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ods of procedure which have been found most helpful. 

 Survey forces should be selected, one for each district 

 in the community. Each should have a leader and 

 assistants. In many successful surveys these forces have 

 consisted of senior classes in high schools, of Sunday 

 school classes, of troops of older Boy Scouts, or of other 

 boys. A certain day was selected for the work and this 

 fact well advertised through the newspapers and by 

 announcement in other ways. Large-scale maps show- 

 ing the different parcels of land simplified the work. 

 Each leader, with his assistants, was made responsible 

 for a certain district. Then cards were prepared for 

 the information as gathered. On these cards questions 

 similar to the following were printed: 



1. Name, address, and telephone number of land- 



owner. 



2. Whether land is a back yard or vacant lot. 



3. Location of plot. 



4. Approximate area in square feet. 



5. Condition of the plot. 



6. Whether owner will cultivate it or rent or lend it. 



7. On what terms and conditions owner will rent or 



lend. 



Other inquiries as to the amount of fertilizer avail- 

 able at different points, the quantity of seed likely to 

 be required, also the demand for tools and other sup- 

 plies, usually are made at the same time. With all 

 these cards filled out and arranged alphabetically, the 

 committee is in possession of a complete and compre- 

 hensive survey of all the garden space available in the 



