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Show CULTIVATE YOUR LAND AND AVOID CRmCISM The meeting in the tabernacle Thursday evening of the parents and boys and girls interested in the Home Garden movement was a very interesting inter-esting and enthusiastic one. Approximately Approx-imately two hundred were present and promised to get back of the cause by planting gardens and getting get-ting their neighbors to do likewise. It was the sense of the meeting that any one who has tillable lots this year and does not cultivate thrm or let others do it, commits a sin and is unpatriotic, and a criminal. Prof. Hogcnson of the U. A. C stated that last year over two thousand thou-sand boys and girls in the state successfully suc-cessfully completed some project 'n the club work. The income from the products was $109,000.00, the cost of production was $40,000.00 which left a net profit of $69,000.00 for these members. This year the boys and girls in the Logan Home Garden movement will be registered and a record kept of their production, and they will be taken in the general scheme. Prof. Ilocjenson showed how everything every-thing produced in an edible line could be milled by canning for winter use. He encouraged the gkls to learn to sew, make good bread, grow tlowcrs as well as vegetables. Dr. George R. Hill of the U. A. C. gavesome excellent ideas as to growing grow-ing vegetables, especially ootatoes. He explained that the potatoes must have air and to do this the soil must be stirred frequently which was the best preventative against disease. Some of his slogans were, plow deep, get the .soil fine, kill the weeds in the proper season, stir the soil, and sec what the other fellow is doing. Dr. Hill applied for membership in the movement and he in connection with his 'boy scouts will be of great assistance in making the plan a success. suc-cess. Mr. S. S. Reynolds, deputy Scout Commissioner pledged his support and stated that he and all the scouts and scout masters would plant gardens gard-ens and co-operate to the fullest extent. ex-tent. Prof. L. R. Humphreys, chairman of the committee, encouraged the boys to become members and stick to their work. lie said old and young could join but that the supervisor's attention would be given mostly to the boys. Mr. Nichols, the supervisor has the work well in hand. A number of the plowmen have been engaged and the seed for planting has been secured. Those interested should report to Mr. Nichols at the Commercial-Doosters Commercial-Doosters Club, telephone number 56 or 30. |