Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1919 — PLAN THE WAR GARDEN NOW [ARTICLE]

PLAN THE WAR GARDEN NOW

More Food Than Ever Before Should Be Raised by Amateur Growers This Year. The ending of the war has placed additional obligations on the Amercan people. We have not only our friends the allies to feed, but our former enemies must also be kept from starvation. The larger part of the people of the evacuated regions are destitute; they must have food and this country is the only place it may be had in sufficient quantities. This means that - we will be asked to get along with less meats, fats, grains and sugar and make up the difference with things we can grow in our own gardens. The home gardens of America must be re--1 led upon for a larger proportion of our living than ever before. Potatoes, beets, carrots, peas, coiji and tomatoes "are among the most important garden crops from a food standpoint. Radishes, lettuce, onions, cucumbers, turnips, squash, cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, parsnips,- eggplants, peppers, etc., add to the variety. Potatoes, peas, beets and carrots can be planted almost as soon as the frost is out of the ground, and then can be followedby the more tender crops as soon as the ground has become reasonably warm. When there is sufficient room an asparagus bed should be planted, also rhubarb and the small fruits, particularly raspberries. Larger grounds afford room for grapes, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, strawberries and possibly a few apples, peaches, pears, cherries and plums —and the children especially enjoy and thrive on plenty of fresh fruit.