Show PRODUCE GARDEN STUFF AT HOME department of agriculture issues appeal to farmers for more food SECRETARY HOUS HOUSTONS TONta VIEWS gardeners and truck growers should meet local demands increase commercial production wherever possible gardeners fall int A call for more food from americas gardens both the commercial and the homo home plots Is contained in the he department part ment of agricultures agri cultures agricultural production program for 1918 1018 recently announced this Is what the program says to the gardeners market gardens hear iwar largo large consuming centers should be in increased ceased so as to meet ns as nearly ns as possible the needs of the community and in order to obviate the feces necessity aty of transporting 4 such products front from distant points it Is important to doall fall that it Is possible to relieve the strain up upon transportation por tation facilities the planting of 0 home gardens especially ally for family needs and for preserving foods for future use again should be emphasized the commercial production of perishables islia bles generally should be increased above normal wherever it ft reasonably clear that transportation and marketing facilities will be favorable last year the production of perishables Is to have been bee n 30 50 per cent greater than normal notwithstanding the large output tit the e market with its largely increased staff it will operate cooperate co with all state ngen cles el especially ally the state agricultural colleges to bring about the planting of more war var v ar pardons gardens to see that they are maintained throughout the season fc ason and to insure the prompt consumption or preservation for future use of all perishables Isha bleg produced in these gardens or otherwise moro idore effective assistance ilso will be rendered in the marketing of perishable products through the greatly extended dally market news sen service ice of the bureau of markets market i and the be weekly reports of truck crop production prepared by the bureau of crop estimates ing difficulties difficult les were relatively less than in former years because of the effective efforts of oc the people throughout the country assisted by federal and state agen agencies cles to conserve these products for future use by canning preserving pickling and drying the department again will actively assist in the conservation of perishables as aa it did last summer anti and will be able to render more effective assistance |