The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-29
THE COLONY DIARY
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the way to mans heart is thru his
stomach but we want to be sure he
has heart before he comes here.
Yes, we have lots Of good wholesome
food at the Colony and it grows larger
in variety as others come in to help
to produce more. We have cafeter-
ia where we eat mostly cereals and un-
cooked food while. at the hotel. the
flood is generally cooked. We shall
soon be handling both on scientif-
&c basis. as we are getting real informal
ton from one Of the worlds Creates
food chemists. How does that sound
to youq What have We to eat? Well,
we have the finest of sweet potatoes
all the time, Irish potatoes. whole
wheat and white bread, cane syrup and
peanut butter in an unlimited album
dance. Lots of good fresh milk and
nearly any vegetable one could wish
for almost all year around. Our poul-
try dept. has not reached the stage
where we have all the eggs we want.
MEAT we do not eat much of, because
we feel we are better off without it,
but we have large band of hogs that
Ecould be made into ham and bacon
lif desired. Comrade Yates has great
Hope for the future for our children,
because of his herd Of milk goats. The
IonIy thing we lack Ito be abundantly
supphed) is fruite We are just getting
our orchards and berry patches started.
And just think what will happen when
we go to the Isle Of Pines with new
lgroup! 1t will supply the missing link.
Nov, don't let this tempt you to New
Illano just to eat. Our food is plain but
wholesome and lots of it; but we want
you to become interested in what we
are doing to solve a world problem,
We are establishing a civilization
where all have the same right to the
good things of life; provided they
work. Where parasites are in bad
every day of the year; world Of
brotherhood and service. Another
Thing that should appeal to many Of
you is that one cannot find better
drinking water than we have here. The
farm crew change occupations to-day
They finished the sweet potato plant.
ing. Van joined the saw mill crew
and they are making and bundling lath
Dan Cryer is cultivating and the res
of the potato kings are hoeing cane
and sorghum. Jones and Waters have
I made good; they brot in wagon loac
of water melons last night and from
now on we know where we will raise
melons. Wood-hauling and choppins
lis as before and Busick is after loac
of logs at the Anacoco to-day. Ihc
: roof on the cafeteria was finished b.
Stave, Nash and Co. A new buncl
Of cots will soon be on the marke
from the furniture shop. Won Scio ant
. Schuster are kept very busy at tn
: blacksmith shop, while Sanders is dc
ing his best to get the autos and trac
: tors in shape so he can repair the sell
: binder and thresher before harvest
: ready at the rice farm. Our cannin
9 crew is now starting in to can toms
toes and watermelon preserves. Mr.
!, Gaddis and Joe are the principal one
on the job to-day with Mrs. Sander
putting in her spare time as assistan
!, Possibly tomorrow larger crew Wi
: help from the sewing room or the Sal
! bath may be fractured again thru ne
n cessity. Lindsey is husting more m;
terial for the Gamer out at the Schu
ter place. The mandolin club, direc
: ed by Otto Fischer. held its usual pra,
4 tice as did the band, directed by Roec
after which the agricultural class W;
i held at the school house.
E s. s. *
Saturday, July q. - An extra e
fort is being made to finish several
!. our building jobs next week, so t
. day Busick with his six-mule team
:. Kemp, Lee and Gault, with other team
: all drove to the Anacoco to get c
press for making shingles. These W
be used on the roof garden and befo
another week rolls around we expe
in to have most of the roof garden cove
in ed and the cafeteria and print she
,ir floors laid, which will make the tv
latter places ready for use. An ear
20 "trip to the goat ranch resulted in Coz
5 rade Yates making new arrangement
70 for the future of our milk goat herd
30 once. Also Messenger and Daniel we
We discovered out in their garden like t,
IT jearly birds. Their berry patch is loo
ar ing fine and they are getting ready