Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14
SUSSEX INTERESTED
In HEALTH PROMOTION
Continued from Page u

and bones. DIR. Nelson had charg,
OF all dental inspection work for tn,
Byrd Antarctic Expedition ant
stands at the top of his profession.
DIR. C. R. Jefferis, Jr., of Whining
ton, the dental representative on tn,
Board of Directors of the Delaware
State Medical Association, presented
some interesting examples of how
changes in food habits affected thu
teeth.
The fact that this problem of prop
er food habits was universal wal
brought out by Miss Florence L. Hal
of the Extension Service of the Unit
ed States Department of Agricul
ture, who told of the progress which
counties in other states had made il
correcting health habits.
In summerizing this presentation
of facts Miss Pearl Macdonald, nu
triton specialist of the Extension
Department of the University of Del.
aware, stressed the Importance Of
an adequate year-round supply Oi
vegetables and showed how they fur
nished roughage, mineral matter and
vitamins, some starch and sugar, but
with no two furnishing the same
kind and amOunt-hence the neces-
sity for variety.
The conference then appointed
four committees to discuss and re-
port on the importance of the health
situation in the county and the place
of the home vegetable garden as a
corrective and preventative means
of safe guarding health.
The General Health Committee,
composed of Mrs. S. d. Sample, Del
mar, chairman, and Mrs. Emma Red
heffer, Harbeson; Mrs. Pratt Coop
er, Delmar; Mr.. John Jsoeph, Holly
vile, and Mr.. H. C. Vaughn, Lewes;
recommended that all means possi-
BILE be used to encourage people to
follow common health rules of diet,
fresh air, exercise and cleanliness;
that children be taken to the free
pre-schOol clinic twice year, and
that each family have a home garden
to insure sufficient variety of veg
etables for health.
The Vegetable Supply Committee,
composed of Mrs. Mack Dickerson,
Delmar, chairman, and Mrs. John
Joseph, Mrs. c. C. Hudson, Frank
ford; Mrs. M. c. Vaughn and Mrs.
Hummer, Frankfort; considered the
food for health needs of an average
family of five persons. This commit
tee recommended that every Sussex
county family have a home garden
which would include the following
variety of vegetables: Broccoli, spin
ach, kale, Swiss Chard, cabbage,
sprouts, lettuce, turnip and
beet tops for greens, radishes, turn
ips, beets, parsnips, asparagus, pep
pers, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers,
peas, squash. That a succession of
be planned and extra
planting be made to provide for can
ming and winter storage. Plan def
nitely for winter storage of such
as cabbage, beets, turnips
and carrots.
The Garden Committee under the
craftsmanship of S. M. Elliott of
with Mrs. o. ]. Wheat !
ley, Seaford Mrs. Ed. Stokes, Frank
ford; Mack Dickerson, Delmar; and /
A. T. Redheffer, Harbeson, as mem
Ders, discussed the reasons for hav-
ng a garden, what to plant to meet !
,amily needs, and the possible sue
of crops. This committee
that the average farm
garden be from IA to 1-2 acre in
size; that all of the ground be kept
July occupied; that only good seed
De used, and attention given to fer
ilizers and combating of disease and
insect pests. In order that the peO-
Die of the county be instructed in the
of an ideal garden this
committee recommended that garden
be located in the
county by the extension agents and |
hat all gardeners secure a copy of
Farmers Bulletin No. 937 on Home
Gardens" from one of the county
extension agents.
A committee on Economics of the
Garden, discussed the costs of an |,
Lverage garden and the probable re-
urn in terms of dollars and cents.
The committee consisted of Mr.. VIM.
Georgetown, chairman;
hrs. Brumeley, Mrs. Hill Smith, Oak
1rove; Mr.. S. B. Sample, Delmar;
md Mrs. Andrew Marvel, George
own. From their own experience,
members of the committee estimated
hat the cost of an average garden
or five people at $68.OO for the val
Le of horse and man labor required;
nd about $50 for seeds, fertilizer,
pray material and use of machin-
ry. 1t was the opinion of the COM
1ittee that gross returns of at least
$50 could be expected. The com
littee recommended that the health
f the family be considered at least
S important as the health of the
vestock and poultry on the farm,
nd that the home garden be con-
idered one of the most important
on the farm. They fur
ler urged that farm families be en-
outraged in every way to study the
alue of the home garden and that
emOnstrations be planned by the
xtension service to place this in
)rmatiOn before the people of the
Ounty.
AS a result of the conference and
le recommendation of these COM
littees, Mr.. Snyder and Miss Ruth
rford will plan a series of farm and
ONE demonstrations in several COM
lunities to show how an adequate
lpply of home grown vegetables
an be secured and utilized to safe
uard the health of the family. In
le Sussex county home demonstra-
on clubs, Miss Rutherford and Miss
will supervise programs
n food for health, and Miss Anne B.
Ioore, county club agent, will en-
hasize health work in the All clubs.
This plan was given approved by
irector c. A. McCue and Assistant
irector A. D. Cobb of the Delaware
xtension Service, who compliment ,
/ the members of the conference on