Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-27

these. gardens and, therefore, points out the following important cautions:
 Gal No. home garden should be raised eXcept-by labor of the family for the use of the family; in other words, a. home garden with hired la bor is not advocated The hired la Dor should be released to engage in general farming to add to the food stores of the nation.
 (b) Garden seed, especially of cer- tain important standard crops, such as beans and peas. must be conserved and not wasted.
 tc) Good soil, sunlight, and air are necessary for good gardens. It is a waste of seed and labor to plant on land not suited or where shaded a large part of the day.
 (d) In small backyard gardens, plant only those crops which produce large quantities on limited area, such as string beans, tomatoes, lima beans, heets, or onions Corn, peas, potatoes, and other such crops require more space than is needed for the other crops.
 Organization.
 The United States Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with state agricultural colleges, has one of the most extensive organizations ever pos sessed by any country to put this cam paign into effect. The horticulturists employed in the. department of agri- culture have charge of the depart ment's campaign. They represent both the bureau of plant industry and states relations service. In almost ev- cry state is home garden specialist representing the extension service of the college and the department. Qn some states two or three men are eTn- pIoyed.1 In addition to these special men. the department of agriculture, in cooperation with the state agricultural colleges, has a very large force of men. and women at work zn ~ field, who. will assist in the home garden cam. paign as a part of their great cam paign for food production. There are at present 2,2G0 county agricultural agents and their assistants, trained in agriculture. who are actively engaged in the food production campaign, in 5cluding it's home gardening phase. There are also 1, ,196 county home dem onstration agents and 160 city Sh0me demonstration agents. These are highly trained and experienced women who are devoting some time to the garden campaign and who will assist l in teaching the canning of the surplus products during the summer and fall 1 Through the boys and girls agri- cultural clubs organized in the forty eight states, a huge army of farm boys and girls is enlisted annually for pro- ductiFe work It is too early to es- l innate the number in these clubs Based on the increase already reported
 ever last years enrolment, the mum Der of rural boys and girls in these clubs will probably be more than two million and 3 half engaged in larger productive enterprises, such as corr clubs, gardening, and canning clubs pig clubs, etc. In addition to. these, { large number of home gardens wer. produced by boys and girls and adult! in cities. and towns last year and vii 1 be enlisted by the department thi tyear.
 The state and county councils o defense. state food administrators, an their county representatives are yer. greatly interested in the garden cam paign and are cooperating with tn
 department and the colleges in man
 ways
 The bureau of education is enlistin tie interest of teachers and othe school authorities to enroll schoc children and give them leadership i
 home or backyard gardening in man larger cities and towns. These wi
 add materially to the huge garde programme of the department of az Iriculture.
 The Boy Scouts of America, the Gi1 , Scouts and Campfire Girls, and tn
 Junior Red Cross are also organizi1, : for productive gardening or clubwori and are correlatihg their work wit s that of the department and the col s leges and receiving instruction froH !, county agents. club agents. and othe
 extension employees.
 Three important bulletins have bee i, pEblished by the department. of agri
 culture on this subject;
 Il Farmers Bulletin No. 9S4-Hom : Gardening. in the South II Farmers Bulletin No. 9S6--The Cit
 and Suburban Vegetable Garden. Il Farmers Bulletin No 937-The Far1
 Garden in the North
 The department and the state az
 ricultural colleges have many othe publication which will be found val uable. If you are not connected wit this home garden movement, whic 5 includes vast army of adults as we as boys and girls. communicate wit t the extension service of your agricu e tural college, or write to the depart
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