Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-04

United States soldiers require more
than 100000 pounds of beef DAY,
with other staples in proportion. Ine
necessity for each American TO save
beef by raising and consuming us
many perishables as possible, Is fuiiy
realized by citizens OF Iowa.
Feeding soldiers is big job and 10
show the Importance Of food produced
(, o. b. the kitchen door, the national
war garden commission of Washington
has planted a 400-acre war garden at
Camp Dix, N. j. For this the commits
sion rushed to Lieut.. Col. Edmond
Tompkins, the quarterrnaster, nine
truck loads of implements, seeds, fer
tilizer and other gardening materials.
About 400 acres were placed under cut
tivation at the direction of Capt. VIII
liam Bethke and Lieutenant Champlin'
of the quartermaster's corps. FOLLOW
ing the start Of the war garden at
Camp Dix $4,000 has been set aside by
the reclama ton service for similar
work at other camps. Col. ]. 5. FAR
assistant to the acting quartermaster
general, is in charge here.
Reports to the national war garden
commission show that in Iowa the gar
dens are flourishing. The kaiser would
be dismayed if he could see the change
in the topography of Mason City. what
once was barren waste Is now highly
cultivated garden land The transfor-
nation is due to the city's war garden
committee with City Commissioners
Charles NJ. Lee as the leading spirit.
T. A. Potter mayor, took a hand IN
persuading lot owners to allow them to
be cultivated. Postmaster George w.
Hughes did the same thing at CEDAR
Falls and reports lat least 80 per cent
of all available land under cultivation
and in first class shape George NJ
Lyon claims that Marshaltown is the
banner city of the west for gardens.
Cherokee's community club is opef-
ating with the schools and work Is
progressing well.
At Ottumwa both the commercial
club and the schools have been ex-
tremely active. NJ. L. Toulme, secre-
tary, writes that committees of prac-
teal gardeners have given their serV-
ices, contests have been organized,
seeds distributed and that the city has
hundreds of gardens" II. r. Black
mar school superintendent, has been
especially active. w. w. Cook, secre-
tary commercial club civic improve
ment committee, Clinton, reports the
war gardens doubled there.
II. J. Metcalf, federal state director
Of the department OF labor, is distrlb-
uting the canning and gardening man
uals from the national war garden
commission. at Des Moines. w. +.
Clark, chairman war garden committee,
Centerville, writes OF great canning
and gardening activity there. r A.
Hasselquist. secretary Charlton Com
mercal Club, says more will be accom-
plished plan was hoped. r. E. ZerWekh.
secretary bureau Of commerce, reports
that Perry is not only supplying local
needs from the gardens but has estao-
lished a new canning plant and VIII
handle 1000 acres Of sweet corn be-
sides many tons Of pumpkins. A war
garden club, NJ. J. Hare. chairman, has
plowed more than fifty acres at Fort
Dodge, not including that done by in
dividuals; and emphasis is laid on can
ming the surplus, w. A. Brindley being
especially active In this movement.
John NJ. Bice, general superintendent
of garden clubs, has enlisted 500 school
children who call themselves Cadets
of Liberty"
Walter J. Fluent, secretary chamber
Of commerce, Charles City. reports:
"All available lots have been rented"
At Carroll under the direction OF T. A.