The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-27
HOME GARDEN CAMPAIGN

village, town, and city home is the
st.e8n ~ the United States depart
r.,s,,t of ,s-,t,.utt,5rs Many forces and
49,. = -u,..,. T..
+'''e' '"- " s'i'''''' 'o'" % 1''4'i1
tAe %SFueA campaign out Lhe IH'1"0
states department of agriculture ana
th,. .tFrirulfurat colleges are carry4ue
l},r ,,,g.sest and eff the work Of organi-
-,,,a57 ana tnetrI,rtto6 There are an
T.r,.tgrssa,y 1t.p6u 600 rural families
h Inc mica states. and approximate
a. = 5tH 500 additional families in
.t..s ami towns ug 10 .5.UUa popu-i
.,,+,, Io tbo euf,re United Statesl
ts,t. are ,h,at n 400 coo families.
f-,f "a y,rt.nr of those In the large
..',,..,>.,'.,5 re-,tavs ~ thr non,,latton
..,' 49, 80 ,,,y,ls.s A nome garden
e,'r @,.,.,, ,.,tslt,l. fsr5iI,, IN the aim
'N -.. A. 80 ,,,,far v.,.v already
f...4n.- hre, ORGANIZED IN January tor
' 'i' 49,. .....+,',ier, ~ fao1 nro5nc
,t,.,
rau,tor
.r7.. d,,..rf,,.ot fs en7nhaaizt,1p
,.,...-,,,.-.,. -'r~,f,,,.+ia, -, TODD tbroug4,
~ A., - ,barefore ,otnta
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~ 49,, ssI.r,le, uhorrs I've
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go, .t,. .,g. az the g,,oir,. IN other
-,..,.ns "a lnr.,n r-eryan with hired
- a4,,l,,,te5 Tire hired
49, st,o,,t4 7.S reIetsed IN engage IN
,.,.,,..,f 80. ,,.. ~ sdJ ia ne fnoT
..--- 49, r,,,tar,
~ f,ar,,,,, 800 esr.e4,,,i7,, of ,ar.
+.s.- t,,.-,,r,..., .,o,,d,,d crors s,,r,,
.s - IA 800 INST no ,oraer1-na
- - .e,,s
~ CO 49,, ..,,,,ftr,&+ ana nrr are
s..,,e,s,.,5 ss.. e,ood ssardena n te
- -; So g., r,tn,t a.,
- ,,lt IL, -, ,rhAra at,de6
5.,.,,, art 80 f,,, 1s,-
IN 4,..r-,....,f Garden.
In, o,,i,. eve. ,,,.,,s r,,rfct ,,rodr,s
49,, ,,,,,,,.ft,ea ~, ,tr,tta4 I'm en,l
IA r., inc heare tomatoes lima beans.
It,nets [,- ovtara Corn meas nots
.oss s,,5 che ureh IRONS reouira
..+.,re s~a,e nan ia headed for the
r-lh1r r~nog
ttrsn rtysttcp
s,hn ryrtte4 2tates aaearfr,su4 az
t4srs-,,tt,rn In ~o-oaerasts,n with stafa
,,,-~tr,,it1,rsi cct1oyns hsv crn of fpc
r,',.5t s.tenri,,e ,y.T,o i,,ye ever y,os.
aaused nv any rorntr, 70 but mis- earn
n.fac mn sffart yhe hortiru}furlets
rreoIoyea fra department ~ acrtcuI-
49, 49, .pn~.xr 80 ~. .4k,,..,,.,,re.,,tt.
(@,s,raJ-,, ,The,. r.v,ra.er,, f.,,et, tnn
i.F g4F "a a 48fg % q
~elat5ors sar.5ce Tn aIaa.t every
Sc tt,.ra ID barua-wsrdao ur,aeia-
Ms, rs,rasertirr tha axSanaIor, service
- +Ra cot1agm ard fha dsnartruer,t
I'm aoo,a afatau txgo or, threa man are
ts,nnItved1 In aadttton To these
ie,arjsi r,er tba dunavfrrart az aasrf
cn1tpra IN co-oneratiou with the atate
,<,r,c,,1tnra5 colleges haa a very IarVe
fc,~e ~ r@ar ava v,oy,,@n a, work ~,
~ +4nIa &c iii assist -, the hr,ro-
,araar csrratrn as nart ~ 1Ic,r
Great carnnafgn for food nroapct,on
44,rrn sra a@ rra~nrt ? ssn county
,rr;rultI,raI srsnts ana THAR asslst
arts trafnea In agriculture who are
rct,,,atv a1,vngn,r ~ the foca .rroat,c.
tior rar,nelgn snr1udtnv tfs home
.ss,rao,4y,x TEnsa rhe~a ors alan
ios rnnntv horns aarnonstrstinn
arr,.. and Iso 49, hovro Soroonstra
~, ar.er,ts Tnsaa arS nfvhfv traInea
"a @g,nrIacaaS y.ornnr who ar@ ss
.,rttr,(. s<,,,,s So ~ 49, ~arda, na
us "a Iii -. - -
rs ,'I 49, s,,~n,,' 80 rrnd Ara,t
-. 80 - ga
srnrn,,ah - ho,,s "a ysr,w. mww.,
....,tsSnf - $500 t,na g. a. So,
stssI', statea 80 - ~ fa~r,
80. "a str,. a. aa,,x,ea anr's1,', f,1r
yr,s,,-.t~,a 80 ~ a. as @n~{~y a.
as+t,n.ta tha r,,vrher n tha.e ri,,h.
. Ysaaas -, ~ t~creaxa sTrna6y rA.
,,rrt,s 4vay Ia a, v,sar,n ~rroiiv,ent tbs
r,,,s, t.a,. ~ r,,raI ocvn "a ~t~,w ~
. ,hasn r,rns viii ureharIv ~ ~oors
tNsn ,uro ,r,tyltcr ~ hs,r crgngs5
, " Ia~r.~ v,vnA,,ct,ryo arta~rrtxa. .,,cr
90 -, et,,hm earaarfrg go nar
nfue cl,,bs nIr @(lba ole Tn nadi.
tton to these a large number Of horne
. yaraeva vara rros1uond NV bovw and
. s,frI. and .Su1fs tr otste. ara 4nwus
fast YEAR er5 win hn euItated NV Yhs
anr,n rrart fbta vamr
1r1a stata ana co,,r.w n,,,v,r.y. -,
E6arer.a ntsta rocs e1r,trtutrwtow. are
( +sctr onnt1tv rorra@antsttws. 80 -
, s,rcrf1, fnteraates Ia ths wrrAsr cnr..
! Daia,r ana are 20 -6perat,ng with ths
drnat,tuoert ana the colleges In rnanv
, xVavs
-rhA h,yremu ~ osucnrfnr ia nr1.,m4
itnv thn Interest," ~ teachers ana other
: srhool authn~ities To enroll schoo1
. children and give them leadership in
4 home or backward gardening In ma ~
\ larger cities and towns. These win
s. add materially 10 the huge garden
:. program Of The department of agr4oui.
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