Show PLANT A HOME GARDEN reentry W R beattle beattie senior horticulturist of the bureau of 0 plant industry united states department ot of agriculture tn in a broadcast radio talk on the farm garden stated that in every economic crisis through which the agriculture of any section of the country has passed the home garden and other sources of home food supply have saved the day when the boll weevil struck the cotton growing sections mr beattle beattie pointed out one of 0 the first steps taken was to start a campaign for vegetable gardens poultry pigs and cows on every farm so that the land would at least provide a means of livelihood things changed much and the same principles apply today the farmer however hard times may be fr him wh plants and cultivates his own garden has a form of insurance against privation that Is denied the city worker in this respect he Is far better off than the thousands of unemployed in the cities many of whom left the farm at the time of industrial prosperity and are now looking wistfully back at the land it if everybody engaged in farming mr 13 beattle said in his address will produce plenty of fruits vegetables milk and butter poultry and eggs home grown and cured pork also fresh meats to some extent they can at least have a good living at home end and that Is more than a lot of people who are out of employment have today but says the pessimist that i will only increase the difficulty and reduce the market tor for foods that are grown in adargo a large way tor for sale per haps provided the farmer has tho the money to buy the food but sup athenas then As a matter of fact it Is good business and economy to produce most of the living tor for the farm family and the hired help right on the farm in all parts of the country there are farsighted agricultural leaders leader who are in agree ment with mr beattie in preaching the advantages of making the farm as much as possible a self sufficing unit not only in these times of agricultural and general 1 I economic depression hut but as aberm a permanent agricultural policy in south carolina virginia arkansas and other states statewide campaigns to bring about abou t the planting of farm gardens are being actively pushed in these campaigns the agricultural colleges and the states ahme demonstration agents are taking a leading part A well planted and cared for halfacre garden will produce more vegetables than th an the average family can eat during the period when the crops are maturing carrots late cabbage beets onions parsnips par snips potatoes and turnips can be grown and stored tor for use during the winter thus cutting the winter food bills one acre of garden was worth as much as 65 acres of cotton on a farm in texas last iasi year whose owner figured that the acre yielded a profit of it la Is not only from the point of view of cutting the family food bills however that the vegetable garden deserves a place on every farm so much has been said and written about vitamins during the last few years that practically everyone knows hey are essential to good health fresh green vegetables are among the best sources of these invaluable vitamins but frequently the farmer busy with his money crops feels that he has no ame to bother with a garden even though his wife and the older children may easily be able to take care of it dofice once it is ploughed sloughed hed the result is that in many instances the h farm irm die dielis As too much restricted to meat potatoes and bread green vegetables ona of natures best beat preventive medicines elnes have little place on the menu the various deficiency diseases have a chance to creep in down health and stamina investigators have found that thata I 1 a large proportion of ill health in rural districts Is traceable to the absence ot of a well balanced diet no diet can be called well balanced that lacks an abundance of 0 fresh green vegetables A vegetable garden planted this spring will return ample dividends in health and in helping to make the I 1 family farm self sufficing I 1 able to weather any economic storm |