Millard County Chronicle | 1918-09-26 | Page 6 | For a Family of Five

For a Family of Five A family of five e Including two adults and three children under twelve years of age under tinder ordinary living conditions have liae stored for each month of the winter season the food supplies One bushel of at Irish potatoes one half bushel of other other other oth oth- er root vegetables such as carr carries ts ts turnips and parsnips 25 quart cans of other vegetables and 20 quarts of canned fruit and preserves These figures are based on estimates by the United States department of agriculture agrIculture agriculture ture which adds that most of thIs tills should come from the home gardens With these figures gures as ns a basis It Is thought that almost any family may calculate Its requirements taking Into consideration the length of the winter season In any given ghen locality