The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-09-12

fad, but rather they have come to
stay as wonderful training and re-
! creation centerS for boys and girls
! These camps represent large in
We Uments IN land, buildings and
equipment, with quite few of the
! camps owning their own farms
/ which contain from so to 400 acres
of land. One camp just complet-
ed $4,000 dining and general as
sembly hall, while another invest
ed $1,000 in a similar structure.
Other camps are adding new build
ings each season, and all are eX-
pending large sums in identifying
their property, ct cetera. al
these facts point to large annual
Investments which are included in
the plans of the propnetors for
greater future development.
Local producers should quickly
realize the Importance of these
camps as direct markets for large
quantities of food products and
they should take immediate steps
to cater to their needs. There is an
unlimited demand for lettuce, Gu
cumbers, tomatoes, ct cetera, in
fact for all fresh vegetables, for
strawberries, cherries, blueberries.
raspberries, blackberries, and all
other fruits and for dairy and
poultry products. The producer
must remember, however, that
these camps must have well graded
products, sufficient in volume and
at prices which are in accord with
the going market price if they hope
TO obtain this business. In addition
to this, producers should bear in
mind that these camps must have
their supplies of fruits and vege-
tables in season Thism cans earlier
planting so that the products are
all harvested and sold during the
nine weeks season.
These children have naturally
very hearty appetites so they are
fed the best of plain wholesome
food, 1t il difficult to state accurate
ly the amounts of all food required
but it is interesting TO mention a
few of the following:
Milk-125 40 quart cans daily
-35 carloads in nine weeks. Eggs
-425 dozen daily-3G,000 dozen or
1900 cases in nine weeks. Butter
$50 pounds daily-10,000 pounds in
nine weeks, Potatoes-50 to 70
bushels daily-3,500 to $500 bu-
shells in nine weeks.
In addition to these there are
large quantities Of cheese, cream
ice cream and poultry required and
constant demand for all kinds of
vegetables and fruits. OF course
there are large quantities of other
food products required when are
not produced in the state. These in
clude citrus fruits, flour, cereals,
ct cetera.
The tuition per child ranges
from %1Z5 to $3.50 per season. A
large part of this money is spent
by the camps on food, buildings,
labor, laundry, ct cetera and this
money is spent here in the state.
In addition to this, the campers
spend money freely in the local
stores, in contributions to local
churches, Libraries, ct cetera Just
as an instance of this, many of the
local churches near the camps re-
ccive from $3.50 to 5000, from col
lections during the season. 1t is
reported that during the 1921 sea
SON nine of thee amps located
around the same lake spent $780,
eco. in nine weeks, this money be-
ing spent on food, labor, buildings,
improvements, ct cetera. All this
means added prosperity to our
farmer and to the local communi-
ties as well as to the state as a
whole through the advertising Of
those CamnS.