Douglas Island news., 1918-03-29
NOT TOO SOON
 FOR PLANNING
While Weather Conditions Must Be Respected, the Time for Plan
 ming Is Now Ripe
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q q $ $ q q q z z * * q % % I@ Now is the time to plan your q e Victory Garden. Get your pcn- e {: cil and paper and somo seed @ e catalogs and put your garden e 2: on paper Draw a diagram, e e representing the size and shape :' {" of the garden, the kinds of veg @' e ctablcs to be grown, the poe @' {" sItion and the amount of space % $ Co be allotted each, the dis {" % tanco apoart of tho rows, the {" q approximate time of seed sow (" q ing or plant setting for each * q vegetable. War-times call for e e maximum production and elim- {" e ination Of waste. Therefore * @ plan for companion and success z q sion crops. Keep an Che ground * q producing an the time. And * * above an, get good seed. Place z {: your order at once. " * (. * q * (: e + [: [" [: |: e [:
 or course, Che people in your town are an good Americans. They an want to win the war A great many of them have been obeying Che instructions given in the matter of food conservation by the U. &. Food Administration and arc now materially reducing their consump- ton of food.
 Undoubtedly though, there are a large number who are not in poe sition Co help the government by reducing food consumption. Their daily life ls of necessity one of con unuous saving and economy. They want Co help beat Germany, but per hups it seems to a good many of them thotthcy haven't even a mouth ful of food to give mp, even in this crisis.
 There is however, one thing they can do which wil help both their government and themselves; every body who owns back lot can tend little truck patch.
 Plant Victory Garden
 When we eat garden truck we are saving wheat. meat, fats and sugar which we must send to Flu rope.
 When we consume the products of our own vicinity we are saving thc railroads that much transporta- ton.
 And it an counts mp SO fast! The average garden last year over the country was ouc-tcnth of am acre and produced COG pounds of food. There arc at least five million fam lilies in America not farmers. 1T each one of them would raise even an average garden. the railroads would be relieved of carrying lGo,- OOO carloads of vegetables.
 The more homegrown garden stun you eat this year Che more food you will put on thc dinner table Of starving family ln Europe. It is up Co every foot of American soil Co produce as much food as it can. Put your back yard on tho honor roll.
 The man with the hoe must get behind thc man with the gun Co beat Germany.
 Uncle Sam wants you to plant a garden
 There's a lot of solid satisfaction in eating the fruit Of your own soil, and. besides, it worries the Kaiser.
 Plan to plant this summer and to can for next winter.
 Food is the most precious thing lin the world. How much can you raise this year?
 A fine garden is the best war sery- ice a civilian can give. ! Attention. gardeners! Hoes up! We are out Co beat Germany.
 War food prices can never be low Plant a garden for economy.
 Plenty in the cupboard next win l ter will depend on what you plant this spring.
 Tho United States is just IT. s We are pledged to carry on the fight shoulder to shoulder with the AL lies. with men and guns and food Will you plant a garden to help th' fighters fight?
 Alaska has done her share, is do ing it. and will continue thus prov ing that gardens can be successful! worked in tho Territory. UNITED STATES FOOI ADMINISTRATIONS.