Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-28

and conservation one would scarcely realize that our danger far exceeds the perilS of the war of the Sixties. Near ly whole year has passed and still we sometimes apear oblivious of the awful facts of the precarious situation not only of our country but of all the countries of the whole world Our President has sounded" the clarion note and this year as last summons every boy and girl to do each. their 'Tbit'' to help gain the victory of De- mocracy over Autocracy. In the Civil war our chief duty in food was to pro- vide sufficient for ourselves and our armies in the field. This the men could easily do while the boys and girls had but few of such tasks to Iperform. The husbandry of our Allies has been interfered with while their men have been called upon to assume the sword and the gun. From our granaries they must be fed together with the vast army of our own boys who have gone abroad to defend our rights.
 Last Years Accomplishment. Sometime ago I wrote to Mr. A. J. Brundage of Storr's College for infor- nation upon what our boys and girls did on the land last year. You and I would be of little use in France to meet the enemy of all mankind with sword and bayonet. I am too old and you are too young. We can, however fight the foe with blow and harrow and hoe, the implements of our uoble hus- bandry Mir Brundage, who is the Leader of the Extension Service Club Work for our. own state gave me some very interesting and stirring fact7 He informed me that in Thirty three Of the states about 440.00O were en- gagged in Club work for production and conservation. Only 160,o00 of these reported their results, but these produced and. conserved s3,66e, ,633. 50 worth of stuff. Leader Brundage is of the opinion that had all reported l 1t would have aggregated an amount equal to s7,000,000.
 He also informs me that in our own State of Connecticut some 1S,000 boys and girls enrolled in the various clubs
 while only about one-half or fifty per cent. reported at the close of their efforts. This small number had pro- | duced and conserved in foodstuffs to an amount exceeding $200, ,000.. Plain l field set a pace that comparatively few l towns can follow in voting a sum of
 money to hire Garden Supervisor
 About four hundred were enrolled and l their results most interesting. Their products. I am informed amounted to
 about 5000. It must be taken. into account at all times when considering the amount produced and conserved,
 that it cannot include all that was ac-
 cofnplished for although many did not
 report as members of the Clubs, there
 were large numbers who worked singly | outside the various Clubs so that no l positively accurate estimate can be given of the whole advantage that the girls and boys work was to the coun- l try. But now the Spring is with us once more. What has, been accom- plished is only a small fraction of
 what may be brought to pass this year provided the weather favors us Right
 in our midst the
 | Connecticut Food Army
 Is being recruited It is pretty closely estimated that in this very state there
 are at least 100000 boys and girls be-
 tween the ages of ten and eighteen years who are able to do some kind
 of work on the land In considering the number of hours in the year and
 then deducting the school hours as
 well as those for play, sleeping and
 eating there still remain 3,000 hours
 to do little producing and conserv- ing for|our country. Just think of this Il for one moment.
 Forms of enrolment have been ol
 are to be issued and Junior Food
 Army button will be presented to eacf
 person putting his name to the roll
 Now you will ask what is expected , of me
 The Food Army's Work. Il The work required will consist il