Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-06
SEEDS ARE DONATED FOR
BACK YARD GARDENS
National Emergency Food Garden
Commission Tclegraphs Offer
OF 500 Worth.
BlNFoRD PLACED IN CHARGE
Assistant Superintendent OF Schools
Has Received Promises From $500
White and LOO Colorcd Pupils to
Plant Home Gardens.

Most important OF the single contri-
buttons yet received by the forces pro-
noting tho growing Of gardens in the
back-yards and vacant lots of Rich
mond this spring is tho gift Of 500
worth of seed offered Yesterday by tho
National Emergency Food Garden Com
mission. OF Washington. II. G., IN. ourh
Tho Times Dis patch and accepted on
behalf of tho Richmond city schools.
The kilograms making and accepting
Tho" offer follow:
HAS your city II food-Eardcn plant
ing organization. which needs them. tC
which vs. can make "A gift or 800 worth
of seeds. sufficient To plant twenty
five gardens. size forty hy fifty feet:
tpon your recommendation. will ship
imm"diatcly to YOU for presentation.
Please wire"
The following answer was sent:
"Omcr of seeds accepted with thanks.
Richmond city schools have 3.i00 pu-
pills enrolled TO plant gardens this
spring. Address shipment to j. H..
Rinford. assistant superintendent
NOM: THAN 3.5ON
t.UI:I: no PLANT Gardens
Moro than 100 white pupils and
LOO colorcd have signed pledges dc
rlaring their intention To plant gar
denS this spring. according to figures
compiled yesterday by j. II. Eiuford.
the assistant superintendent. who has
charge Of tho garden movement in tho
schools. More than 100 of tho pledge
were signed by pupils i'll John Mar
shall High School. more than 200 by
pupil. Of Iinforti Junior High school,
and moro than 600 by pupils OF tho
two large colorcd schools, Baker and
Moore.
In addition to the children who have
agreed to plan, gardens and submit
vegetables in the competitions, 400
white and colorcd parents have APP
piled for ground to be planted on a
somewhat larger scale than tho school
plots. II is expected that many own
crs Of vacant lots. especially lots i'm
the kuburbs. Will place them at the
disposal of tho school authorities for
use this summer Very few such of
f"rs have been made yet. however.
Those VIII" are willing to loan their
property for gardening purposes may
make tn" offer TO Mr.. Einford at the
School administration Huilding.
SANDY SAYS FAMILY LAY
he SUPPLIED FROM 25x30 PLOT
or tho $l.500 desired to employ an
expert to direct tho backyard gardens
of Richmond and to furnish seed and
where needed, the sum Of
sll0 has already been subscribed. ac-
c'rdinG TO the report of Mrs. NJ. G..
Wednesday afternoon a, the
Of the horticultural DEPART
inent of the Capital City Division of
tho National League for Women's Ser
vice. Mrs. Patterson is president OF
the James River Garden Club and chair
of the horticultural department OF
the league. Supervisors were appoint
cd at the meeting to assist the chief
gardener. Donations may he sent To
Miss Saliie Archer Anderson. l0l Yves,
Franklin Street.
!. .. Sandy, state Farm demonstra-
TOR. spoke OF the possibilities OF a
twenty-five b.! thirty-foot garden. II
properly managed, he said. such n gar
dch wouid yield vegetables sufficient
for a family of five.