The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-04-24
HOME PRODUCTION
HOME ECONOMICS
From the Kentucky Division
Department Of the Council Of
National Defense.

We are all beginning to realize that
we are at war, but as yet only few
have come to be more concerned about
winning the war than any thing else
In the world. Not many people under
stand what a price we should have to
pay il our Allies feel exhausted by the
supreme effort Of three and halt years
and the battle line should move to the
Atlantic coast.
Food is one of the most important
factors in our conflict with Germany.
Plan to raise enough to fee6 your family.
1t is your most effective way Of doing
military service.
Last year the home garden and COM
mercial gardening is estimated to have
increased the supply Of perishable
vegetables and fruits 80 per cent over
normal The canning, preserving, dry
ing and picking of the surplus has
made available larger amount of food
for every one this winter than could
have been possible otherwise.
Our Allies will need more food next
year than ever before. We hope to
have a million and half American
soldiers IN France, and we must see
that the best of our food is sent to them
to do this you must make your family
"hunger proof" with food from your
own garden.
What shonld you plant? The Home
Economies Departments of the Council
Of National Defence all over the United
States are following the plan of the
Secretary of the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture and urging
the planting of every available foot OF
ground in food plants. The slogan
should be Let each household raise
enough food to supply themselves"
Plant what you like in your garden.
What you do not eat, can or dry. Free
freight cars by using locally produced
foods
Dried peas and beans take the place
of meat. Reduce your meat consump-
tion by planting and using beans.
Potatoes, Irish and sweet, must
partially substitute for cereals Of which
there will be an increasing need over
seas.
Beets, carrots, turnips, parsnips,
; onions have excellent food value and
can serve to replace more concentrat-
ed starchy cereals
Spinach, lettuce, cabbage, celery,
asparagus are available for the iron
they contain and their use will free a
large number of car. which would be
needed to bring us foods high in this
element
Enroll as vol unteer house garden
and feel that you belong in the second
line of defense
) Let each community arrange for
comparison of garden crop and have
reports kept of amount of food
, produced.
Ask the County Farm agent and
County Home Demonstration agent
(which we hope to have for the summer
months) to help you with any problem
you may have.
, They can be invaluable to you.
a The following bulletins will prove
, helpful: Circular I4-Baok Yard Gar
den, Experiment Station University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Farmers Bulletin Cyclone Garden
in the South, Farmers Bulletin SIS
Small Vegetable Garden, U, S. De-
partment of Agriculture Washington,
; D. C.
. This summer is a critical period in
the war and every man, woman and
= child must help to win it. The home
/ garden is an effective weapon. Use it.
If Chairman Of this department can
help you ask her aid.
\ Very cordially.
, Margaret F. Chamberlain Chairman
| Department CT Food Production and
D Home Economics Breckenridge County
Z Kentucky Lewiston Council of Nation al
, Defense