The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-18
ACTION BY
 CITY ID INCREASE
 FOOD PRODUCTION
Arrange to Have Gardens Flowed and Offer Prizes. Adopt Ordinance to
 Protect Vegetation

The city of Birmingham will pay re- ward of s25 for the arrest and conviction of anyone who tampers with an 8nfenced garden or removes any of the vegetables.
 This action was taken to safeguard those who are cultivating vacant lots that are unfenced. All cows and other live stock will be kept up and the gar dens protected in every way.
 The Garden association offers steady employment to all who have blows, mules and harrows and want work. It is the idea of the association to estab- fish blows in each section of the city to be utilized by those who able to pay for the service and those who cannot pay for the blowing will be furnished this service by the city.
 The association is now working on a plan to establish canning plants in the negro schools, one in the eastern and one in the western part of the city. This will likely be followed by placing can- ming plants in the white schools.
 EVERYBODY ELIGIBLE
 Grownups as well as school children are eligible for prizes in the campaign of the garden association of Birming- lldin HG SCppo Ol tuo llOlIlc anu SClIOOl garden has been broadened to take in grownups in addition to school children, and those who are behind the campaign are anxious for as many persons as possible to get in the contest and plant gardens.
 The Garden Association of Birmingham has been chosen as the temporary name of the organization that will direct the activities of the home and school gar der campaign.
 The Rotary club, the Community club. the city government, board of education and every other organization interested in planting are behind the movement, the plan of which will be centralized through the Garden Association of Birming- ham," Room 5, city hall.
 The following statement has been is- sued by the association in connection with the campaign:
 We wish to emphasize the fact that everybody is eligible for prizes, not only school children. We want as many as possible to enter the contest for prizes, and all persons who plant gardens may compete for the prizes.
 Among the important things to re- member about the campaign is that the headquarters of the Garden Association of Birmingham is room 5, city hall. If you wish to know anything about the contest or anything about planting, either write to or call at room 5, city hall. The only thing not to do is to telephone. Either write or call personally and room will furnish you with any information as tc the proposition, no matter what it is.
 NONPERISHABLE STUFF
 I've wish the colored population tc understand that s2O0 in prizes is coming to them, grownups as well as schoo children; $1Oo will be awarded for the best garden east of Twentieth street, tc East Lake, and $1o0 for the best garder west of Twentieth street to Wylam anc Fairfield.
 "It is suggested that 1t would be wisel to plant nonperishable vegetables rather than the perishable stuff which il evidently being grown in great quantities Among the nonperishable vegetables may be classed Irish and sweet potatoes peas, corn, collards, onions, pumpkins also those which may be canned ano preserved, as beans sweet corn, beets okra, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc. Everyone having a vacant lot upor which a garden can be planted is re- quested to list this lot in writing at the city hail. giving location and size. Everyone desiring vacant lot fol cultivation is requested to call at room 5 and lot will be furnished. "All workmen experienced In garder work are requested to go to room 5 tt register, giving address, phone number and rate of pay; all who have mules anc blows and who are willing to do this character of work are requested to regis ter also.
 'Thirty-six prizes aggregating $500 have been offered for the best gardens, some for special localities and some for any where in the city"