The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-28
BOYS AND GIRLS CAN HELP
Dean johnson of State Agricultural
College Urges Them to Plant
and Cultivate Gardens.


Let the army of children between.
the ages Of 10 and Is years grow gar
den produce for immediate use and
can the surplus for future consump-
ton and much viii be done toward
solving the food problem in this coun-
try Under proper direction additional
fOodstuffs valued at more than $780,
100000 could be produced, according
to Edward c. Johnson, dean of the
division Of extension, Kansas State
Agricultural College.
Ordinarily children have nothing
special to do" said Dean Johnson
Even on the farms are many whose
efforts, if well directed, could be made
more effective and worth while from
an economic standpoint and all this
without the sO-called child labor
where children are employed in heavy
work from early morning until late at
night"
In the Glenwood community in
LeavenwOrth county, a typical farm
community, pointed out Dean Johnson.
there is a canning club which has as
one Of its principal objects the grow
ing Of garden produce and the can
ming Of the surplus for home use dur
ing the winter months. This club con-
sists Of thirty mothsT-daughter teams.
During the season OF 1916 the club
grew in the garden and canned more
than 1000 quarts OF garden and or
ehard products in addition to the
products used on the table during the
summer gardening season This was
at the rate of 1861 quarts for each
team.
If only one-half OF the 10,T55, 790
rural families in the United States
would do as well they would produce
and put up for winter use 1871 .561, 500
quarts, which il valued at Is cents
per quartz low estimate-EouId be
worth s295,714,225.
Killed in Motor crash.-Delos P
Woods, vice-president OF the Wichita
Ice and Cold Storage Company, was
killed when his motor car coIlided
with another west of that city. George
Brown, president Of the ice company,
brotherin-law of Woods, suffered
broken arm
|
Taught Class 27 Years.-To be
teacher of the same Sunday school
class continuously for twenty-seven
years is the record of Mrs. Albert Has
4 kett of CORTLAND, a teacher in the
Methodist Sunday school Of CORTLAND,
who has handed in her resignation
] Mrs. R. Cameron has been elected in
her place
| Big Shipment OF Stock.-A $50. 900
] shipment of twenty-five cars of stock
was shipped out of Republic in a sin
gle day recently by the farmers and
| stock raisers of that community. Each
shipper. had from one to five cars
4 x
Hold Wheat for S3.o0.-Many wheat
| growers about Arkansas City will not
sell their wheat now They say they
will hold out for SO a bushel, although
| the mills there offer $40 q bushel
4 x
Flying Corps at IoIz.-The fifth mill
/ tary unit 70 be offered by lola 10 the
government in the war with Germany
! is in process of organization by B. T
Barber, machinist and student Of aFia-
ton. A company Of volunteer aviators
is being enlisted
Rain Stopped Prairie Fire.-A heavy
rain stopped a prairie fire that had
| burned over part Of Trego county,
/ starting at the Smoky Hill river. It
was one Of the largest prairie fires
/ in several years in western Kansas
Damage to crops and buildings was
about $4,000.
Wealthy PaoIa Man Dead--CharIes
H. Mallory, owner and builder Of the
Mallory Opera House Block. the
largest business block In Pao1a, died at
his home there He also built five OF
the finest residences in the city.
Buried RaiIroad--The Anthony
& Northern lost four miles of track
when a high wind dTifted three feet
OF sand over the rails. A large force
Of men shoveled the sand away be
fore the trains could pass
Scare Horse to Death.-Wfllfam b
Noon. farmer near Emporia, has
asked for a warrant for the arrest of
4 the owners OF the Lucky Bill wagon
circus, charging that Il e sight OF the
elephants and the circus trucks caused
enc Of his horses to drop dead from
fright