Points about Allotments 



THE RIGHT THING TO 



1 . Apply for an allotment to the Clerk 



of the Urban or Rural District 

 Council of the district in which you 

 live. 



2. Many merchants are willing to do 



their utmost to meet the requirements 



of allotment holders. A Committee 

 of plotholders would be useful to 

 negotiate with traders or farmers for 

 supplies. 



3. When farmyard or stable manure 



cannot be obtained, use light refuse 

 (but not coal ashes) and supplement 

 it with four parts superphosphate 

 (or two to one mixture) and one part 

 sulphate ot ammonia, at the rate of 

 3j lbs. to ^ lbs. per perch. 



4. To till the grass land allotments 



use the spade NOW — -turn the 



sod well under and have the grass 

 well covered. 



5. Potatoes grown on the ridge system 



will give fair crops — when time is 



limited this method can be used 

 with success. 



6. Put at least three-quarters of new 



plots under potatoes. Grow suc- 



cessional crops of other vegetables, 

 such as cabbage, savoys, broad beans 

 and cauliflower, where the soil is in 

 good order. Good crops of vege- 

 tables cannot be obtained on newly 

 turned up grass lands unless the 

 soil is well and deeply cultivated 

 and manured. 



7. Plant enough early varieties of 



potatoes to keep the family sup- 

 plied during July. A second early 

 variety such as " British Queen " 

 should be grown for August and 

 September, leaving the main crop 

 of varieties like " Up-to-Date " for 

 lifting when growth is completed. 



^ I ^HE utmost effort is needed to secure the maximum production 



ot food trom each allotment. Garden owners and Gardeners 



can help their neighbours by distributing surplus plants and by 



circulating the Department's leaflet on the "Treatment of Allotments." 



K. A. A. 



