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few short general stories on war 



gardening were also included on 



the sheet. This method of send- 

 ing out the material was eco- 

 nomical from every standpoint 



and effected a great saving of 



paper. It was highly approved 



by the War Industries Board 



as a valuable conservation scheme in paper economy. 

 As occasion demanded news stories which were of 



interest only to a particular 

 city, locality, or state were 

 sent out to the papers of that 

 section but not duplicated 

 throughout the country. 

 Thus New York did not re- 

 ceive material in which none 

 but Illinois or California 

 readers would be interested. 



In similar manner short lessons telling how to can and 



dry vegetables and fruits, 



and items of news value 



calling attention to the 



urgent need for this form 



of food conservation, 



were sent to the news- 

 papers of the country; 



and they met with the 



same generous response 



from the editors. One 



