Meade County news., 1917-04-26
BOYS AND GIRLS CAN HELP
Dean johnson of State Agricultural
College Urges Them to Plant
and Cultivate Gardens.

and Cultivate Gardens.
Let the army of children between
the ages of 10 and 18 years grow gar
den produce for immediate use and
can the surplus for future consump-
ton and much will be done toward
solving the food problem in this coun-
try Under proper direction additional
foodstuffs valued at more than $400,-
100000 could be produced, according
to Edward c. Johnson, dean of the
division Of extension, Kansas State
Agricultural College.
Ordinarily children have nothing
special to do" said Dean Johnson.
Even ON the farms are many whose
efforts, if well directed, could be made
more effective and worth while from
an economic standpoint and all this
without the so-called child labor
where children are employed in heavy
work from early morning until late at
night"
In the Glenwood community in
Leavenworth county, a typical farm
community, pointed out Dean Johnson,
there is a canning club which has as
one of its principal objects the grow
ing of garden produce and the can
ming of the surplus for home use dur
ing the winter months. This club con-
cietc 0f tbirtu ,oOttar douoh4ar taorno
During the season of 1916 the club
grew in the garden and canned more
than 1000 quarts of garden and or
chard products in addition to the
products used on the table during the
summer gardening season. This was
at the rate Of 3664s quarts for each
team.
If only one-half of the 10,755,790
rural families in the United States
would do as well they would produce
and put up for winter use 1871 ,561,5 500
quarts, which if valued at Is cents
per quart-a low estimate-would be
worth $295,714,225.
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Killed in Motor 'crash.-Delos p.
Woods, vice-president of the Wichita
Ice and Cold Storage Company was
killed when his motor car collided
with another west of that city. George
Brown, president of the ice company,
a brother-in-law of Woods, suffered a
broken arm.
Taught Glass 27 Years.-To be a
teacher of the same Sunday school
class continuously for twenty-seven
years is the record of Mrs Albert Has
kett of Courtland, teacher in the
Methodist Sunday school of Courtland,
who has handed in her resignation.
Mrs R. Cameron has been elected in
her place.
Big Shipment of Stock.-A 100000
shipment of twenty-five cars Of stock
was shipped out of Republic in a sin
gle day recently by the farmers and
stock raisers of that community. Each
shipper had from one to five cars.
Hold Wheat for s3.0o.-Many wheat
growers about Arkansas City will not
sell their wheat now. They say they
will hold out for SO bushel, although
the mills there offer $2.4O a bushel.
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Flying Corps at Iola.-The fifth mill
tary unit to be offered by lola to the
government in the war with Germany
is in process Of organization by B. It.
Barber, machinist and student Of avia-
tion. A company of volunteer ayiators
is being enlisted.
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Rain Stopped Prairie Fire.-A heavy
rain stopped prairie .sfire that had
burned over part of Trego county,
starting at the Smoky Hill river. It
was one of the largest prairie fires
in several years in western Kansas.
Damage to crops and buildings was
about $4,000.
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Wealthy Paola Man Dead.-Charles
H. Mallory, owner and builder of the
Mallory Opera House Block, the
largest business block in Paola, died at
his home there. He also built five Of
the finest residences In the city.