Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, April 26, 1918, Page 13, Image 13

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® Farn the rteht to stiuat home-plant a garden! ®
gj /fLrlar -TEN MILLION
miWmI WAR GARDENS iHgR E m
1 1 W* AMERICA'S'VITAi WEEP THIS SPRING
# wh.,Ab., Remember This! £
t Vacant Lot? You Cannot Make Any Kind "Trench" Crops
Wlil You Leave It Idle? . of FoOtl
Your Country N eeds k and Ca Usf° r Mlicf If I. the OaU Crop-of great importance i/M
YOU to plant ,t and make .t produce _ , XOH I*lll Si UKIM' IV Qur food s ] We may ho l d it un .
Ti ! K 1 , m, . 1 . til near harvest time-rain storm* may
Remember This Also! *•"-
small, back or front, or if there is a - SeCOTld Trench
vacant lot near you it should be con- YOU CaUROt GrOW FOOO, NCXt I. the Corn Crop-Very essential for
scripted in this fight for food The more * home food we j epen( j largely upon /'-jfff
food you grow for yourself during the y dmtV It. NOW • it But non-germinating seed may l-'ol
summer and for canning for winter, the I Oil lllUiil, II- IVUW mean half a crop. (Test your corn
more gram and meat foods you are re- EUOUffk tO L<lSt F()r d Full Year before planting or get good seed corn V.
leasing for those doing your fighting for & , , . that has been tested.) *
you. % FACE THESE FACTS —Our army is to be increased to 5,000,000 men. A large percentage
of them are food producers, either on farms or in suburban and small towns everywhere. They Third " TTench
//,SflllS\ ~ will stop producing but will continue to eat to live. Our grain crops must be used for them. - Y/ , ~ .
MmMl ilav© d Ijaraen! Our allies are calling to arms all men up to fifty years. We must feed them. Millions of Is the Wheat Crop We must hold it
bushels of wheat will be necessary to feed our own and our allies'armies. Keep in mind the fact —but if it gives way at some points?.
JmIIW frffYW VaCP*!"/! "hi PQ? tllat the otller nations at war are on " bread cards." This may come to us next winter; if so, >
7 /JBllfl\ LCHJXUO* w ju ni ean a certain amount of bread for you per day, no matter how much money you have. m
r\\ It is also a fact that most of last year's corn crop is unfit for planting—although perfect in | kpm
J T p fli#* D pc jl appearance ,the germ did not develop and it will not grow. Many farmers are sure their corn * * lit*!. * llV*!!
VIIOW lllc DcSl will grow and are not testing it—this may mean a short corn crop. There Is Only One Thing That Will
MMjl You must put food for the plants in WHAT WILL YOU DO IF FOOD CROPS ARE SHORT? Save US and That One Thing Is
the soiL LOOK AHEAD PREP ARE NOW HAVE A GARDEN A JD-y Cmry
FERTILIZE YOUR GARDEN _ , „ „ , _ _. _ „ , _ A L ymST
with Shelves Full of Canned Vegetables Bins Full of Potatoes y*
ttt* i T)_ -t May Look Better Than Gold Next Winter lOtdZOCS
ilM : \ wizara nrana _ Tl „ „ , „ - farmers! gardeners! Grow
'j§n ' "DillTTQl-i/T/1 lo Have a successtul liarden potatoes for your country's sake—for
\ JrUIV erizeu _ _ _ _ r your own sake grow all you can of them. 4Kb,
N VI pi It is Important liiat XOU riant Remember the surplus and present low
Olieep manure prices will have faded away by next fall MWjS
rga Schell's O.ualitv Seeds. ing because of present low prices indi-
LmMP ° ther cro P s— guaranteed one hundred per cent, pure *J ' cates very profitable Crops to those who ,J WlV^
Get it now THEY GROW BETTER THEY YIELD BETTER will grow them. ' | 111
$23.00; I Ton, $12.00; 100 lbs., $3.00; ' THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY THE BEST GrOW PotdtOeS vJ
nM7m\ / ^ l-I 5; 10 Lbs., Our 64-page seed catalog tells you the best varieties to plant and when and how to plant nt>r\\\T Ail aimv nc TI4FIV/I
( BBLIISM ' lbs., 35c. Ihein. It is a complete garden guide, and it's fr e. We want you to.have a copy. laKLIW IVI AIN I L/r I rltl
I ' .tit' grow the crop and sell the potatoes. Take my advice and grow iJTT • 11
U&MI \ all you can of them. Ten acres will clear you $2,500 —twenty acres OI UllQllCStlOll3Dl6 \Km
IftHuJ We Have Everything For ss ' ooa Will y° udoit ' „ ... jM'\
vS V p l Your Country Will Need Them Iqjuailty j
Your liarden
/s-f— x This means seeds that will positively grow and produce v*
Rakes, Hoes. Shovels, Spades, Wheelbarrows, "Planet the very best quality vegetables. Growing tests of all our
Junior" and "Iron Age" Hand Cultivators and Planters Quart#2 50 Per Bushel seeds a " THEY WILL GROW successfully if
NORCROSS HAND CULTIVAXORS-5-prong, $1.00; 3- ' _ _f ' „ weather and soil conditions are right. You cannot afford to
prong, 75c; "Midget" 9-inch handle 35c GROW ONIONS—ALL YOU CAN OF THEM
ISL r- b . . .„ ... 1 r o take any chance on any crop—so plant
.'Jfi r- IT- , T.r, , TT , At this you will make big profits. Plant them close for Spring J ,
I$&1J) SPECIAL—CIimax High Wheel Hand Cultivator, com- Onions or four inches for large onions.
plete $4.00 - SCHELL'S QUALITY SEEDS
I Walter S. JcheU
31 They Grow Better 1307-1309 Market Street Quality
FRIDAY EVENING,
HXRRXSBUR& 356&1 TELEGRAPH
APRFT. 26, 1918.