South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-02
ASK COOPERATION
IN GARDEN WORK
Property Owners viii Be
Urged to Allow Ground to
Be Used.

Cooperation of property owners
Of South Bend in the Turthering Of
the vacant lot campaign which is
10 be waged here soon 20 combat
the high cost OF living provided the
school board acts upon the proposed
plans, is asked by the garden de-
partment Of the municipal recrea-
ton committee This action was urg-
ed at q meeting Of the ga den de-
partment executive committee held
Thursday afternoon in the offices Of
the +. b. Barnes in the high school.
Optimism as To the success OF the
garden plan for the vacant lot and
the school yard was expressed by the
committee. At the present time seven
acres Of land have been reported as
available 10 the committee. In view
Of the high cost OF living, Bruno
Nehrling. chairman of the commit
tee. believes that the coming sea-
son will be more successful than
those in the past.
The same plan as followed last
year by the garden department will
be in vogue with only one important
difference. Instead Of calling for APP
plicants as was done in 1916, the
ground Will first be secured. the
committee giving particular atten-
ton 20 the proximity OF the citizen
gardeners 10 the plots of land.
Solve Problems.
Difficulties confronted the de
partment last year because of the
distance at which some of the APP
plicants lived from the plots culti-
waited. AT the Linden gardens on
Linden av.. many OF the gardeners
took care of their growing produce
IN the evening and were unable To
accomplish much owing TO the fact
that they consumed much of their
time in travelling back and forth 10
their homes. This problem will be
alleviated this year, according TO
Mr.. Nehrling.
Members OF the garden depart
ment conferred recently with Mayor
Keller and were informed that the
city would give much more help
TO the movement this year than in
the past. IL may be that the city
will allow 20 acres of land on w.
Division ST. I'd. to be devoted TO the
purpose. II this should be done many
families living in that vicinity will
be benefited.
In order TO give a vivid impress
sion Of the garden plan, the munich
pal recreation committee will show
slides and dlms of the steps in
planting and growing at the regular
cisic club meetings in the various
school buildings. r. b. Barnes, mu-
nicipal recreation director, Will
leave for Chicago this morning TO
inspect slides and films
Prepare Booklet.
Diagrams of various sized plots
from 25xfOO feet 20 1OOX150 feet
will be prepared by Bruno Nehrling
for an Illustrated booklet which is
10 be distributed 10 all those inter
ested. The booklet will contain rec
concentrations by the garden de-
partment as 20 the vegetables best
raised in the different soils and their
care The combination OF vegetables
and flowers in the plots will also be
explained by Mr.. Nehrling.
Should the school board act upon
the proposed pans HNlAh 80 AfNAN
ner. county agricultural agent, guar
antees to provide the citizen garden
ers with potato seed seut direct 70
this city by farmers i'm neighboring
states. provided enough people viii
enter the scheme. Seed is 20 be
brought 10 South Bend in car load
lots and viii be sold from the cars.
Names OF farmers i'm Wisconsin and
Illinois. who produce the highest
grade Of seed have been secured by
AIR. Bordner from the University of
Wisconsin experimental station.
Property owners willing 10 have
their lots used as gardens are re-
uuasted to send their names. the To-
cation and size NJ the lot 10 +. b.
Barnes. municipal recreation direc-
tor. Another meeting of the garden
department executive committee
will ba held next Friday afternoon
al & o'clock in the offices of Mr..
Barnes. at which time further de-
tails will be arranged.
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