The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-04-28
Plant Garden

(The following was received
from I. Nj. Brandjord, Admin
istrator of the Montana De-
partment Of Public Welfare,
Helena, Montana.)
Have we overdeveloped the
practice Of buying nearly ev-
erything we need for food and
clothing? Have we carried too
daily requirements from the
four corners of the earth? Are
we neglecting numerous oppor-
tunities Of producing food right
here at home in our own back
yard?
Most Of our food comes from
the soil. Horses, cows and sheep
obtain a large portion of their
food by the simple process of
taking it directly from the
ground for immediate use and
conSumption-a natural and ell
ementary procedure possessing
numerous important advantage
eS.
The quickest way of getting
food from the earth itself is to
plant a vegetable garden, and
now is the time. Our daily diet
is sadly lacking in vitamins if
devoid Of vegetables. With the
cooperation of the hand Of
man, or the more def and
skilful hand of woman, the
soil and sun of Montana will
produce an abundance of nour-
ishing and wholesome vegeta-
bles, such as beets, carrots,
chard, ru%tabagas, turnips S,
peas, beans, lettuce, spinach
and numerous other desirable
household staples. In a larger
vegetable garden the owner
might want to have a few rows
of sweet corn and potatoes. In
a permanent garden room
should be found for strawber-
ries, raspberries and other small
fruits.
While these vegetables and
fruits are wholesome and
healthful for the grown-up
members of the family, they are
particularly necessary and
healthful in the case of chill
dren. The thrifty housewife will
raise enough of these vegetables
for use during the summer sea-
son and for canning a goodly
supply for the coming winter.
To a family of four or five
persons a garden crop so uti-
liZed should have an annual
value of not less than $4,000. It
is claimed that Americas veg
etable gardens produce more
wealth than all the mines, and
that the annual value of gar
den vegetables in the United
States exceeds one billion dol
lars.
Many people are complaining
about the lack of employment.
Here is an opportunity at least
for part time employment -
out-of-door employment, even
more stimulating and refresh
ing than automobile riding and
many of the sports. Those who
work with the soil in caring
for gardens and otherwise know
the keen pleasure aand con-
slant thrill of watching things
grow.
Special Advantages of Home
Production
Production and consumption
by the same family without any
middle men has numerous great
advantages. It is a very simple
process. There are not many
grounds for complaint as to the
quality or price of the product.
The grower knows that the pro-
duct is of the highest and fin
est variety; it is strictly home
grown and as sanitary as the
North Pole in December; it is
not sprayed with poison, picked
and packed, canned or Grated
by unholy hands in a distant
state; it is not spoiled and rot
ted in railroad transportation
or bruised and battered on a
modern truck; the price is not
padded by a peddler or inflated
by a trust. The crop is not pro-
famed by the notion of profit
nor destroyed by trickery and
deceit. It is natures pure and
perfect gift to her favorite