The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-03-05
HomemakerS' Column
Edited by Mariana Lee Long,
Home Demonstration Agent,
Oakland, Maryland.
VICTORY GARDENS

More and more We must come to de-
pend upon home grown foods The
food goals" of 1912 are: /. Produc-
ton of food; 2. Conservation of food,
and 3. Wise use of the food produced
and conserved
The Victory Garden School Of last
/ Friday, was built around that three
fold program. l should like to pass on
to our readers a part of the informa-
ton given at the school.
Garden Plan
W. R. Ballard of the Horticulture
Department of the University of
Maryland spoke on the Garden Plan.
Briefly he said this: We need to grow
our own vegetables. Why? The
market supply will become scarce be
cause of the delay or impossibility of
shipping vegetables and fruits from
distant points. 2. The fresh and con-
served fruits and vegetables on the
grocer's shelves and in his bins should
be left to those who cannot produce
for themselves. 3. Economy-a gar
den well planned, carefully and
scientifically cultivated. will be
cheaper source Of our food than the
store Add to that the pleasure of gar
dening and the beneficial effect on
health and we have strong argument
for a Garden for Every Family
The choice of vegetables depends
upon personal likes and dislikes and
climate and soil conditions. However,
there are certain groups which every
garden should contain-Icafy or salad
vegetables, root crops, and the vege-
tables whose fruits are consumed.
Cool season types Of each group
should be chosen for this county. Mr..
Ballard recommended the following:
Leafy or salad-Lettuce, cabbage,
kale broccoli, brussels sprouts Chi
nese cabbage.
Root crops-Potatoes, onions, car
rots, parsnips.
Fruit typc-Peas (wrinklcoD, to-
inaVoeS' sweet cor" 'So'''e '"i'e'i'S' =
snap beans.
Asparagus was discussed "V "
greater iehgth IMAM the ABOVE Nl
baIlard hlgilE recommends tl'e ""-
dition of small patch Of this de-
lclouS VegeIaDIe 20 Ihe nome E''i "e'''
Ou''urdi iracticeS
Mr. Ballard was loIlo"eo by DI'
Edgar T. walls VINO SPOKE Oh C"I-
turaI FfactIceS ana storage ol N"I
den Products
Dr. "aIlS llfSI pointed ouV '''e
time OF PIaNtIh2' re ulNlueo EeEe-
tables INTO Tour groups l. Inc H"L"S
" "1 p'"','vu '"0 vi iV'''
lore last kiIIlh& lroSC (SpIi'"cll' 1uI
hlpS' asparagus ofoccoII'' = nc
hal1-hafdy can oe PIahleu ABOUT inc
tlme OIL Uhe IaSI IrosC 'oee'S' t"ilo.''
potatoes D. ne Icii"eI are Mic" ny
even IlghI IroSt NVohlaVoeS' eol"l
1. Inc very teilu'r require " we"
warmed son NPUL'PNli'S' nina "V''''''
egg pIahV''
ne next CONSIDERATION Is o. 1oUi sc
place 10 plant lle NeStI"o'eH-y
soll-"no preparation Oh tle SOL ~
NalIs STRESSED preparation ol '"t
soil ne Salu we must Worn 'le son
as thoroughly as seems PoSSIoIe' ana
theh 90 over II again AS 70 "eP''' VI
SOIL cul'lVauoh' the lolIo"I"E was
SAID; CULTIVATE as oeepl| as previous
treatment Will permit Or J." "'I'ei
"ofoS-oo"l 10 Ille Sup-Soli' II 'i''
top SOIL is shallow the oePln may De
gfadu"IIE increased o| '"iI''''E up "
small amount OIL lh' Suo-SoIi '"eiI
year
NethodS Oh growing Pi""'S III ''''
oeoS' ana coIu frames prior ~ u "i!a
planting them IN tlle &aroeH were oiS-
cuSSed at length Fof Iuftner Iilor-
maIloh Oh thlS phase u S"i"e'iIl.E'
interested readers may Apply 10 'I'e
Extension service o11lce III VIle I"SI
O11lce bulldlhg'
FoIio"ihg the growing oI PI"''IS
under art1lclal cohoitionS 'nele Is
the problem OF proper SeIlhE ol Vilr
plants INTO the garden, Muoolh& OF
I1 fol