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vegetables. The resultant yield was 28,000 bushels of 

 potatoes and other garden products to a value of $15,400. 

 The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy reported among 

 other products 3,000 carloads of beans from lands which 

 hitherto had been considered of little value except for 

 grazing purposes. 



Plans for the continuation and extension of this work 

 in 1919 have been put into effect by the United States 

 Railroad Administration on all the lines over which it 

 has supervision; and in urging the call of Victory 

 Gardens it cooperates closely with the National War 

 Garden Commission. In response to an appeal sent out 

 by J. L. Edwards, director of the agricultural section of 

 the Railroad Administration, replies have been received 

 from virtually all the regional directors and other 

 officials stating that they would promote the movement 

 to the fullest extent possible. A notable example was 

 the reply from B. F. Bush, regional director of the south- 

 western region. He said: "I wish to state that the 

 railroads in the southwestern region will again do every- 

 thing they possibly can in permitting their rights-of-way 

 and station grounds to be used for farming and garden- 

 ing purposes. During the last season this work was 

 handled on practically every railroad in this region with 

 much success and it will be repeated." Alexander 

 Jackson, agricultural agent of the Chicago, Rock Island 

 & Pacific, answered as follows: "We feel that the War 

 Garden is a permanent fixture in practically all parts of 

 our territory where gardening is possible." C. L. 

 Hoffman, agricultural agent of the New York, Ontario 



