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of its existence, it gave much attention to the matter 

 of canning vegetables for winter use. If it had been 

 conceived and carried forward as a permanent institu- 

 tion, it might have developed Lincoln's thought of "a 

 comfortable subsistence from the smallest area of soil" 

 to its full proportions. But many things ended with 

 the War; and much that was readily done under the 

 exaltation of the war spirit can only be accomplished 

 now by an appeal to the deeper instincts of human na- 

 ture. This appeal is being successfully made in many 

 localities, especially in Southern California, as we have 

 seen. 



One of the large contributors to the new art is Prof. 

 C. L. Schufeldt of Los Angeles. First as the garden 

 teacher in the public schools, and then as the garden 

 editor of daily and weekly newspapers, he has probably 

 inspired and directed more enlightened home gardening 

 than any other man in the United States. A concrete 

 illustration of his teachings is the accompanying dia- 

 gram of a home and grounds occupying a lot 50x14-5 

 feet, or 7,250 square feet. This is about one-sixth of 

 an acre — scarcely enough to do the thing quite com- 

 fortably, even in California. Yet, a careful study of 

 this plan will reveal delightful possibilities, both of 

 family independence and social arrangements. 



On this small space of ground there is room for a 

 five-room bungalow, with bath and screened porch; for 

 a Eraraee, and accommodations for three kinds of small 

 livestock — chickens, rabbits, and two fine Swiss goats, 

 since two are necessary to keep the family in milk 

 throughout the year. Then there are the vegetable 

 plots, a dozen varieties of fruit trees, three kinds of 



