The Farmington times., 1918-06-28
CARNIVAL OF THE U. S. S. G.

In your garden faig;
Every seed message to
Our brother over there.
Hoe and weed and water
With devoted care;
You will reap harvest when
Peace comes "0ver there"
The Government is still urging the
people of the whole country to more
strenuous campaign of gardening and
preserving the products of the garden
than ever before. Charles Lathror
Pack, President of the National War
| Garden Commission, says that "nevcr
before has so large part of the
world been so near starvation. Our
allies, unable to feed themselves, de-
pend absolutely on America for their
food-and the adequacy of the supply
depends very largely on how well we
conserve our summer surplus OF
fruits and vegetables"
In the spring there was organized
in the schools of Pennington a branch
of the United States School Gardens.
better known as the U. S. S. G., and
almost every pupil in the wards, the
High School, and the Lutheran school
was enliolled as member. The city
was divided into four divisions, the
N. E., the S. E., the N. W., and the
S. W., each having a captain to whom
the members may go for advice.
Following along the lines Of the
very successful Carnival held last
year, pre- spratieus are being made for
a. better soHe this fall, which will be
held under the auspices of the Parent
Teacher Association as heretofore. A
new department will be included this
year, as the Government is laying
great stress on the drying of all su-
perfious products that would otherwise
go to waste. The advantages of dry
ing are seasily seen, as this process
does not call for sugar and does away
with the necessity of containers. 1t is
hoped that all members of the U. S.
S. G. will try this method Of saving
their garden products and will enter
some dried fruits and vegetables for
the Carnival.
There will be two classes of entries,
one for the 4th, 5th and 9Th grades,
and one for the 7th, Sth, and High
School. Premiums will be given for
vegetables, canning, drying, baking,
and sewing, and there will be exhib-
its of knitting and, if possible, of mar
ual training work.
Premiums are offered for the larg-
est collection of vegetables, which
must include the five staples, as fol-
lows: potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn,
beans and tomatoes. Also for the
best 1-2 peck of potatoes, 1-2 peck
sweet potatoes, 1-2 dozen tomatoes,
1-2 dozen sweet corn, IL dozen field
corn, quart string beans, l quart
lima beans, best head cabbage, best
pumpkin, best squash, 1-2 dozen car
rots, 1-2 dozen sweet peppers, best
eggplant, best liz gallon peas, best
melon, best quart onions, best cauli-
flower, best 1-2 dozen beets, best rad
ishes, best IL peck turnips.
2. CANNING. Best collection of
canned goods, to include fruits, vege-
tables, pickles and jellies. Best can
peas, beans, corn, tomatoes, beets,
greens, lima beans, carrots, peppers,
pumpkin, cherries, strawberries, ap-
Piles, gooseberries, dewberries, black
berries, grapes, jar applebutter, bot
tie grape juice, jar pickles and jar
sweet pickles.
3. DRYING. Apples, sweet pota-
toes, corn, string beans, other beans,
black-eyed peas, carrots, pumpkin,
grapes, and the best collection of dried
products.
4, BAKING. Best loaf war bread,
best loaf war cake, best 1-2 dozen
substitute small cakes or cookies, best
kpan gingerbread, best Indian meal
pudding, best pan bread mullins, best
pan substitute mullins and best loaf
Boston Brown bread.
II 5. SEWING. Plain dress, plain
suit underwear, and best darning.
ETend your garden faithfully,
Bake and sew and can,
Every little saving
Helps to feed man. r
Sow the seeds of victory
In your garden fair,
You will reap harvest
Rich beyond compare.
Contributed.
The recital !given by the pupils Of
Mrs. Eisenbcrg Beard on last Friday
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