The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-17
Mrs. William Gill, WhedtIdnd, Is
President of Womdr'S Auxiliary

! places in which to manifest patri-
otism just now" he stated. You
don't need very large gardens in or
| der to have the best returns" he
stated further, saying that expert
! ments at the A. g. proved that lit
tie over one-third of an acre is am
pie space for the average farm fam
| lily il the garden is carefully plan
ned. One of the most necessary aims
which he urged was the securing of
a continuous supply and proper
variety of vegetables during the en-
tire season, and he gave consider
able data comprising advice along
this line. A..
He suggested that it was a good
thing to keep by means of notes, a
record OF the mistakes of the previ-
Gus year, so that when starting a
new garden, these could be avoided
Keep your seed orders over from
one season TO another too" he adj
vlsed, stating that much effort of
calculating quantities could thus be
avoided. Mr.. Werner advocated use
of the hot-bed for starting very ear
ly vegetables, and also urged it's
use in prolonging the garden sea-
SON. He explained how a hot-bed Of
the simplest type could be made.
Mr.. Werner said that $3.50, 900 900
worth Of vegetables were raised in
the home gardens of the United
States last year, and that this wear
they will be worth at least half a
billion dollars. This means more seed
and more careful care, and he
strongly urged the use of the ger
minauon test. The latter is the SIM
pie one Of warm water and e blot
ter. Get your seed orders in early,
not later than February, this year
particularly" was another piece of
good advice given the audience by
this speaker ....
Farm Woman and War.
The closing address was made by
Miss Katherine Jensen, head of the
Home Economics department of the
A. C., who talked in interesting man
ner on The Farm Woman and the
War. - =
Miss Jensen gave an impressive
measures being suggested for house
wives, Offering attractive suggestions !
Tor saving wheat. The latter is a |
matter upon which she is working |
particularly. just now. Although, |
after careful experimenting, / am still |
unable to offer many recipes which /
call for mo wheat -four, a great saw /
ing may. be made, / find, by substi- i
tuition OF parts of other fiours in all |
baking. To make good bread one /
must have glutinous -four. and no
hour but wheat contains this in the /
proper constituency"
Miss Jensen stated that rs per cent /
OF barley -four is the maximum to
use for successful bread, making the
proYiso, however, that greater
amounts than this may be used in |
cakes. She has found in the course
of her experiments that half wheat |
ana half barley makes delicious grid
die cakes.
The speaker congratulated the farm
women on having poultry to substf-
tute Tor the meats which must be /
saved, and also in having q milk sun
ply, but urged them to be sure to
make use Of the latter. One of her
5uggestions was that OF feeding their
families cottage cheese instead Of
meat. IL they don't like it as first,
that we have to prove at
BUR tables that these substitutes NAV
satisfy and be attractive as we'll as
mere conserverB," she advised
Miss Jensen's hearers welcomed
With considerable enthusiasm the rec
pes which she gave out at the close |
n the meeting to all who wished to
ny the various viands tested at the
4. G. here.
Informal discussions in the form Of
questions and answers, followed each
II the excellent addresses.
Attendance Fine.
Inc attendance of farm women at
his meeting was splendid, despite
ne difnculty of travel just now, and
number or women now living In
Fargo were also present at the meet
ms. The registration was most in
complete, as many came in late and
eft before fhe manfinnr MAS over huf