The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-04-20
Farmers THE
Greatest Helpers
UNITED STATES NEEDS THEIR
PRODUCTS WORSE THAs
ANYTHING ELSE.

War measures of big calibre have
been worked out in Lexington within
the past few days. In the first shad-
ows Of stress, the strategists and tao
ticians of new army in Kentucky have
met in council The campaign they
have outlined will be carried thru by
ranks in pinafores.
Agricultural experts of State and ma
ton have seen afar a great gap in
Americas food supply. A sixty-five
per cent wheat crop suggests how wide
it is going to be in Kentucky. The Do
mestic Engineering crops have worked
out the means to fill it. They are go
ing to shoot it out with Want at home
while the men folks shoulder arms and
mobilize.
War bread, made of whole wheat, or
wit hsweet potatoes and soy beans and
corn meal as supplements; home made
cheese, exactly like that produced in
New York and Wisconsin, with cheese
circles to supply the trade; evaporated
fruits and evaporated corn brought to
perfection after the recipes of the near
orient; jams and other preserves made
with Kentucky sorghum instead Of Gu
ban sugar; millions of cans Of toma-
for commercial sale ana more millions
of jars for home consumption-these
are among expedients-mostly little
ones-will scotch the State in crisis.
Must Grow And Can.
For a week the home demonstration
agents have studied the problem and
the solution. Experts from Washing-
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| in demonstrations, and have planned
with those who'will direct the campaign
from this city. All frills have been scis
sored from household economies, and
the entire energies of the corps are
trained on the grim issue of subsis-
tence.
1t was stated as prospect Saturday
that not single canning factory in
Kentucky will build fire this year. 1t
is accepted as certainty that not more
than two can even attempt a run. Scar
city of labor on the farm for operations
is to be the primary limiting factor.
j Sources of supply in bulk are not to be.
counted on
With canneries silent, the canned
stuff to supply a three months winter
demand must be produced by the girls
and women. Before vegetables can be
put up, they have to be grown. The be-
ginning undertaking of the crops, there
fore, will be to stimulate and supervise
Kentucky's gardening movement. 1t is
proposed to adopt every garden club
in the Commonwealth and multiply the
yield Of every county.
Factories Under Trees.
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course of home economics last year
and fifteen hundred women who havo
already been enrolled are to be super
visors of allotted territory and organ
izers as well An auxiliary organiza-
tion is to be set in motion in every
county. These are to be the produc-
ing arm of the movement, and their ac-
tivities will be most in evidence for the
next several months When gardens
are matured, the same force will Join
the canning brigade, and ii is proposed
to establish little canning plants un-
der tens of thousands of shade trees.
1t will be surprising to many to know
that the average school girl can turn
out three hundred cans in a day. Two
thousand of those in regular canning
clubs are 10 devote their whole time to
canning commercially. unuor the brand
and seal of the Home Demonstration
department. Bids for the product al
ready have been received from firms all
over the State. Tomatoes and string
beans will be canned separately. The
soup mixture will consist of corn, to-
matoes and okra- This concoction can
be either put into the pot or be baked.
It is one of the most sought of club
products
Sorghum For Preserving Fruits.
The cost of sugar becomes an ally Of
the cost of cans when it comes 70 the
preserving of fruits, and the combina-
tion has threatened a big cut in this
| industry 1t is proposed to substitute
sorghum molasses for the sugar 1t has
been established that splendid jams can
be made with this cheap product OF
lmany Kentucky counties. Chemists at
| Washington aud in laboratories OF the
Experiment Station already are at
work in experimentation which prom
ises Sorghum cured" fruits and jeliies
of all sorts. --,'.-Tv