The first unit of Wilroads Gardens, as the project is known, consists of 29 homes, either built or now under construction. The houses are being erected, under a system of pooled labor, by men living in the Gardens or who expect to have homes there. To each home, modern in every respect, is attached an acreage for the growing of crops. Certainty is added by the fact that the entire tract is irrigated. Alfalfa is a favorite crop.
Sugar beets is another.
Chicken raising has a wide appeal and nearly every family boasts at least one cow, with sheep and hogs also popular. Basically, the idea is that, thru these agricultural pursuits, the families can sufficiently supplement their earnings from other part-time endeavors to make for themselves a comfortable livelihood. And, most important of all, eventually establish themsevles as home-owners. Applicants of garden homes exceed the supply of tracts. One of the by-products of Wilroads Garden is the development of a community spirit emphasized by the organization of a baseball team and a common interest displayed in the misfortunes of other members to the colony.