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mercial proposition, one could realize nearly $5,000 from any 
crop or combination of crops on an acre of land; it does mean, 
however, that economies were made possible in the purchase of 
green vegetables to the extent of the figure given, and economy 
in food consumption and distribution was one of the chief re- 
sults sought by gardening in 1918. 
I'wenty-two war gardens, averaging about 1,100 sq. ft. each, 
were also cultivated by adults, monthly employees of the Gar- 
den, and members of the city police force. A Model Small 
Vegetable Garden, 20 ft. by 4o ft., maintained by the head gar- 
dener this year, as last, attracted wide public attention, and 
proved to be of large educational value. The cash value of the 
produce from the model garden, estimated at current market 
prices, was $38.75. The average cash value of the crops from 
the other war gardens cultivated by adults was about $25. 
Lectures on Vegetable OU AE and Related Subjects.— 
These fall under four heads as follows 
(a) Six Monday Afternoon TLaeabanes to Teachers, on School 
Gardening. ‘March 18-April 22, at 4 p. m. These were well 
attended. 
(b) Nine “Win-the-War Garden” lectures, free to the public, 
Wednesday evening, April 13, and Sunday afternoons, April 
7-May 26. Further reports are given in the report of the cura- 
tor of public instruction (p. 62). 
(c) Codperation with the Bureau of Public Lectures of the 
Board of Education. All the lectures on Vacant Lot Gardens, 
announced by the Board of Education for Brooklyn, have been 
given by Miss Cross, assistant curator of elementary instruction, 
and Mr. Free, head gardener. Miss Cross has given five and 
Mr. Free eight, all at public schools in various parts of the Bor- 
ough. The codperation of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden was 
acknowledged in all the announcements issued by the Board of 
Education. 
(d) Lecture to City Employees, given by Mr. Free at BLO 
p. m., at the Municipal Building, Manhattan, April 16th, on in- 
vitation from the Mayor’s Committee of Women on National 
Defense. 
Bureau of Information and Soil Inspection. 
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As last year, the. 
