Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-24
HOME GARDENS WILL
PRODUCE CROPS WORTH
ABOUT $4,000. 900.

Washington, July IA three hun
bred and fifty million dollar crop from
vacant lot and home gardens is the way
the people Of the United Ctates re-
sponded to the early spring call Of Tho
national emergency food garden com
mission for food F o b the kitchen
door according to the nation wide SUR
vey announcement today by Charles
Lathrop Pack, the president.
According to our figures" said Mr.
Pack, there are more than three times
as many gardens in the United States
ago, the estimated being being 222 pei
cent. This increase represents gain
OF 1,175,0oo acres according to the best
figures available.
| Middle western states lead all other
sections with an average increase In
the number Of gardens with 29o pei
cent New England is second with
gain Of 275 per cent. The eastern states
show an increase Of $50 per cent, while
the South Atlantic group show 2SS pei
cent. South Central states increased the
number Of gardens zoo per cent. FIVE
points separate the Lake states and
the Pacific coast states, the former
showing an increase Of 1870 per cent and
the others 1856 per cent. but there are
only three states In the Pacific group
The Rocky Mountain states made a
great showing with an increase of 49,
per cent.
THE increase varies with each par
| ,g lo South
Dakota stands high with gain Of I3t
per cent, while Nevada is last with q
per cent, which. of course, Is fine
Showing for a mountain state. This re-
port Is based upon figures obtained by
our field agents who travelled in many
parts of the country. from reports re-
ceived from newspaper which coop
Grated in the garden planting cam
paign and from letter canvass Of NIL
nicipal officials and civic organizations
of every kind"
With an increase of 225 per cent the
middlewest states show the biggest gain
Of any group. Iowa leads the group for
| it is estimated there IS war garden
to every six persons the total being es-
timated at 100000 gardens. F.. c. Bishop
! state club leader of Iowa State College
| in a letter to the commission says:
Garden club work organized under
the agricultural extension department
was carried out in about sixty cities
and towns with an enrolment of more
than 10000. The enrolment last year
was something over 5000. The organi-
cations are directed comparatively
with women's clubs, commercial clubs
and other organizations
Mrs. A. l.. Ames. of Traer, Iowa, die
great work in enlisting the co-opera
| ton Of the newspapers Of her state with
the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs which worked with the commits
sion all over the state.
E. F. Marlborough, OF the city gar
dening bureau Of St. Paul estimates
food gardens increased 200 per cent and
he figures there are 5000 more people
gardening now than a year ago.
| Kansas City reports an increase OF
900 per cent The real estate board has
charge Of the campaign and many
packages Of seed from the commission
we're distributed by that organization.
Aberdeen. s. D.. with an increase OF
| 1000 per cent, leads all cities in the
| IIlluule west group. III AUeTueeU tHt
campaign was conducted by the Rotary
Club the public schools the commercial
club and the newspapers.
More than $4,000 engaged in war gar
dening in Oklahoma City. according tc
estimates from there and the food gar
dens we're increased more than 500 per
cent The chamber Of commerce and
the Rotary Club. with the fine cooper
alton Of the newspapers, handled the
| campaign.