scarce.
has brought the boys and girls close t,
the vital side of life. AS an example O
this one boy nine years old sold from :
garden of 4SO square feet vegetables Il
the amount of s1O.S2 Another boy raise,
from a single potato 81 pounds of potatoes
In one district 40 bows from the birl
school earned as farm laborers the sun
tuf g. 36S. 81 and y high school rirls earne
IN farm homes s53O.25. In another mart n
the state a school garden of one third n
an acre was planted and from il Their
was harvested "A. bushels Of notatoes
5oI, ouarts of beans and 10 husbeIs q
other vegetables. In this school are som
go o,,i,1rar u,ho oroundorrod 1,he 70. ~,
t. ,,s;,,g Tho ,,roducts or tho schooI 80 :
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