Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-25
hsoY SCOUTS ASKED
 TO COOPERATE.
Emergency Circular Urges Them to
 Plant Gardsns This Spring.

The national headquarters has sent out an emergency circular telling what Boy Scouts should do in case of war. The circular reads:
 today are ships and food. The execu- tive board, after conference with the national defense committee and ofn- cia1s of the department of agficu1- value that the By Scouts of America can do as boys individually, as patrols, as troops, and as local councils. Add ing to the present crisis, the 1916 that the early 1917 crops are far short Of usual production. Notwithstanding these facts, foreign countries have al- ready contracted for 50 per cent. of the estimated production for 1917.
 The national defense committee recognizes the food problem as one of the most alarming before the country and the world. Julius Rosenwald, vice president of the Chicago council of the Boy Scouts of America, representing the national defense committee, told President Livingstone that the pros pective cooperation of the Boy Scouts of America was welcomed with great hope of far-reaching practical results.
 The need Is urgent for scouts to pro- duce, conserve and get others to pro 6uce and conserve food. Efficiency of the soldier depends upon having at man on the firing line. This meane that in addition to the individual ef- fort of each scout, at least nine others must be induced by the scout to do likewise in order that our slogan every scout to feed a soldier" may be realized. There is no lack Of certainty upon the part of our government as to the outcome of the present war, inSo- far as finance, men and brains are concerned. but the probIfm of food both for ourselves and our allies Is the para mount issue.
 First arrange to have your own gar den. and then persuade every other from the president of your council down. Every member of 0uT executive board has arranged to carry out tfis plan by having a garden. President agreed fo have his front lawn pI0wed and put in potatoes.
 This will make more effective tbe leadership Of every scout and scott official in each getting nine others, not scouts. to do likewise. In addition t0 the individual effort, encourage patrol and troop and local council gardens upon idle land within easy reach Of scout homes,
 older boys should be eDcours ze1 to put in the DaxiI0ufD amount Of time jn helping others with their gardens, and fir some communities p17rs should be made fo rsupDiyfDg labor for our large farms.
 Spring gardens in back yards, on vacant lots, on the roof Of the bO44ae and in window boxes that will be usSd exclusively for growing Of plants 10 be tfsnspjspted tB q larger garden. Summer and fall gardens made pos sibIe because of 8 careful progression of crops, and In aI1 three Of these EaF- dsDs grow a double portion,
 What to grow; This Js determined largely by soil, acreage, locality and climate, Spring yegetabtss-naost needed and most profits bfe crops gre really onions, radisbes, lettuce. Sum
 ner Vsgetabies-t0r1at0es, greens, peas. beans, beets carrots, cabba ze, cauiifioWer, parsnips, Irish and sweet potatoes, sweet corn, pop corn, egg plant, Swiss chafd, French endiVe. Fall yegstabIeS-Iate tomatoes, late pOta- toes, late peas, tuber vegetables, tDr- l nips. kaie. parsIye, late sweet corn, Where large acreage can be secured for patrol or troop CT local council activity. if is more economical to 5t- tempt tbs-productIon of sing;e crops on the entire piece Of navy beans, wax beans, pole beans, tomatoes for can ming purposes, Irish potatoes, pop corn, head lettuce and other crops that can be cultivated by horse power, packed markets at a minimum transportation charge.
 Every section in the ssuatYy Ias s personel representative of either the , ar federal department of azri- culture. Find him for further infor- leIay action for this purpose. It is important that duplication of efforts he avoided but do not allow negotiations to this end to interfere with the action Of putting seed into the ground without delay. Bear in mind that the Boy Scouts of America | is not doing this for credit, but to get results for the good of the nation.