Show f IE E A SNAIL F FARMER ARr ER AND ANDL ANDL L HAVE AN EASY TIME Of IT I. I Snail farms may Increase the nar naSs na- na nail r Ss s food supply nails Snails are good to eat all but nae na- na e Americans are agreed upon that us far far the greatest demand for snails this country comes from foreign I hy fy back baele yard is big enough for atU a a. aCy Cy tU- 11 farm A plot twenty-five twenty to tort to tort rt feet square can accommodate 00 snails In such a small farm would have ha-e to fed leaves leM-es bage cage lettuce endive chopped kohl- kohl 1 dandelion leaves or potatoes f do n larger plots such any Ill ild give them snails will feed on i yes ies ves of the wild plants which cover it domain I A Almost most everyone who has eaten well p pared red snails admits their I a worth both from the point of flu nu- Ire ive value and that of flavor sa says nU 1 s 's snail s nat 1 expert of the United n States pf agriculture he je e department will send you OU tf if f you for ifor- It it a bulletin on snail farming i of preparing that delicacy the table In tL lathe the Mississippi valley points out recent cent government report where I for the cultivation of snails almost ideal they could be grown at practically no cost in time money time lime money or labor Snails will not travel far from their farm excepting when they are confined confined confined con con- fined in small plots and are not fed enough But on the large plot they will keep pretty close to the spot where they were born and need not b be I fenced in in The mother snail will wUl lay from fifty to sixty eggs in June and July In twenty lays gays the baby snails will be hatched out By winter these baby snails will be the size of marbles and with the coming of cold weather will bury themselves in the ground re remaining remaining remaining re- re there without feeding until spring With the coming of warm days they will come up and feed all summer long By the following September the they are fit for the market and can be eaten all allI winter winter the the oyster season I They can be shipped any distance without if kept in cool cars Snails have been known to live four foul years without feeding If you OU fe feel l any inclination aU rr to 16 be bea be a aback back yard snail gardener write to the department of agriculture for a few snail lessons They're free Then you OU buy a few snails next spring and inthe In Inthe Inthe the fall of 1919 begin eating your own snail crop |