South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-19
War Work on
the Farm
Part III.
BY Woods Hutchinson. VI. d.

The more grain or hay or cattle
the farmer has. the less garden he
is likely 20 put in. Indeed the aver
quantity are those which can be
stored for winter use. SO that the
supply of fresh vegetables, which
are supposed TO grow naturally in
the happy country of their own ac-
cord, ON the farmers table in mid
summer is decidedly scanty. If he
grows lettuce and radishes enough
for half a dozen meals. or peas
enough for a mess once a. week he Is
doing extremely we'll While as for
fresh fruit the average grain grow
ing farmer has about as much idea
or growing straw berries as pineap-
pies, and raises only enough rasp-
berries or black berries or currants
TO make a small stock of jellies or
canned fruit for the winter The
only time when there IS good
variety of fruits or vegetables on the
farmers table is i'm the fall when the
tomatoes and cabbages and squashes
and melons are in and the apples
and pears and plums and grapes are
ripe
Even If the farmer milks a fair
number of cows, he usually either
ships the milk I'm 10 the big dealers
OF sends his cream TO the creamery
to be made into butter. So that real
cream or good butter are apt 10 he
rarities on the farmhouse table i'm
summer.
On the protein or meat side of
the diet there is almost equal diff
6culty. on account of the trouble of
handling fresh meat in hot weather.
Comparatively few farmers have
supply Of ice or refrigerator of any
sort, and the only season of the year
when they can get an adequate sup
ply Of fresh meat is in the winter
when the neighbors can take turns
in killing a heifer or steer or fat
SOW and each take "a quarter or less
and freeze it and hang il up i'm the
wood shed
The only way in which these food
difficulties can he met is by frank
recognition on the part Of the farm
or that il is worth while 10 take the
time and trouble and even sacrifice
a little money i'm order to get a
properly balanced and varied diet.
He has already recognized the ne
cessity for a balanced ration for his
COWS and horses and even for his
hens. and all that is necessary is to
apply the same principles to his own
case. The difficulties i'm the way are
more acres of ground in garden ana
orchard and small fruits The milk
OF one or two cows reserved strictly
for home use a habit Of eating at
least a third of his own eggs and
butter instead of sCrapins up every
single one Of these invaluable fat
foods and turning them into cash or
trade al the grocery.
Fortunately ne need not regard
this additional planning and appar-
ent eNtravagant luxury as con-
cession TO the fUssiness of the city
SUMMER worker.or summer boarder.
because IL Will pay him and his
family a big return on the invest
meut in increased health and work
ing power and comfort Already
for wears past thoushtful physicians
rracticing in the country have been
protesting against the farmers
sending away from the farm things
which be simply cannot afford 20
sell They assert that enemIa. tuber-
culosis ana various forms of malnU-
triton are as common on the farm
a. they are even ia city tenements
because the bodies Of those living
and particularly OF the BOYS and
girls growing up. on the farm. have
been deprived OF their proper re-
Quirement of TAT. esgs and fresh
meat. green vegetables and fresh
fruits. NO one has the risht or de-
serves 10 live better than the farm
er. and 81 he viii insist upon having
little more regard FOR his stomach
and a little less for his poeketbook.
DE viii be both healthier and
Weather The long ran
With the ,elephouc. and the i'm