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needful mineral substances, these products are especially 

 acceptable and suitable items of diet during the warmer 

 months, when we do not desire so much food of a heat- 

 producing nature. 



Home Products. — The home-grown fruits surpass any 

 that can be purchased; for during the summer they may 

 be had clean and fresh, and are very different from the dusty 

 and inferior ones which are often all that the markets have 

 to offer. Such fresh fruit is equally as much better than 

 the market product when canned. 



Another great advantage in raising fruit is that the 

 family will then be well supplied, while there are few farm 

 families that will pay the necessary price to secure the 

 amount needed, if it must be purchased. 



Every housekeeper knows the value of a good supply 

 of fresh fruit during the summer and fall and the pleasure 

 that is derived from the canned fruit stored away for winter 

 use. The jellies and preserves form a healthful and pala- 

 table dessert at any time, and are always ready. 



Canned fruit juice, which may be had in large quanti- 

 ties where fruit is plentiful, is perhaps the most appetizing 

 and healthful drink for the sick, and is equally as refreshing 

 for those who are well. 



Ease of Supply. — It is neither laborious nor expensive 

 to provide an abundance of both large and small fruits. 

 A small patch of strawberries will produce more than plenty 

 for an ordinary family. Raspberries, gooseberries and cur- 

 rants may be grown at little loss of space along the garden 

 fence. A small orchard, also, will more than suffice for fam- 

 ily needs. Ordinary cultivation and occasional spraying 

 are the only demands upon labor. With this attention, 

 however, the results from every point of view will be bene- 

 ficial and delightful. 

 Questions: 



1. What kind of food do we need in addition to the protein, 

 carbohydrates and fats? 



2. What class of foods supply bulk and succulence? 



3. What are the advantages of raising fruit for home use? 

 Arithmetic: 



1. If a family of six uses 1 qt. of canned fruit per day, how many 

 quarts will they use in 6 months? 



2. If a family of six uses the equivalent of IJ^ quarts of fresh 



