while visiting. We admired the per- 

 sistence of the "People's Place*' garden- 

 ers and the helpful spirit of the Frank- 

 lin school boys and teachers. And why 

 ahould we not help one another? The 

 thing most worth while, after all, is 

 that of helping our noighbor who needs 

 assistance. Pictures were taken of the 

 gardeners and officers, and we hope to 

 reproduce them in The Junior Agri- 

 culturist. 



* * * 



If you are planning to start a garden 

 out of doors, we advise waiting until 

 the rains begin, since the growing 

 season is now so short. However, plants. 

 may be started inside. Plant such 

 seeds as pansie, stocks, coreopsis, ver- 

 benas, petunias, etc., in boxes, to be 

 transplanted in the spring. The garden- 

 ers in Berkeley started early this year 

 and in consequence have sold many 

 radishes, turnips and much lettuce. 

 *■ •* •* 



"We visited the Melrose Gardening 

 club last week to And the boys and 

 girls anxious to apply the principles 

 which the principal, Mr. Mortensen, had 

 given them the last term in school 

 gardens. The children are to beautify 

 and make more useful a vacant lot 

 which is now breeding weeds. This 

 club is starting right. 



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Miss McDermott of San Francisco 

 reported the formation of several clubs 

 in the Glen Park school with a mem- 

 bership of 253 children. They are all 

 going to enter the sweet pea contest. 

 You will hear from them. 



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The Durant club of Oakland sent in 

 a picture last month, which we have 

 shown to many other clubs. We hop° 

 that others will follow the example of 

 the Durant organization. 



* * * 



The Berkeley garden city has been 

 quiet during the vacation and the rains. 

 The banking fund is growing rapidly. 



* * * 



Have you started the early spring 

 flowers in boxes? Also such vegetable 

 seeds as onions, cabbage, etc. 



We receive many interesting letters 

 from our gardeners which we should 

 like to publish. We wonder if the 

 writers would care. 



We are in need of more compositions 

 about the gardening work. If a set is 

 mailed from a club it is better for 

 each writer to take a different sub- 

 ject. 



The sweet pea contest is well under 

 way. Be sure to read the full an- 

 nouncement published last week. Keep 

 the "diary" in neatness, for it will in- 

 fluence the judges. 



The vegetable luncheon to be held at 

 Berkeley in May will be open to any 

 of our gardeners who do the best work. 

 We ask the clubs for their assistance. 

 What club will grow the potatoes, the 

 peas, the beans, the turnips, etc.? These 

 are to be sent in when notice is given 

 in May. 



Have you made a plan for beautify- 



ing your schoolyard? If not be up 

 and doing. 



Are you studying the garden les- 

 sons and performing the exercises? 

 You ought to be, for they are written 

 entirely for your benefit. You will 

 find the exercises interesting if you 

 try them. Get your teacher to help 

 you. 



The University of California wants 

 to help you and to help your parents. 

 The agricultural department has pub- 

 lished many bulletins giving aid to 

 the farmers. If your father is a farmer 

 have him send in his name to receive 

 these bulletins free. One has just been 

 issued telling how to prevent plant 

 diseases. 



Tell your teacher that articles are to 

 be printed soon in the Junior Agri- 

 culturist for her benefit. 



The numbers of California junior 

 gardeners have grown to 3,500. Many 

 clubs are helping in the additional ex- 

 pense to the agricultural department, 

 namely from Yolo, Occidental, Mar- 

 shalls and Tehama. The Tehama club 

 sent us $1. Thus these boys and girls 

 are of service to their other garden 

 friends. 



A Word of Appreciation 



Professor Stebbins — Dear Sir: I am 

 writing you to thank you for the things 

 you have given us. Our gardens are 

 getting along fine. I wear my button 

 on my coat. I received the paper from 

 you that you sent me. All my seeds 

 are up. I am going to transplant soon. 

 I have lettuce, radishes, carrots and 

 parsley growing in my patch. I have 

 to keep the leaves off my plat. 



Oakland. HARRY MARTIN. 



Raises Radishes and Onions 



ARLINE MILLER, 

 727 L Street, Fresno 



I am very much interested in your 

 Junior Agriculturist and would like to 

 receive your paper regularly. 



I have in my garden some radishes 

 and onions. We are living in rooms 

 and I can't have much of anything at 

 home, but I have a few house plants. 

 I like to work out in a garden. Last 

 year we were on our ranch and I 

 worked out in the garden all day long. 

 I had watermelons and muskmelons. I 

 tried to raise some lettuce, but the 

 chickens would eat it up. 



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Capillary Attraction 



MARION WELBORN, 



Paso Robles 



Our teacher, Miss Elliott, hung two 

 bottles on the wall. Into one she put 

 about a cup of water, the other she left 

 empty. She then put a lamp wick from 

 one bottle to the other. In about two 

 or three days the bottle which was 

 empty had about an inch of water in 

 it. This shows capillary attraction. 



We are now trying subirrigation to 

 show capillary attraction. The water 

 has already been to the top. It was 

 brought up by capillary attraction. 



