South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-27
Women Farm Operators.

women Farm operators.
There is a future for women az
farm operators, farm managers and
as cOworkers with farmers. if prop
erly prepared. Also, there will be
an opportunity for women TO teach
gardening, canning and home eco
Monies, as applied to practical farm
problems. says Prof. O. S. Morgan
Of Columbia university. Moreover.
according to the same authority.
there is opportunity for 20 we'll
trained women TO earn salaries of
from $500 to $4,000. working with
the State Agricultural college and
the department of agriculture,
supervising wOmens work on farms.
II, however, a woman does not
wish TO adopt agriculture as a pro-
fession, but would like just a little
simmer garden, there are all sorts
Of possibilities for her 10 become a
worth while gardener on a small
scale, while attending TO her regular
home or other duties as usual. To
help such women. Columbia uni
versity is instituting practical
courses in kitchen gardening. Prof.
Morgan, who is head Of the agricul-
tural department. announces that 20
acres of land on the outskirts of
New York city have been turned
over TO his department for expert
ment Each woman who takes the
course will have so square feet of
land 10 cultivate. This is, more
nj n , -,
are students at the university. Any
woman above high school age is
eligible to join. The tentative pro-
gram provides for two lectures a
week and three periods of garden
work. For others who have not so
much time 10 spare, there is TO be a
Saturday afternoon course in gar
dening only, TO which 100 women
viii be admitted.
All of the vegetables which the
women raise on these plots will be-
long TO them, and they will be
allowed 10 continue their garden
work after the close of the courses,
in order 10 harvest their crops
NO men need apply for these
courses" says Prof. Morgan we
believe that the men who want TO
do farming of any kind should get
out on real farms where they can
De of the greatest service The
courses which we are offering will
give 20 women the opportunity 10
learn how 20 manage kitchen gar
den. and this experience will teach
them how TO become leaders in the
ruin larse market or truck gardens
for themselves.
Then there is the woman with the
country estate. Even if she does not
want 10 adopt one of those fetching
and exceedingly comfortable gar
dening costumes which are being in
vented almost daily, il seems. for
her kind, and get out and dig. and
plant. and hoe and harvest for her
self she may at least see to it that
her garden this year passes the
playthins stage and becomes really
useful This year the flower garden
is 10 have its turn ut a place in the
rear ranks and the vegetable plot.
hitherto mentioned with sort Of
contempt. Is 10 be the
most important and popular section
OF the place
Now Is the time for a change"
says Roscoe G. r. Brown. in a vigor-
Gus pamphlet entitled Mobilize the
Country Home Garden" Let every
garden he used TO its fullest
capacity for the production of staple
foods. II need be. let the flower
garden be neglected. as we'll as the
fancy borders. Let the gardeners
OF the great estates give their atten-
ton TO beets. Cabbages, beans and
potatoes. Let she owner Of the
small cottage garden, who generally
expects 10 grow a few bushels Of.
potatoes for his own use. grow a
few bushels more for the general
use. Let the owner OF the large
estate who has kept his garden
simply 20 supply lem with winter
luxuries i'm his ciy home. now see
TO IL that his land produces a sur
plus
These suburban and country
estate gardens have always been
capable OF producing much more
food than they were ever called up
ON TO raise. without significant in
crease in labor"