South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-26
Hon. Frinkln k. Lane. the secro

Hon. Frinkln X. Lane. the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, Washington:
Dear Mr.. Secretary-A kind Of
friend of mine told me you wrote 10
him TO tell me TO write a letter
about raising vegetables to eat and
all. His name is Mr.. Harrington or
sumpthing like that and he said he
void address, the letter and all and
write what is at the top of this letter
TO start with. Well I do not know
much about raising vegetables yet
but / will tell all l know. Miss
Spence said our class better join the
L. 5. School Garden Army and
when she says we better why we
usually we got TO. Besides she said
the L. s. Government says so too
and it is the School Garden Army is
an Army of the L. ). Government
and if we belong 10 il We are just
as much in the army as if we had
guns, and will get a badge and all
and besides can get some money by
selling the vegbles. Well. / void
like 10 have some money and so
void any other boy and girl Besides
this l void do it anyway because II
am in the L. s. s G. am i'm the
Army and have a badge. And I
can eat some Of the vegbles myself
and all. Well anybody wants to be
i'm the army of course, so / am now
a going to be a member OF the
army. Anybody what says 7 am not
going TO be ask whoever they like
they will tell them quick enogh I
am going 10 be i'm the Army because
7 am going 10 be in the L. ). :. G.
Army. II has the L. 5. before il and
/ guess that is enough for me /
guess.
Well so we thought we better get
some practice raising some vege-
tables. so we went TO sam VIII
liams' yard and got two colored
boys so as to have them to do
good deal of the work. as they have
got TO work almost all the time any
way at their own house. These two
cOlored boys they used TO live in the
country out about five and one-half
miles and they know how TO raise
cabaj and all
Well. sam said we could dig up
his back yard and he void help
some. We also got some seeds that
we got by trading some old iron TO
the rag man, and we had onion seed
and we had some potatoes eyes and
some corn Well il did not look
like much use. You can dig up
yard and put these things in and
cover them up. and maybe put some
rich dirt on top. and it does not
look like much use. I tell YOU. Wei
we sat around there after school for
several days; when We had put all
these things i'm the ground we felt
like we wished they would come up
80 we cold look at them
This is not the first time Sam and
! have planted seed because I eX-
pect i'm our time we have planted
more cherry stones and peach stones
and orange seeds and lemon seeds
and apple seeds and once we must
/ have planted anyway 1000. 600
watermelon seeds in our yard but
YOU cold 60 TO the place 1000. 600
/ times and look at it for couple OF
/ hours if YOU wanted 10. but YOU
void never see any difference. But
that was when we were little and
4 now we are going 10 be in the L. 5
:. c. Army Of course we void know
better. When we were little We
void just IS leaf do our planting
IN October as any other time
Well 50 one morning before
school sam Williams called me to
come over there and he was all
, hopping when ] got 10 our farme
( because there was a little plant
sticking up out Of the ground and
signs OF some more coming with
little leaves and all. I tell YOU We
never did feel better than VIXEN we
say that because il was our own
little plant on our own little farm
and il made us feel hungry like we
wanted 10 eat il ourselves right
away but We did not because of
course IL void be too young and IL
we went and eaten il we cold not
sell il. Well We were pretty glad all
day and after school We sat and
/ looked at our farm and pulled some
weeds out and We cold see this
plant was already some bigger. Sam
said it was going 20 be potatoes and
thoght onions Nermau said corn
but he probaly said that because he
+ i tongeutied and il was the easiest
! for him 70 say.
Well anyway We thoght q great
I deal Of our plant and sam said he
never did like any plant as much as
I he DID that one and 50 did I be-
/ cause when YOU have rased a plant
IL Is deterrent from any plant. And
/ sam said they were coming up so
( fast now We void probaly have 100
T by tomorrow morning.
Well we did not. I went there
\ before school next morning and
Z Sam said look what happened and
| he was almost crying because this Is
what had gone on. Well some old