The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
VIGOROUS ACTION BY
hGGY AID COMMITTEE

The Agricultural Aid committee ap-
pointed by the General Welfare Com
mittee of Medina to encourage garden
ing and, farming in this. community
has had 81 busy week In securing the
donation of unused land for gardens
and learning the names Of those who
will work such land.
4 On Wednesday so young men of the
Medina high school were secured by
the, committee to make thoroughcan-
vass~and survey of the town for gar
den pufpesese, They visited ~,~nOre
than 900 persons and places WednesS
day forenoon. A specially printed in
formation blank was carried by each
young man who filed it out as he ask
ed questions at the door concerning.
This canvass showed about 800 per-
sons had garden spots of their own
that they would work-a greatly in
creased number over that of any prev
ious year. More than 20 persons
were found who were ready to give
the use of garden spots; 80 people
were found who were ready to vol
unteer to make garden, if the garden
land could be provided; II people were
reported to the committee as possible
givers of garden places.
The committee now has under ar
rangements the securing of fertilizer
at cost, and it can now assure any
garden maker Of enough first class fer
tilizer to fertilize a garden 50x50 feet,
for $1.0G, or a little less, and larger
garden in proportion.
The committee hopes within a day
or two to have made arrangements
whereby all those who will volunteer
to care for unused garden spots can
have their garden lots plowed and
fitted, free of cost-it is a matter of
getting the teams, and not or means.
There will be no cost for the fitting,
and fertilizer will be furnished with
out expense to those requesting it.
III A committee on canning and pre-
serving has been appointed as follows:
Clara Wheatley, chairman; Ethel
Rimes, Mrs. w. A. Nichols, Clara
Steeb, Fannie Thomson, Mrs. E. c.
ziegler,E Mrs. A. L. .Boyden, Mrs. f..
@. Phillips and w. 0. Kindig. Some
very efficient word and demonstra-
tions may be expected from this com
mittee as to how to preserve fruits
vegetables. Xxx
fs. Committee Appeal
5The undersigned, as the local Agri-
cultural Aid committee, earnestly asks
the hearty and immediate cooperation
of the Medina public, in meeting the
following requests:
Will any person still having a gar
den spot or land that he will not use
himself and is willing to give for the
Fe5fif fsiss .stts:asssiry TO IA. ex afdets
purposes, please notify the committee,
by phone or letter, at once. Please
don't wait to do this.
Will anybody, and everybody, who
will volunteer to make garden, if they
can have a garden spot given for their
use, please notify the committee at
the earliest possible moment.
Will all farmers hereabouts desiring
help on the farm, inform the commit
tee at once of boy or man help needed,
when and how long it will be needed,
what kind of work the help will need
do (the wage to be arranged between
the farmer and helper The COM
mittee cannot guarantee such help, but
it promises to do its utmost to secure
for local farmers all the help possible
in and around Medina. Men and boys
generally in Medina are to be asked
to enlist in the farm work
Will every person in Medina county
(and beyond) who has seed potatoes
for sale, inform the committee of the
amount and kind and price asked.
Please do this at once either by pho0e
or letter.
We appeal to evHrv ore to aid the
comrlitree il geotilg TIE information
hereby requested, and to aid US at
once. The time is short in which to
get the garden and crop work started.
Send us the information at once,
please. Come on and help.
H. G. ROWE,
GAIL T. ABBOTT,
A. C. KENNEDY,