Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-10
LAuREL HILL LAND
 PLEDGED ON "WEDNESDAY.

LAuREL HILL LAND
 PLEDGED ON wEDNEsoAY. Frank cranstsa oivss Use of an Acre
 to Leesf Committee.
 A tract of land comprising about an acre has been pledged to the local home garden committee by Frank Cransfsa of Laurel Hill. Teams were kept busy all day Wednesday blowing pledged land The Lucas tract win provide 1e nome garden plotsr it was announced Wednesday. The plot pledged by Mir Cranska will be passed on today by Supervisor SaeIder1.
 The clersymen of Connecticut are urged in letters being sent out from Hartford by the Connecticut Commit tee of Food Supply to unite in the observance of Sunday. May 13, as Food Conservation Sunday" The Iet- ters to the c1ergymefs ottliue the fol- lowing as the plan for this observ- Snce:
 "To use every means consistent witl, the dignity of the occasion, to bring to the churches of the state, on that day. at the regular hour of worship. every person whose presence can be con1- Eaanded through an appeal to loyal ty to the state and church.
 ITO ask the pastors of the state on the date named to present the matter of food production and conservation as a religious and patriotic duty.
 Recognizing the fact that next Sunday is observed by some churches as Mothers Day. the committee is occasion could be found to appeal to every man in Connecticut to do his Dit for his country, than the day set aside for the fonorfns of the mothers who have already made the greater sacrifices, and who are now to be called up to give their aons to the de- fense of their country"
 Plans for releasing state highway and town and city teams for work on the farms have been made by the Con- necticut Committee of Food Supply and will be carried through with the co operation of State Highway Com selectmen of the several towns.
 Letters have been written by Commissioner Bennett to all super vfsors and foremen in the state high way deartment instructing them to CO., operate in the food supply work by releasing horses in use on highways for blowing and other agricultural purposes, "even at some cost in the condition of the roads" The food SUD- ply committee has written to the se- lectmen and mayors urging their CO., operation to the extent of putting town teams on the farms to assist the farm CTS in preparing for bumper crops this year and help in local gardening movements
 Commissioner Bennett's letter to su- pervisors and foremen in his depart rnent follows:
 This department has been request ed to cooperate with the Committee of Food Supply. and we must do our utmost to help in this work, even to the sacrifice of some of our own op- erations.
 My attention has been called to the fact that in many instances. teams are used on the highways. when horses are needed for blowing and other agri- cultural purposes May ask that in every case where there is need for teams for agricultural work, the fore men employed by the highway depart ment make some arrangement to re- lease teams which are at work upon the highways. This can be done by the substitution of trucks, or in cer- tain cases, by the elimination or de- ferring of the work.
 T realize that this will work hard ship and .detriment, but it seems that the increase of food supply in Con uecticut is extremely vital, even at some cost in the condition of the roads. Please give this matter careful at tention and do your best to help out the general situation.
 Particular difficulties can be refer red to this office but you must use your judgment so far as is possi- ble"
 The letter sent to seIectrnen by the
 
 This committee has been in re- ceipt of requests from a very great many sources, from people in the va tious towns who are trying to get gardens or for other agricultural pur- poses. to see what could be done in the way of procuring teams to blow and fit such land.
 Tn several of the towns of the state, the town teams have been turned over by the town authorities to doing this class of work temporarily. A great deal of the town road work at this time of the year can be postponed for ten days or two weeks without any material damage, while the same post ponement in the blowing. or fitting of 1 land will mean a total failure of the crops to follow.
 We would say for your information that in Massachusetts this plan of turning over the town teams for the use of farmers and others who are be- hinf in their blowing and fitting, has become universal, and we are also en- closing to you a letter from High way Commissioner Charles J. Benuett to all supervisors and foremen in the state highway department, to which you will see that he has not only sanctioned but given instructions that this plan should be carried out as far as the state teams are concerned Russell Harris, who has been act ing as supervisor of the Home Gar der movement in New London has re- signed the position as he found it too strenuous. The New London Chamber of Commerce committee. in charge of the work, has appointed F.. S. Hitchcock, principal of the Voca- tional school, in his place, and the latter has taken charge.
 MT. Hitchcock intends to enlist the services of four members of his fac uIty, some of whom have studied az riculture to some extent. and it is expected that speedy progress will be made in laying out. blowing and as- signing land. The trustees of the Vo- cational school have periodically agreed to loan the use of the teach ! CTS to the home garden movement.