Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-02
MILLIONS FOR WAR SAVINGS
GOING TO WASTE IN THE SOIL
BY c. L, SPEED.


greatest war of nh time feels most acutclS. They
l. Food for itself aud ii> allies
= Labor ood enorous quantities
niuouS and supplies which necessary carry
b Money this food labor. % buy ships
compensate sailors and provide
multudnou> activities Of a nation
The War Savings camIaisnthe War Savings
>aoners unique opportunity supply
and to supply them from soS which ordinarily in large part are
neglected The opportunity is explained in nutshell in this one in
Junction
PLANT WAR SAVINGS GARDEN
Millions The be~r land in the entirely
10 waste IN Illinois p@uens nothing but noSou weeds l" anyone
who familiar WITH the way every little portion of ground cult
Europe a The beStcl
These millions
land comprise vacant lots and unused Lack yards in the towns ana
If
timber all of which might be made produce Let's
mobilize millions Of this year
The labor of this country the waste
think working pretty talk good deal
about American energy ana Industry But ets onae the i"cs
the children don't
plan anything like violation Of the child
labor laws the driving of The poor halfed children into the shops
and factories like Germany has done in order supply her armies
ammunition
But there thouandsyes hundreds Of holsands-of children
practically nothing periods of
school vacations The boys pay oS'n ana roam ' "oo'S ana "
other things because their physical ana plai natures demand X
The their little and take walks
ana NOPE around and get mothers way all because they nave
nothing TO do to keep their hands and minds occupied Every one :"
these boys and girls would be physically better on anu happier ana
centented If they cultyating little gardens.
5 children There is not
employed bank. Office in factory who
would not be physically better of he spent few minutes e'n &
digging in garden Even ID" women who fret about Speck OF aus
the paror and toll Keep the kitchen floor SpoeSS would hnd
bodies refreshed things
while and scratched in The dirt in the sunlight ana ireSh AR
little Yes there is plenty OF waste labor in America and wasted
because of
Now for The end of it, twelveyeorold city boyl know
this true boywho became interested in
gardening when the food conservation campaign was started last year
sold 81 worth Of string beans ec" ana green onions from po
ground in size Ny backyard garden % by 20 feet
produced The which by careful check would
the prices prevailing the corner grocery
And | am horticultural expert, either.
Illinois savings garden
home in the state This year 1t wants every boy and girl TO
and invest the proceeds in Thrift and War
1t man who can get hold little plot
of ground plant garden on it. and to put the money he saves as
of that garden into War Savings stamps wants the women
and help produce and TO put the
realized from the sale Z" the f'nce or saVea because 1t uS
bought invested in Thrift and War Savings stamps
that farm boy get his
father lend him of land Every farm boy should plant war
onions whatever crop his par
locality for He should cultivate carefully and
the best his ability these days of war prices any
realize enough from 10 I'LL one OF 500
certificate with He should not be content
yields He should select his seed carefully test before
planting the ground right and cultivate it all season North
member of the clubs throughout
country raised 80 bushels of last Not all
Illinois expect this In fact of them
may bushels properly cultivated in this the
unusual Every boy should set 100
bushels goal
Every farm boy every savings pig
this year Get father to give you runt poor weak
chance left root for itself among
husker and greeer brothers Take that "nnt tend carefully
feed it by hand until If it doesn't
turn pounds Christmas miss And 200
pounds . is worth something these days
Every might have flock of savings hens or
might set might
beehive this The amount of money realized
way would be Invested in War Savings stamps IT
would provide "any day" which would be useful If rainy
which would provide income year after year
There all of when longer work
will be mighty comfortable to have our money in
in government securities, working for
1t should who cutvates farm this
and invest his surplus
earnings In Douglas county for Instance the
owner Of the proceeds Of every sale of
taking
why this 10 cent may not be
made TO come out o increased yields.
of
in The world short Of food and the country IS
short transportation vegetables at
railroads Of the necessity of hauling
them you free the field crohe grains the farmer
produces be shipped the seaboard and sent
family that feeds itself is ut the
time feeding family France England simply by adding
that much to the worlds supply of food.