South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-14

ed $50 at their disposal for use as
prizes to stimulate interest. Mr..
Herring pointed out the food con-
servation is every bit as important
as increased production and assert
ed that England. after two years
under war condition, has learned
that vital lesson. Work has been
done more efficiently IN shorter
hours with a considerable reduction
in the food portions. a reduction
which has been accomplished by
thrifty housewives. Mr.. Herring said
the business and professional men
must accomplish this reduction.
Let us talk this matter over with
our wives.'' said ne. and she may
suggest to the maid that more food
is being cooked than we really need.
that portions can be materially cut
down. When conditions are such as
they are and literally barrels of food
is finding its way into the garbage
cans it certainly is not niggardly for
us 10 do that much"
John s. Bordner county farm
agent. emphasized the necessity of
planting staples i'm the vacant lot
gardens and combining tie crops to
such vegetables as may be suited 10
the soil and respond TO cultivation.
Urges Staples Planted.
Some of the soil in our vacant
lots is filled in and no amount of
watering will grow some crops upon
it. One thing TO be overcome is the
tendency Of the amateur gardener
to plant a large variety-in the end
I ne gets nothing to amount to any
thing. Let us see that a few staples
potatoes. tomatoes. white beans.
etc.-are planted; they are the crops
that will be of real use"
Mr.. Bordner also pointed out the
necessity Of intelligent cultivation.
i. p. Hardy. who as he expresses 1t,
followed the pillow" for a good many
years volunteered his personal SER
vices to help Mr.. Wolfe in this SUI
pervision and was roundIy cheered.
Ii is probable that additional pro-
vision for supervision will be made.
W. w. RidenOur of the park board
assured the cooperation of that
I body and announced that at his sug-
gestion the board was now consid-
ering turning 50 acres of StudebalIer
park into a potato patch this year.
I'VE are planting a golf course on
this ground but did not expect to
use the course this year anyway. I
would like TO see the tract cultivat-
e.. and the beard is now consider
ing it,
Thomas Brandon. learning that
more seeds were needed. promised
10 supply 5000 packages Of seeds
20 the garden directors.
T.. r. Dolph offered several vacant
J lots in Navarro pl. for the garden
work.
+. p. Barnes announced that plans
were under way 20 inaugurate a high
school contest and a particularly de-
sirable tract of broad frontage and
running from Washington blvd. 70
| Colfax av at Scott st. was being
sought II was not known whether
this will be available.
Harry Engman said that he had
recently returned from the south
where the people seem to be much
more alive TO the food situation
than they are here.
May PlOw Tennis Court.
The most striking thing TO me
when l returned" said he, was the
apparent apathy Of the general pub
lie to this vital condition. Down south
the people are really alarmed !
have just had a letter from Mrs
Engman who is still in the south,
and she remarks: If the situation
! continues as bad as IL is, don't you
think we ought 10 pillow up our tennis
court and plant potatoes2'
That suggestion was made in all
Sc tousness and no doubt we will do
so. II we can raise enough potatoes
in our lot for our own use that takes
US out OF the market and leaves so
many more for those who must buy
/ in the market. This is time for