The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-05
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Thrift Gardens will be the limo.
walton and one Of the dominant feat
lures of the Fifth Annual Crusade
OF the National Clean Up and Paint
lup Campaign Bureau, which Is be.
ling directed from the National Head
| quarters, Security building, st,
Louis.
The thrift Garden Idea, which
means the utilizing of the backyards,
vacant lots and waste grounds OF a
community. was originated By Allen
w. Clark, chairman and founder OF
the National Clean Up and Paint Up
Campaign, with q view OF directing
the attention Of the people Of the
towns and cities to an immediate and
effective way of reducing the high
cost Of living. A way which lies near
at Aasad-the back yard.
Mi Clark has been engaged IN
work ng out the details Of such a
camr ign since last August. His
fores ~shtedness in this will help
50 ge- = most serious problem now
1c~oafraating every household. The
distressing food riots" now raging
in some of the eastern cities and
the high cost of living make this the
psychological time for directing the
attention of the people to the means
of relief at hand. In this he has
received the cooperation OF the Of
ficials Of the Missouri Botanical Gar
dens-popnlarly known as Shaw's
Gardens-who are devoting the Feb
ruary Bulletin OF the Garden to au-
thoritative and helpful directions on
backyard gardening and beautifica-
ton. DR.. George T. Moore, director
of the Missouri Botanical Gardens,
has granted permission to Mr.. CLARK
to rerrint that portion OF the Car
den Bulletin bearing upon the Thrift
Gardens. This reprint will be widely
iis fibated BY the National Clean Up
and Paint Up Campaign Bureau. Ii
contains valuable suggestions as to
planting. soil preparation, culture
of plants and the best varieties to
plant under given conditions and in
certain surroundings.
Ii has been estimated by authori-
ties on gardening and production
that a backyard Thrift Garden. 25x
50 feet. will supply a family Of six
with an abundance OF fresh vege-
tables. sufficient to supply all needs
through the season IL judiciousiy
planted and given the proper care
and attention.
The vegetable garden department
of the Missouri Botanical gardens.
through experimental gardens and
careful study and Investigation, finds
that a plot Of ground 25x50 feet can
be made TO yield vegetables in cash
value of 500 per season. and not
less than $50, If planting is carefully
planned. so that the soil is in con-
tinual use and properly nourished
by fertilization and cultivation. The
asst ~ . ted r<<~ fAr the h,rf cAxAIc
necessary for planting such a plot Is
5000. while the cost of fertilizer fol-
the poorest soil even In a city Thrift
Garden should not exceed $500 the
season. Soil in a smoke-infested
district will require lime in addition
to fertilizer. TO eliminate the acid IL
the soil produced by smoke.
Taken at the lowest estimate o.
$50 per plot Of 25x50 feet per sea
son, every community could yer,
materially add to its resources am
wealth.
Philadelphia was the first city Il
realize the tremendous importance
aud great economic value OF utiliz
ing vacant lots and waste graundi
for ardening purposes. The Phila
delp la Vacant Lots Garden associa
Ton aas been making 8 of waste
gToa d for the past nineteen years
and mas given employment to hun
dreds OF her poor. making OF then
seif-sussaining and seif-respeetin,
Understanding OF them producer
instead OF consumers.
| 1.-THE people OF the United States