New-York tribune., 1917-07-28

WORK. Neb, July IA dronng sound issues from
classroom in the big brick shoohouse, correctly hase in
its architecture.
1t is the singing class.
1t is the drying machine
Following the almost any place the Middle
West all o.er the country fact-you busy little
which BY OF is ndustrouy engaged sucking
through long box In that box OO trays made or wire
window screening.
This is the machine-the community drer
According the bulletin OF the Agricultural Department this
the principle its working The OF saturated from
around the sliced vegetables fruits allowing unsaurated
with the articles being dried
boy would describe blowing air through the stuff
That's all II does the than the sunny
roof OF the kitchen lean-oand has other obvious advan
tages
To this machine the boys and girls and oftmes the
mothers with the perisablc vegetables and fruits all neatly sliced
for drying Each numbered and each food
signed numbers The trays filled up and the motor
After while the people come around and get their DRIED
foodstus and them away parafn fibre
containers This Of the which millions OF
more gardeners wagng the against Ger
nanv This is one OF the preserving the garden truck
that is not directly consumed 1t prevents waste stores Tor
the future it reduces pressure commercial canneres and
leaves supply the nonproducng population here and
abroad and margin for supplies for the army and navy
This apparatus may be taken symbol OF the united effort
the people are now NJ s4hes b ood m nnI and for some
thing lesson in thrift and 1t is the sign OF
this the whole public educational system OF America is
thrown into the struggle Every school child understands that he
is cog great voluntary machine that is to win the war for
America The framework OF the machine was already TO hand o
the state and local councils Of defence to utilize
The state universities agricultural colleges with their
wonderful systems already close touch with the
peope the county agricultural agents the garden school
teachers the county uperntendens took hold OF
the big job and did it with ease
In Nebraska instance the extension department OF the
agricultural college Of the university supplies the power tor the
whole and it quickly tackled the public groups some two
wonen societies OF and another For
our central meetings held under the aus
pce of the department At these some
thousands OF women taught how preserve food IN various
ways and they became local instructors for countless tho
sands .
In the more districts travelled forty or nifty
miles 70 receive this instruction that they might share with their
neghbors. i
It's no jokethese home gardens and these community ana
individual efforts the production and conservation OF TODD
It's one OF big outstanding facts about America confronta
ton OF the These good people OF the rural regions are
making special effort this year directly to provide their own
food oh you dwee that they not compete with you
in the markets.
Every time canned dried foods next winter just re-
member as Of patriotic grace that good American dd
hard and ordinarily unnecessary labor this year that your aoe
might be served don't scod Nebraska because ddn ouy
more Liberty bonds Bonds strange things TO farmers Dut
they doing their bit in their way
The farmers tonspeope know how to give as witness
the Red Cross success they know how to serve as witness the
extensive efficiency spacious fields and the intensive ence
cy OF the home and school gardens