Connecticut western news., 1917-05-03
THE AGRICULTURAL ARMY
Enlistment Blanks Now to be Had.
 Join T odaYl

Pledge blanks are now ready for volunteers in the Connecticut Agricul- tural Army.
 For the town of North Canaan, the Connecticut Committee of Food Supply has appointed Town Clerk Allyn Fuller as local agent, and he has arranged for putting the pledge blanks in 6 places where any and all who will sign them may obtain them without diffi. culty.
 Citizens of Connecticut, your state and country are calling upon you as never before in their history for actlve. constructive service in the production and conservation of the food supply. The world must have food to live. America must have food for herself and her allies to win the war.
 It is time to act and act promptly. This nations success in thls war will depend upon the efforts of every Ameri- can in that field of service for which he is best suited. The call goes out for those not eligible for military or naval service and not employed in any of the other industries vital to the successful conduct of the war, 10 do their part in the great agricultural army. Every home garden; every hour of labor on the farm; every day spent in canning the products of this summer for next winters use, will be a bit of effort contributed to America's cause. Cover. nor Holcomb believes that no citizen Of Connecticut will turn a deaf ear to tfis call.
 The Connecticut Committee of Food Supply, in preparing its plan whereby the crop production of the state is to be increased this summer to hitherto un. thoughtof proportions, has made the individual towns and cities the units by which iU will do its work. Pledge blanks are to be found in places where they are available for all who want them.
 Residents of the town of North Canaan may secure pledge blanks from any of the following places: sE
 Fuller Hardware Go.
 The Canaan Printing Go.
 Parsons Store, Clayton.
 Stratton Bros.
 James O. Stevens.
 There are five divisions under which volunteer can sign these blanks.
 Farm Production-Under this hea all farmers and land owners can voll teer for increased food production. county agents and the committed e.- ready to offer adsise-as to seeds, fertilis zers, etc., to anyone wishing sucA assistance.
 Labor-This heading is designed Co cover the case of the person who can offer some part of his time for agricul- tural labor and is designed to bring such persons in touch with farmers needing their services. -
 Planting Home Gardens-This ia designed to encourage planting home gardens and we will mail you care. fully prepared circular, Form go, with instructions for persons signing under this head.
 Home Canning-We expect to have number of demonstrators in the field giving instructions in Home Canning at the proper season. If there are sufficient number of persons in your town desiring such instruction, they should organize canning club and notify us at the earliest possible date
 Garden Supervisors-A large number of competent instructors will be needed to supervise the Home Gardens if they are to be successful. We plan to have some experts on this subject but will need many volunteers in all sections of the state who can, under the direction of the state experts, give instructions.
 The state Committee are preparing buttons to be given to all those who sign under any of the various heads in the volunteer blank, these are also to be given to people whom the local com. mittee feel are trying to do their share to increase the food supply in one way or another this summer.
 Free leaflets can be had of the com mittee, at present three of them are available;
 Fitting and planting small gardens '' "How to plant and grow potatoes, s~ "How to plant and grow corn"
 MT. Fuller las appointed the follow. ing as members of the Canaan com- mittee: E. B. Stone, Q. D. V. Barnes O. F. Hitchcock, J. l.. Parsons, O. A. Beaujon. F W. Garvin, E. O. Gillette. J. O. Stevens, O. H. Goodwin, Miss Ruth P. Gaylord, Miss Catherine Finnegan, Miss K. M. Granger.
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