The War and You
Potato Patriotism
Copyright hy Krtiest Thompson Selon.
How to Help Feed Europe's Mil
lion! and at the Same Time Have
Enough to Eat at Home. Plan Out
lined hy Ernest Thompson Seton
and the Woodcraft League.
Foot! pikes are high, but they will
be higher.
Bread and potatoes are essential to
life. America is going to hnve less of
them this coming winter.
We are ihw milking plans to help
feed millions more of Europe's eople.
This means less for us.
The one thing that will stand be
tweeu us and want next winter will be
the vegetables raised in the gardens,
back yards, lots and pieces of vacant
land this summer.
Next to wheat the potato is our most
lmportuut crop, it can be raised on
small plots; It cnn lie cared for by the
Average person. Ernest Thompson
Seton says: "The largest addition to
the food supply in the shortest time
the leader must know what to do and
bow to tell It. He should know about
raising potatoes. The club Instructions
tell the fundamentals, but the leader
with any plot of size would letter con
ink some local agriculturist and post
Himself fully. He will be able to Inter
pat Hie hoys and Rlrls by explaining
the real worth of their work and how
Oct It la needed, with the land ap
proaching a time of food shortage like
that of Europe: of the president's mes
sage to boys and girls that the best
way they can help Is to raise food. He
will tell them that It takes three
months or more to do the Job right,
testing whether they are the real thing
or the sun m whicft soon tires and
drops out, and urge them to see It
through.
The leader must see that the club
imtton la work, and. as competition Is
the secret of success with boys and
. it
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to send the children seed potatoes for
twenty four hills free, made posalble
by the generosity of a New York man
of national prominence.
Ailults. iiieauiug everybody over
eighteen, receive the button and circu
lar of Inst ruction and provide their
iwn seed potatoes. The crops, natural.
. M III belong to Hie raisers, the liene-
lit to the country at large being that
h. food supply is tin reascsl. It Is con
idem v expected that the stimulus of
Woodcraft poini.i clubs will result in
tin- production of an addiilonal 1.000,-
Ono bushels of .spuds to feed the sol
diers and the rest of ns next winter.
Competition for prlr.es Is OpSfl only
to the Juniorsthat Is, those uniler
eighteen. A leautlful silk Ameilcan
Max and a Woodcraft League potato
club peuuan't will be given to the boy
or girl who raises the best crop from
t went v four hills. The witiuer'a name
will lie eugraved on a brass plate on
the staff.
A silk fla and pennant with name
engraved on plate will Iw given to the
boy or girl who raises the largest po
tato
Second and third prizes will Is an
nounced later, and many other prises
sre contemplated.
VVo T JCjw to Tht
Woodcnjt league
(Joinf to to my bit.
Copyright by Ki nest Thompson 8lon.
with the least trouble can be made by
growlug potatoes. It calls for no un
usual skill or outlay a Iki.v or girl,
a. hoe and a sunny back yard with our
instructions for guidance."
"We face the future with the Im
mediate prospect of the greatest food
shortage our generation has ever
known. Every acre of potatoes plant
ed is life insurance against starvation
next winter." declares Isaac Russell in
the New York Evening Mall.
Woodcraft Potato Clubs.
This urgent need has caused the
Woodcraft League of America to urge
the formation of clubs of boys and
girls, men and women, who will raise
potatoes. A minimum number of hills
is to be raised by each member, but
it is hoped Unit this will be only a
!-tartiug point. Complete instructions
for planting anil raising pot. lines, pre
pared by the Aincrii-iili Agriculturist
in cooperation with the Woislcraft
league, will be furnished each mem
ber.
Every American who can possibly
plant and raise potatoes is not only
doing himself a favor, but renders a
real service to the nation. "Do your
bit." Servo your country by planting
and raising potatoes.
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Copyright by BrflOSt Thompson 8eton.
jtlrls. he must keep them on their met
tle by awarding points right along,
which shall count for the prtr.es when
harvest Is over. Points should le glv.
en for excellence in digging up the
soil, planting, cultivating, weeding,
etc., and harvesting. The point system
will make each want to excel, squad
will rival aquad. and teams will work
hard to win. The result tabulated by
the club leaflet Is friendly rivalry,
greater interest, greater results, great
er fun.
Recreation, Fun, Patriotism.
The Woodcraft League is not alone
In proposing to utilize boys mid girls
in potato raising. Since Mr. Seton an
nounced the slogan. "The Hoe Itehlnd
the Flag." he has been gratified that
largo number of other organizations
have takeu up and are pushing the
Idea of "potato patriotism." Indeed,
the state of New York thinks so fa
vorably of the plan that It Is proposed
to enlist 100.000 schoolboys to till the
farms of the state that more men may
be free to enlist. But so far as an
nounced none of these agencies have
onstrnetlve plans for the boys and
girls beyond having them till the po
tatoes after they are planted. Here
is where Mr. Seton believes the Wood-
raft potato clubs will excel, for it Is
aimed to give the boys and girls recre
ation and FUN while they are 'doing
their bits."
Organizing a Potato Club.
Get a group together, either boys
or girls, using a group already organ
l.ed If possible. Have the group elect
a presuleut and secretary, with the
understanding that the adult leader la
ro be supervisor of everything.
How to Succeed. Split the club Into
two teams, appointing captains and
having them select their teams. Just
Copy light by Ki nest Thompson St-ion
as we used to choose ball teams in a
huos(. up game Name the teams mud
allot each half of the tract.
Divide the teams Into squuds. each
to have an allotment of ground, and
then gie each ludividual his or her
owuplot to work all alone. Wueu this
Is done they are reauy to vorw, uu
Will Arouse Boyish Enthusiasm.
Boyish enthusiasm will respond quick
ly to the call for patriotic service
For the Flag" will attract them In
masses, but about the time the sun
shines bright on the farm, whether It
be a ISO by 20 back yard or a multiple
of acres, the enthusiasm will congeal
(or nieli and evaporate!, and In propor
tion as the backs get hot the feet will
get cold, and the flag and patriotism
will suffer a slump. So Mr. Setou
who has lieen working for and with
bOTS for more than a generation and
knows the Imy's mind quite as well as
lie does that of the Indian for be Is
schoolmates, class mem1r. club mem
her and nett door nelghlMira to Join
with you.
You understand the first and only
qualification for membership in the
Potato clubs Is that a member tutiat
plant and raise at least twenty four
hills of potatoes and make use of the
crop, preferably giving the proceeds of
the first twenty four hills lo somo war
fund.
Italslng potatoes la real aervlce to the
nation.
Ltr$ HOE OUR WAY TO VICTORY.
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THE WOODCRAFT LEAGUE
OF AMERICA,
13 West Twenty-ninth Street, Hew
York City.
Ernest Thompson Seton, Chief.
Philip D. Fagans, Executive Sec
retary. Pill out slid mail today
Instruction In Farming.
To each Wisxlcraft potato farmer
will go. whether he be Bobble or
Rockefeller, a printed sheet of Instruc
tions how to plant and raise the crop.
Monmouth totinlv. V .1. Is the banner
eooatf of the stale for isitnto raising.
In that county me hundreds of sum
mer homes and country estates. The
l W lien are forming an association to
plant potatoes on every spare piece of
ground in the county, so far as seed
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URGES RAISING
MORE BABY BEEF
large IVerenlage of ltereltt of
Mtork Markets Consist f Year
lings from t-'arm
There is one feature of the liberal
recelpta of rattle for the past ten
days that cannot escape notice and
In fact la causing considerable com
ment and that Is the large percentage
of yearlings- baby beef
For years there has been a Btead
lly growlug demand for baby beef
and the young stuff baa been com
manding a substantial premium par
ticularly during the spring months
Packers discriminated against the
heavy cattle until the country learn
ed the lesson that the big, heavy
steer was out of style and light anil
handy beef was the thing the public
demanded.
Many farmers thought it tmposst-
ihe Woodcraft LoagUO Of America Po- hie to raise beef calves on the hlgh-
tato Flubs, M West Twenty-nlutb priced land of the corn belt In com
petition with the calves raised on the
Steadily advancing cost of rang
feeders has also been a potent factor
In encouraging the raising of beef
calves In the corn belt and If looks
very much as if the practice of farm
ers raising their own cattle to
fees
has again come Into vogue, which Is
a mighty favorable augury for tl
beef production of the country at
large.
Raising baby beef Is not going to
cut in on the country's beef supply
since the she stock is largely pro
served for breeding purposes. It is
going lo economise greatly In tho
matter of feed, however, and that lo
a most important Item In theoe
times -South Omaha .lournal-Stoot-man
street. New York City.
Ernest Thompson Selon, Chief:
Please enroll me as a taOMber of the
Woislcraft League Potato clubs. I
agree to plant and raise not less than
twenty-font hills of potatoes and make
use of the crop, preferably giving the
pi ds to some war fund.
1 will report to you the result of my
work.
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Address
Age (If under H
I will ars thnt a potato club
Is formed In my town.
cheaper grating lands of the west,
but the big ndvance In prices in late
years has made the raising of calves
and the feeding of baby beef both
popular and profitable.
Agrlcultural experts favored it and
the market quotations favored It un
til today u large percentage of the
receipts ut the markets consists of
yearlings that were raised and fat
tened on the farms of Iowa and Ne
at? .braska. Under modern conditions
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in our cities this baby beef Is more
Pror. Paul W. Thomas, teacher of desirable particularly during the
music at the Chadron Normal, Is spring and" summer months than Is
. . ,., ,!.' the beef from heavier animals. The
visiiniK icmiocn( ii, nun hi mm
week. He expectB to return to
riLMTKAL PATMOTMM
In view of the large nmount of al
falfa that has been reported wlntOT
killed In Nebraska and the Import
ance of Increasing forage and grain
crops this year, the Omaha Hay Ex
change and the Union Stock Yard
Company of Omaha have had large
posters printed In red, white and
blue, giving valuable Information to
farmers and stockmen.
These posters are headed. "What
About Forage!" Increase- In the
production of hay and frtrage for uae
next winter Is urged and particular
Information from the Agricultural
College, at Lincoln, regarding tho
kind of cropa beat adapted for grow
ing In an emergency Jlke this, tho
' nmstiiut it an ctrt no,' nrrn time Of
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sending, and how to plant.
Amber Sorghum, common and
German, fnlllet, kafflr corn, rape, and
oats and rape mixed, are recommended.
public calls for lighter cuts. They
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I no not run into money no mot iiu
Chadron next week where he will are better suited to light housekeep
teach in the summer normal. 'lng.
Mrs. D W. Kenner went to Hem
lngford Wednesday afternoon, re
turning home today.
R. A. Westover was here from
Lakeside the middle of the week.
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Chief Black Wolf of the Sewanoy
tribe by adoption - knew that some
thing must be done to provide for per
severance in the task to hold the child
interest to the end or until the stimulus
of coming harvest time lias gripped.
So the program is addressed more to
the adults vlio shall lead the boy and
Kh'l groups than to the boys and girls
who compose them.
The proverb runs. "All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy." and
makes Jill a dull girl, for that matter.
Hut you remember the boy back borne
who always was able to call in a group
of his playmates to clean up any dis
agreeable task by making them think
It a privilege he was grautlng. The
youthful psychologist turned work Into
play. Teamwork put the actual work
out of the way before the boys tired
of the game and there was a reaction
to sure euough play. It took Kugland
a long time when war came to learn
what to do with the boys and bow to
make them cheerful, healthy workers.
Before the lesson was learned thou
sands were slaving in munition works
and other factories, wasting strength
ami health. We of Amerha must
learn to profit by the lesson.
Prises For Potato Growers.
Boys and girls under eighteeu need
only to sign an application biauk and
forward it lo the Woodcraft League
,r America, IS West .Twenty uluth
street, New York city, and get back
by mail a membership button and com
plete Information what to do to get
their "hoe behind the flag." In addi
tlon, as far as possible It was agreed
Copyright by BrOSSt Thompson Seton.
potatoes cau be provided. Mrs. Philip
Lowtnoka of H2.'l Fifth avenue. New
York city and West Und. N. J., Is lead
ing In the movement and has enlisted
Mrs Jafnes Willett Cunningham, also
of West End: Mrs. P. T. Prellnghuy
sen of lilberon, Mrs. S. It. Guggenheim
of Llberoti, Mrs. Rudolph Hrbslob of
Rumson Roatl. Mrs. Jeffersou Belig
man of Long Branch, Mrs. Hamilton
Fish Cane or Red Bunk and a long list
of others. Postmaster Thomas Paften
of New York -city offered his estate at
Seabright to the Monmouth county
Woodcraft potato 'clubs, and Mrs.
James Seliguiau of West End offered
to (liiaiii-e the planting. .
Mrs. Lowtaobn has had committee
meetings in New York city and a mass
meeting at Long Branch to promote
potato planting, and If they have their
way the county will be the banner
county not alone of New Jersey, but
of the Unlou.
Governors of most of the eastern
and several western states have ac
cepted places On the honorary council
of the Woodcraft potato clubs, and
several have asked their agricultural
forces to co-operate with the Wood
craft movement. Several of the large
railway systems have agreed to foster
the clubs along their lines. When this
artb-le was written there had not been
time to bear from the entire country
since the plan was promulgated, but
from every section whence malls have
arrived there is but one note, and that
of commendation for Mr Seton's move
ment. Ba a Potato Patriot!
Fill out tile blank, become a mem
tier of the Woodcraft LoOSUO Potato
clubs and mat' every one of your
friends to join in this plan of savins
our country from want. Get your
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