THE HOMES FARM

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13933, 11 July 1919, Page 2

THE HOMES FARM

SUPPLIiES FOR THE HOSPITAL I In the ootursei of his report to the Hospital Board the 'supfiiririteaident. of tihe Homes stated that on July 1 he started tot supply the Hospital with all surplus :milk. So far five or six gallons daily had beem supplied. - • With regard to the supply of vege'talbles he. asked that he be oredted with 2d per lb. for nil vegetables, tomatoes market, price, eggs Is 9d per dbz., and milk Is <3d per gallon;. >* . Mr. Hall, for the visiting committee, said that the garden wa s looKing particularly well, and "the cattle also loolfced The first oow that they had purchase^, forl the Board had not fulfilled requireiJienvs-.-. a>nd would be returned. It will be remembered thalt the cow wias covered with a. guarantee. In a couple of months the Homes would be nble to. supply the whole of the ';HospifbalVmilfc requirement®. ■ : The: chiaarman said it was hard to put a • stated value on the 1 vegetables. They could not uncreditl the Homes, and yet could not show a large hospital expenditure. . It was decided to give the month :o month market price for egg« nnd nilk, and the price of the 1 vegetables was lefiß in. tihe hands of the local committee. ' . *.