Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1910 — FOES OF THE FOOD TRUST. [ARTICLE]

FOES OF THE FOOD TRUST.

V. M. C. A. Giving New York Suburbanite* Lemon, la Farming. Hundreds of suburbanites and small property owners In Brooklyn are getting ready to giVe the food trust the merry ha ha, the New York Evening Telegram says. They are preparing to fool the barons who have caused the cost of living to soar to such a height that table luxuries are within the reach only of the very wealthy. They intend to raise their own vegetable this summer, and in order to equip themselves to do it successfully

they are taking a course of lectures in. farming and agriculture that is now being given by the Bedford branch oi, the Y. M. C. A. During the last few years hundreds of New Yorkers, who have never beer nearer to a farm than the highway ol railroad that cuts through it, have moved to the suburbs of Long Island Many of them have gardens surround ing their detached houses, but their knowledge of garden truck raising has. been so limited that they have no( been very successful at it. Some oi, them have planted watermelons where only tomatoes and potatoes could grow, and others have devoted a big patch to onions and a very small one to cabbage. With the knowledge they are acquiring now from the expert lecturer they expect to raise enough vegetables to supply their own needs and have some to spare. Aside from the lectures, the classes, personally conducted, hre taken every Saturday to near-by farms and given practical lessons. The pupils wAtch the farmer at work and many of them lend a hand. Sessions are held every Wednesday evening. The plan of the Y. M. C. A. is not only to help suburbanites who want to raise their own vegetables, but those who have a longing to get back to the farm. “There is an earnest desire,” said. I>ne of the officials, “on the part of many young men to get away from the crowded cities and take up the free and independent life of the fanner. They are handicapped by their lack of knowledge and many are takiug advantage of our lectures to acquire it. We teach not only vegetable farming,, but dairy farming as well.”