The Washington times., 1917-09-21

With a war garden that was near
Iy perfect" George B. Mayer, OF 1900
Madison street northwest, won the
$50 first prize in The Washington
Times Garden Contest, according to
the announcement OF H. N. Conolly'
of the Department OF Agriculture
who announced the awards.
A. r. Thompson. Of 1887 z street
southeast, won the second prize of
S25. The third prize Of SIS goes to.
w. A. orton, Of Highland avenue, Ia
koma Park, and fourth prize OF SO
was won by John H. Hooker, Of 1901
Thirteenth street southeast.
Never = Weed Seen
Mayors garden was nearly per
feet" said Mr.. Connolly today, in an
nouncinE the awards. Although i
visited this garden about a dozen
times during the summer, have
never yet seen a weed growing there.
There was not the slightest doubt in
the minds OF the three Judges-DT.
J. S. Stedman, c. P. Close, and Her
bert Beatty, of the Department OF
Agriculture-that Mayors garden
was the best"
Mr.. Conolly was high in his praises
for the gardens produced in Wash
ington this year, and especially those
entered in The Times contest.
Fertile Soil Aided winners.
In speaking OF the four prize win
ming gardens in the District, Mr..
Connolly emphasized the fact that the
ground producing the winning gar
dens had all been cultivated previous
to this year Size made little diff
ference. Mayors garden was go by 40
feet with a little side patch 10 by
20 feet
As Mayer Is employed in the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, his gar
den was worked by a hired man. His
garden cost him $55. OF which $50
was expended for labor. Mayors gar
den was SO good that MIR. Connolly
took many photographs Of It for the
Department of Agriculture as a
model garden. The rows were
straight, arrangement and growth
perfect and the yield very heavy
From 400 feet OF onion sets, Mayer
harvested four bushels OF dry onions.
The same land on which the onions
were planted gave a yield OF two
bushels OF snap beans and is now be-
ing prepared for kale.
ThompsOn,s Garden u Wonder.
"a r Thompson's garden was q
wonder" is the way Mr.. Connolly put
It Thompson's garden was large, be-
ing 100 by 140 feet. His expense was
only SIS. and this for seed and fer
tilizer. Thompson sold Sl76.5O worth
Of produce from his garden besides
what his family consumed this sum-
mer. He also wins The Times SOS
prize.
Production was Thompson's strong
point" said Mr.. Conolly.
He produced eight bushels of DO
tatoes, three bushels OF onions, ten
bushels OF snap beans, $50 early cab
bages, 900 ears OF corn, 25 bushels of
tomatoes, and 100 quarts OF shelled
lima beans. Besides this he has 900
heads of late cabbage not taken on
yet, and many other vegetables raised
in smaller quantities"
W. A. orion, whose garden cap
tured the third prize OF S15, is chief
OF the division OF plant pathology,
Department OF Agriculture.
The garden OF John H Hooker won
the $40 prize against all kinds of
ODDS. Hooker's garden is in Ana
costa, just across the bridge, in very
sandy soil. Despite this handicap a
prize winning garden, 1S0x21O feet,
has paid well, and has nearly 5000
more coming.
Mr.. Connolly said that OF the 200
gardens entered in The Times Gar
den Contest, $50 OF them could re-
ceive honorable mention.