Show RAISE GARDEN STUFF Red Cross hes Truck Farms in France i Supplies Recreation and Employment to Convalescents and Increases i Food Supply Paris With a view to supplying recreation and employment to cr ival- ival and Incidentally lly Increasing the food supply the American Red RedCross Cross ClOSS has established ten truck f In connection with base bae hospitals In France where under trained supervision supervision sion the convalescents are ure raising vegetables for consumption In the hos hos- The fhe number of farms will be Increased during the year the American Ameri AmerI- h can Lied Cross supplying seed Implements W ments meats and trained supervision as well as ns s money for operating expenses At Atone one place where there are lC three base hospitals ls together a farm of lot cres res Is 15 now under cultivation though the average farm is about eight acres Two of ot the larger farms are equipped with tractors For the most part however however however how how- ever the work Is hand labor that the convalescents may profit to the utmost from the outdoor exercise Owing to climate conditions gardenIng garden garden- lug Ing Ingis is an year the occupation in France and Is carried on in a u most intensive way with every inch of ground under cultivation and rows bet between between be be- t tween rows as for Instance cabbages s between rows of potatoes When plants are removed In the morning the ground Is worked over during the day and by night the soil soli Is again at work on freshly sown seed No 1 charge Is made the hospitals for the tue produce but accounts u kept and it Is expected expect expect- ed to show that the thc farms more than pay for the cost of operation Through these gardens many French Ill have their first taste of the great American delicacy corn on the cob A greater grenter use of a variety of vegetables Is made In France than In America and the Red lIed Cross Is supplyIng supplyIng supply supply- Ing lag seed heed for tor beans beuris beets cabbage cauliflower brussels sprouts carrots celery Swiss chard chicory corn cu I II I cumbers leeks lettuce melons mache I salad onions parsley peas pens potatoes parsnips pumpkins radishes spinach squash tomatoes turnips cress fennel tennel fen ten nd nel and sorrel A large amount of the thelast thelast last is used both as us a n boiled vegetable and find in making soup |