Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-30
HOUSEWIVES, HELP KEEP
FOOD FROM ROTTING!

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-In order
to avoid waste of surplus fruits and
vegetables and conserve the food sup
ply, Secretary of Arigulture Houston
today asked mothers" and "daugh.
ters" of every state to organize and
expend all available energy in can.
ming, preserving, picking. drying and
storing these products for local con.
sumption.
Secretary Houston is of the firm be-
lief that this problem may best be
solved locally. No federal or state
government, he believes, can do any
thing unless women in every city and
town do what they can to help.
The woman who hes no garden is
asked to purchase full supplies for
her own immediate and future use.
Telegraphic reports from twenty.four
states which are in distress were
made public today by Secretary
Houston, showing that large sur.
pluses of food will go TO waste un.
less women act Immediately.
The state particularly affected are
Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho
Indiana, Iowa. Kentucky, Maryland
Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire
New Jersey, New York, North Caro-
lima, Pennsylvania. Rhode Island
South Dakota. Tennessee, Utah, Yer
mont. Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
This is the direct appeal to each
individual woman, mothers and
daughters" by President Wilson him
self, and here are the localities af
! fected:
New England-Unusually large sur
pluses of egetables are reported. EX
ceptional yields of fruits and ege
tables are promised in Rhode Island
and the state demonstration leader
there reports hundreds of requests fol-
demonstrations in canning and drying
which II cannot meet with its present
CORDS of workers. Vermont, Massa
chusetts and Connecticut all declare
that help is needed to carry out thei
programs of instruction.
New York has a large surplus O
vegetables, and according to tn
state leader, extraordinary efforts I,
promote home and community foo,
preservation in the next few week
will be necessary to handle the stu
alton. The situation in New Jerse
an unusually high acreage and const
Iquent large surplus. Community ou
fits for canning and drying are needle
to handle the situation properl!
Pennsylvania hopes to be able to haI
> die the situation IL emergency fund
are soon available. West Virgini
asks for help to take care of tn
surplus of fruits in the eastern pa,
of the state and a small surplus I
vegetables on the farms.
Gaming and drying in the hom'
show large increase in Obi
where vigorous campaign has bee
carried on. Illinois reports eXtrao
" dinary activities in canning and pr
u serving, but there the fruit is We
taken care of. Indiana has larl
surplus in both vegetables and fru
land more demonstration help is nee
ed. The garden surpluses in Mic
gan are large and much greater
fort must be made to take care
Is them. a report says. Wisconsin a
o. Minnesota declare that help is need
Id in demonstration work. One or mt
lg food conservation meetings in eve
n township in Iowa will be held to III
a housewives to care for large s
be plus of vegetables and fruit.
ne A 100 per cent increase in gart
TX crops is reported from Nebraska
20 a large surplus Is expected. La
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e. from South Dakota, while in Kan
lie the amount of fruits and vegetab
'e' has been reduced somewhat by ,
VII weather.
ed In most of the Southern States
"a height of the vegetable season
passed, but North Carolina, Tenn
see and kentucky vegetables
fruits are plentiful and unusual
ID forts are being made by workers
each state to rave the surplus
An North Carolina and Kentucky rep
,it. cd tine rccd of instruction work.
in. Large crops Of fruits and "
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