Show I WOMEN AND CHilDREN TO ASSIST I IN II INCREASING THE FOOD SUPPLY Engage in Campaign for Bigger Crops Federal Crops Federal Department of Agriculture Trying to Interest the Population Population Population lation in the Food Problem Problem More More Hands Needed to to Help Till the Soil New York The York The farmers cannot work any harder only harder only women and children and men whose regular work worl Is not agriculture can Increase the crops crOIs of the nation This Is a n truth which impresses It Itself Itself It It- self on anyone who Investigates the experiences of the warring nations and the Ole problems of our own In Germany German and the other central powers the problem is not one of more moreland moreland moreland land but more labor With the farm farmhands farmhands hands limited mostly to women children children chil chil- dren wounded or otherwise Incapacitated incapacitated Inca inca- men old men and prisoners prison prison- ers it iF if found impossible to produce n mm usual crop even with ordinarily favorable fa weather In In this country similar problems are arc met Tt Is useless to explain the lie crisis to the farmer an and his hired men They are arc going to get up at nt four o'clock In the morning and work as ns long longas as ns It is light in the hot months But nut they were going to do that wh whether ther th- th er or not the United States went to war WUl They can cnn do no more It is only by bringing In hands bands which In other years eurs would not be devoted to the cultivation of the soil that the earths earth's bounty can be Increased Therefore the experts of the department department department de de- of agriculture and of state farm bureaus and various vadous official and i semi-official semi organizations throughout the country are trying to Interest the II non farming population In the food problem Nowhere are they meeting with grea greater tel success than on ori Long Island This stretch of nearly level soil very rich when fertilized bids fair to I be e eone one continuous garden this year ear and mal make e a new name for itself as a truck produce pro uce center It is the promised land of the com com- muter It Is a country of small holdings holdings hold hold- ings lugs besides many large estates Women and children are assisting in inmany inmany many ways to Increase the yield Suffragist Shows Her Worth One of the most Interesting points on oil the Island bland from a n Increase food-Increase standpoint is Mrs Ruth nuth Lifts LItt's magnificent mug mag acre estate Jack will farm named after her two bo boys s It lies lieson lieson lieson on Great South ba bay near East Patch Pat Pat- ch ogue Here the suffragist Is finding a new wa way of proving herself fit for the b ballot ballot The rhe women votes enthusiasts are arc tilling the ground and planting vegetables in a n most efficient wa way They are doing all the work themselves them them- selves real al mens men's work Mrs Litt has turned over oer n a huge field fiehl to the time suffragists besides tools horses seeds and und other things needed The women will put it entirely un under er cultivation and they are making it n a point of honor not to let a n male hand assist them Associated with Mrs Litt In the time agricultural agricultural ag ng- venture are Mrs George Baxter Jr the suffrage leader of Long Island Miss Grace Homan vice leader lead lead- er Mrs W. W Granville Smith and nud Mrs Charles Gould A three old Jersey calf has become become become be be- come the mascot of the woman farm farm- ers The women of En England land said Mrs Litt carefully steering the plow In a straight furrow as ns she tall talked ed were not prepared to do any work of this sort It came canine to them in the nature nature nature na na- na- na ture of a great grent hardship albeit they were willing to do their bit The American woman has tal taken en a leaf le f out of the experience of her British sister and Is learning to do efficiently something something something some some- thing that she mn may sooner or later be called upon Ullon to do by the government The cork ork orR is good for women It will tun turn n a lot of women from house houseplants houseplants plants Into huskies les' les and will twill be of two fold benefit making efficient workers workers work worl ers and amI garnering h health and physical strength for the women of the nation Mrs Litt turned the plow over oyer to toone toone toone one of the other workers and proceeded proceed proceed- d ed to the hothouse where she dis dis- pla played cd with natural pride ht healthy althy young tomato lettuce bean and pea pen plants ready to be set out when the weather was gracious Two huge greenhouses were filled with plants ready rendy for the open A long row of chr chrysanthemums occupied an especial place In one of the hothouses The Time lady farmer explaining that they were all yellow ellow ones and were being especially especially es es- trained for suffrage decoration decoration decoration decora decora- tion only Women Do the Work Its no kid glove job Is what Albert Albert Albrt Al Al- bert brt Johnson told l O women recently at nt the Astor hotel when he talked ed to tolien them lien about what they must expect when they begin a n course in practical agriculture They had responded ed to a call from Miss AlIce Carpenter chairman of the executive committee of the No G National National National Na Na- Service school of the women's section of the Navy league thich hopes to train a n score of women every three weeks at nt the State Agricultural school at nt Farmingdale L. 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I and at nt atthe atthe the same time train women In t tiry ry duties The expectant agriculturists agriculturists listened to some solid so d facts facts facts' about the time work Mr Johnson who is head of the state school announced at the start that they hadn't a farm hand on the place and that the women must do dothe dothe dothe the work themselves We Ve take women of every age he said Recently we had three grandmothers grandmothers grand grand- mothers 11 and c one oue great grandmother In our classes An Anyone one past the age of eighteen Is eligible to enroll for the time agricultural course under the guidance of Miss 1 Carpenter and Mr Johnson There were several n gl-n haired gray women present present pres present pres- pres ent whose whoso faces brightened when hen they heard the time reference to the agricultural activities of grandmothers Every student is to have a garden plot 15 b by 20 feet Mr 11 Johnson ex ex- These will be on the grounds of the state slate s school hooI Every bit of the work worl on that plot is to be done clone by b the students under the time supervision of in In- Special emphasis will be placed on the time methods which can best be employed employed em em- plo ed in vegetable growing In city elty yards ards vacant lots and school gardens he continued All common vegetables will be grown Particular attention will be paid to those of high-food high value Including potatoes The work will Include seed testing starting of seeds in flats use of cold frames sitting setting s out plants culture harvesting packing or otherwise preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring the vegetables for marl marketing storing and preserving vegetables time tile thelast last lust to to Include canning Many Practical Courses There will wm be he a course also In economic entomology where the students students students stu stu- dents will tal take e up the habits of In Insects Insects insects In- In sects of orchards gardens and farm forma crops A course In the time different types of soils poultry raising which will Include Include include in In- clude incubation rearing of chicks s their feed care and management killing l killing kill kill- ing dressing and marketing eting and poultry house construction also Is caused caused- us to urge the formation of clubs of boys and girls and men and women who will raise potatoes the league says in Its Its Its' pamphlet called The Hoe Behind the Flag A minimum minimum minimum mini- mini mum number of hills Is is' is isto to be raised by each member but it is hoped that this will be only a starting point Clubs are to be formed In every state and prizes will be offered for the best crops |