The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-08
OUR CITY
Bids Fair to BE the Garden Spot Of
the World-Eyen the Ash Piles
Promise o Fine Tomato
Crop.

Mr.. q. Il. Dletericn, tne Ci'y W"iu
Advisor, says: ut has been many
day since we've been so busy as we
were Court Day." They sent out over
1000 tomato plants on Monday and
in many cases 25 or 80 miles from
here.
Mr.. Dieterich says the most notice
able quantities Of seeds sold are
beans, tomatoes, cabbage, and corn.
He is very we'll pleased with the re-
Spouse the citizens gave to his appeal
to raise plenty of potatoes. Particu-
larly noticeable is the fact that so
many people are purchasing broom
corn seed. The people Of Maysville
don't intend to pay the exhobitant
prices for brooms next year that the
broom trust has thrust upon them this
year.
Mr.. Ben Cole feels mighty good over
the cooperation he Is receiving from
the citizens in the First Ward. He
saws that Mr.. Ed Huron and Ed Kelly
are working very hard to have a fine
garden. Mrs. Amos Mclaughlin in
tends to be of all the service she can
in helping with the war and is rails
ing a war garden that fine. Mrs. Me-
I.aughlin we hope that more Maysvilie
ladies will follow your example.
DR.. Brand is putting in beautiful
garden says Mr.. F. H. Clark, the Ward
Advisor in the Second Ward. Dr.
Cartmell also has very promising
garden. Short street is cultivating q
very excellent crop Of weeds which
will be harvested next fall. The
Misses Cartmell also have a very fine
garden and very artistically arranged
Mr.. Teager, is putting in quite an eX'
tensive garden. Mike Redmond anc
Miss Casey are arranging a garden a
the rear of the Court House.
Rev. Will B. Campbell says tina
Frank Wright has very systematic
and orderly way of cultivating his
garden. Ross Owens is demonstrate
ing his ability to get more vegetables
out of "a small space Of ground thai
any person he knows.
Mr.. Outten is working very hard Il
set a good example to the war gard
ners in the Fourth Ward. Already III
has fenced in and planted the city 10
which Council loaned him for thu
purpose. He is raising a fine crop o
tomatoes on an ash pile in back of HI
house. He says that the finest crol
of tomatoes he ever raised wer
grown on an ash heap.
Mr.. ]. B. Orr of the Fifth War
still contends that one of the garden
in his ward will capture the frs
: prize for the month of May Their
are over fifteen contestants who hav
told him they were endeavoring L
win the prize OF special interest O
the Fifth Ward is the number of wo
men who are raising war gardens an
they are working to have gardel
inst a little better than their neigh
tors. is wonderful says Mr.. Orr Al
the debris and rubbish is being re
moved from the river bank, prepare
tory to planting a big crop of corr
and cucumbers. James Wallace has
fine garden. Mr.. Andrew Hunter an
William Anderson are devoting mos
of their time to raising garden prod
ucts and their gardens are blossomin
forth with rich fruits for their labor
II Maddox is putting in a big gardel
end Ed Hoops is raising a garden tina
would do credit to an old timer. MOS
every space that is suitable for tn
raising of a war garden is being cul
tivated says Mr.. Ed Parker of tn
Sixth Ward. Mr.. Conrad and Mr.. Bur
v ell have planted exceptionally fin
Zig gardens. Nelson Bratton is goin
to have one of the prettiest garden
have ever seen, he even has all tn
rees whitewashed. believe that II
ardners in the city are workln
arder to have a more productive an
!. yell arranged garden than Mr.. BURG
n and Mr.. Jacobs.
Thneo ward advisors are giYin