The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-19
CITY NOW HAS
13,5oo GARDENS
This Is Estimate Of Commit
tee on Inspection
GREAT VARIETY PLANTED
Grocers Report Sales Of Veg
etabIeS Decreased,


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There are "Aa" Ra'aenN D" ''''
homa City at the present time. accord .
ing to the committee on inspection
t.. ,L,,,,.. * corre,,. which
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,on''u''" '""' VI '''P',''''
The first estimate on number '' R''
dens here was 1000 That estimate
vas made nm the ba,,, Of 10000 popu
u..l a., MI =, ,,,,
'''''''' 90, 49,, N
lily, on that bass. there "'uIa oe ~.
900 families Estimating 500 iam'lic'
living I'm I,,s and 5000 that would
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"'' NAM s''''''.'
~ gardens.
The inspectors, according to y g.
Noot,ng muricipa gardener. found
H., .l.,, ON oe,ccr, nj the home, in
D,, -. -, .d,,. time the
OKLAHOMA N''l "da h"' WI .1
conclusion that there arc l2,F" gar
dens in the CITY.
Moo,,rg Peports
-, Ne ,foo,;pg
mere " '"e ''PP,,,,l W. ~ r,,''
on gsIp'l''"s '' ,S ,',",,. ,',,J.r, y,r, from
'' -. g., l,,o and even block.
Entire lot, p,an,cd 10 garden are very
common and planted blocks are not
r,rc The larger Garden, naturally be
mo found IN the more thinly settled
co,crsk,rs Of the CITY The estimated
5OxsO-ioot gardens are too small
There IS a great variety oi Nege
tables planted, root crops, hee'', car
roatS, parsnips, fadlshcS, oyster plan"
etc. bulb crops, onions, INpflng. sum
mcr and winter, gafilo' e''.' 'V''As'
crops cabbage, hfussel sprouts ot"'
coli Caulitlower, etc: crops for green,
beet Trimmings, Swiss chard, mustard
spinach, etc. salad crops, celery, en-
dive. parsley, etc, crops tor run OF
seed parts, beans, tngiSh or gathef
peas. egg plants, peppers, tomatoes
summer and winter squash pumpkins
watermelons, oante loupeS, corn oN' d
ana sweet hefo' ,n'n'' ,,' Sase | ',t W., ,...
,,o,, ,.,r 10 yearl such as asparagus
,h"b,yb ,,,;Cbot,, and horseradisF
,-s son,d ori,e ,rcouen,ly
u,- c,...u pono,,
hou''VH ' ,,
mere VII. oe p''u..p I.n, Wv .,a ..
OkIahoma N''S odSNSa' sa.u."a 49,
fdafy hous'"ns ','ee e'.e, So -
aeh crops "a'ell' 80,
q olaoEeYeu peas anu p,'''.'
u Our gardeners VIII rai'e enoue
Irish potatoes to supply the'f 'ao'e
store ana plant Soeol,u v, la' ~ ~
Is Many oi our lurHor oS'ahonna ~
i garden contestants ave nc" po'''o
- over a week ago.
IN many 'aSo> wv ,.oP'
grown on the same p'eoe OF e,oun' %
thfee IN some Instance. az .''u,
under 'fn'' "ees aha ea''s e''J' 80
carrots on inc same elou.u LS',u, ..s
10 ne rernpNeu "'iu aus " L,..s -.
the grourp ,''e'J ',.' ~, Is..',, 80,
onions olaok,eye pea o,,Me." .,." P0'"'''
I ana n'any-o''''' 'o''o'''''''','
1tocefs RePo''s'
B., The leading grooerS state that ,h'
are 'el''hg on'y apou, ',e .'',"u ", ~. W
'nah uSua' " sp''asa ,,,. "''oa,r, o,or.,s,, .,
y onions e''' "e ] ]siu"..' - -,
8 away ,io'" 'ne " ''> 'P'' '"NN'
, nov ...r, seI''''s a. 'nu'n, 80. 49,, ,rr,
4 ! nc usual Wa' "ne .,,hJ. "iJ no. ,,,, " y
'e 'hs III 'ne 'SSs y, '.s..'o,,, 'u ;r 81 =,
G. Increasing, .It., VI. sIt 81. n,,,a, y
case 0! "iauy 'ess,ST,.s ~, W.. ,s,. ro,,,,,
a lower 'nah u,,s ,''"s '",. ea and o," o,"'s
le S''nu'ns we e''" Wy '"'' "''' 49,
coo, wea'ne,, ...-:,u.. A.. a..;
su ! ne s"Iue'eIs, eSpes.I,H PEA, W. .,, n1,r Y,
"a 'nc'hpe'S' a.. 'ii,' "e,s ,".,,ii,, ,nJ "n,