Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-17
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WASHINGTON, d. c., June 30.-At
this time when q hundred million AM
orleans are searching heart and mind
to determine IN what way each can
contribute to the success of his coun'
try in the war, the National Geo.
graphic Society makes public com.
munication from Frederick v. Coyille,
the eminent authority on plant indus.
try, In which the opportunities open
to the non-farirer for aiding IN the
increase Of food supplies are striking
" set forth, Mr.. Coyille says:
One does not question that the Am.
erscan farmer wit: do his duty, or that
the widespread movement Tor city
gardening VIII contribute somewhat
to the extension Of our food surplus,
but there Is also large class Of our
population fayorably situated for food
production and well able to take part
in il. whose contribution is only q small
fraction OF what Il might be made. ]
refer to the man whose business or
dinarily Ii in town. but whose resi-
dence IN the country gives him access
to an area of gr-und varying In size
from small garden to an ample farm,
used, however, Gully in small part or
not at all for gardening or farming
purposes. 49,. o.. - 1927,
Summer Farmer -
Usually such country dwellers have
the equipment for gardening or for
farming, but make such limited use
of Il; as suits their convenience for
recreation. =
The time 10 now az hand when every
non-farmer who has unemployed farm
ing or gardening land, and every
summer resident in the country can
contribute patriotically to the welfare
of his country and the progress Of
liberty by producing all the fruits and
all the vegetables he consumed, and
in some cases also tie egg and poui-
try that he needs. And I mean not
merely the fruits and vegetables that
he uses In summer, but those he will
require In the following winter. ;
Our grandmothers knew row to pre-.
serve fruit for winter use by drying
II and by canning Il, but they did not
know how to can vegetables Modern
science has found out how TO do this,
and now the girls IN the department
Of domestic science in every agricrl.
tural college aud eyerY agricultural
high school In the country are taught
how to take vegetables at tie time
when their flavor Is mos. delicious
and their texture most tender and put
them up In glass Ears for winter use.
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Such preserved vegetables are far
superior to those we ordinarily buy
in tin cans. for they receive a care
in selection au1 preparation that,
commercial canneries seldom give
Every pound Of food grown and used
In this way is q contribution Of Just
that amount to the grelS streams Of
supplies that we are passing on to the
British and the French soldiers at the
front, for whatever each OF US con-
sumes he must take from that stream
unless he produces il himself.
In modern gardening the backache-
breaking hoe and weeder OF a genera
ton ago. have been replaced by thnse
wonderful little implements set on
wheels and pushed in frcnt Of one by
two handles like q plow. Tue heavy
blowing and planting Of spring is still
a mans task, but these little hand cul.
tivators make the later care Of gar
den q hapy task for women and half.
grown children. It brings the bronzed
cheek Of summer and the elastic step
and clean mind Of the winter that
follows. 49,. i