South Bend news-times., 1918-09-11
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Farm and Garden Products
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Articles of Children.

The average age of the boy or
girl engaged i'm home project work
during the summer is 1879 years.
vet their handicraft is of such eN-
ceUence that it VIII put that Of
many older workers 10 shame. If
YOU are inclined to disbeheve this
statement don't neglect TO visit the
agricultural exhibit and see just
what the boys and enls OF s. Jo-
seph county are capable of doins
i'm this day and age
The object of this eNh. 0it." ac-
cording TO "A statement made by
County Agricultural Agent John :.
Bordner. lis to encourage students
of high schools and grammar
schools to- become proficient in the
art OF being a real war worker. 70
be table 10 take upon themselves
some specific task which Will en-
able the older members of the
family TO become still more active
jy engaged i'm patriotic duties
Child Bakes for Eleven.
The superintendent then pointed
out some of the baked articles dis
PLAYED by 12-year-old South Bend
girl who during the past summel
had prepared through her own eff
forts d total Of 400 bread loaves
for a family of H. using the proper
amount and required substitutes
with all the confidence of more
experienced baker. Another girl
has exhibited so pieces OF sewing
many OF which have been made
from worn out and unused gar
ments Still another exhibitor has
forwarded some Sc varieties Of
canned vegetables. prepared accord
ing TO the cold-pack method. as
her own quota Of summer work
Young Poultry Raisers.
There are three exhibitions OF
poultry. including a trio Of Plym-
outh Rocks Buff OrpinstonS. and
Wyandottes. which have been
Matched and raised by three girls
living i'm st Joseph county. The
chickens are fine representative
of their particular breed. and but
serve TO indicate i'm still greater
degree the part which can be ac-
complished by the average grammar
school child
Visitors at the agricultural tent
should not fail 10 investigate the
demonstrational displays which are
designed TO eliminate waste in farm
food production.
OF the 15 school displays com
petlne for honors In the South
Bend and Nishawaka flower exhibi-
tiou AT the Interstate fair. the
Muessel pupils have been awarded
the first prize. while River Park.
which hitherto had run of with the
badge of the day, succeeded i'm Sc
curing second place. Eight other
premiums were offered for the eight
next best displays and were won i'm
the following order ColfaN. Oliver.
Coqui,lard Studebaker Laurel.
Linden. Perlev and Lincoln The
unsuccessful institutions were the
Elder Franklin Washington. la
fayette and Grammar.
Flower Department.
Reminiscent of the days when
great grandpa couted great grand
ma. are the tints and scents which
greet the visitor upon entering the
tent which has been provided for
this wonderful display OF home
grounds and gardens Each old
fashioned flower and shrub has
been grown either by school chill
dren or their parents and each
school has been limited TO 15 Jou-
ouets a piece each bouquet consist
ing of but one kind OF indiyidual
flower The NICessel display con-
sisted or white shell-pink pink.
and purple asters. two vases OF cos
mos. Two varieties Of CoNcouh.
maricold snap-dra rerbenia.
zennia. straw flower saliva. and a
charming vase OF Sjadiol which was
officially pronounced one OF the
most artistic ia the whole eNh.oi-
ton.
Flowers Of Olden Times
This display takes the place or
She annual citv aower shows which
have Tor their primal purpose the
eu5oula cement of the city beau
tfuI" through the growing OF The
old-f1-h,oned flowers and shrubs n
doc. rarj 1nd garden 4 Eeseta be
eNlI1.t occupies one end of the
Tent showing me wide Uossin.i~ or
utilizing vacant lots and gardens
Here O. collection FROM the plot Of
r p Moore shows 2s different fs-
ref.e- ~ e-ef7a'e~ each vortn-