U \G$Q?V YOUR OWN VEGETABLES 



.iii$e the: Cultivation of the Land Order, representing 

 1S,S6B acres.' l Ad,d to this the gardens which from one 

 end of the country to the other were devoted to vege- 

 culture and we are able to form some idea of the 

 tremendous amount of food that was grown privately 

 in the first year of great need. 



Securing a Plot. The demand for plots which 

 started so well shows no signs of abating ; in fact, during 

 the next two or three years, apart from the issue of the 

 War, we may anticipate a great influx of eager recruits, 

 all keen on making their little patch a friendly rival to 

 the Garden of Eden. Newcomers should apply to the 

 Local . Borough or Urban District Council, or Parish 

 Council for a holding. These authorities have power to 

 commandeer land for the provision of allotments of not 

 more than five acres in extent, and, if these bodies do 

 not act, the would-be allotment-holders may demand 

 them to. Failing satisfaction from this quarter, the 

 County Council should be requested to act and, if this 

 body cannot or will not make the necessary provision, 

 the final court of appeal is the Board of Agriculture. 

 The London County Council, it may be mentioned, 

 can provide holdings, but is in no way obliged to. 

 The Vacant Land Cultivation Society, 14, Bucking- 

 ham Street, Strand, will also attend to the wants of 

 Londoners. 



As may be expected, some authorities are doing but 

 little to foster the movement whilst others are leaving 

 no stone unturned to make it a deserving success. 

 Birkenhead's activities in this direction have been so 

 thorough that the Journal of the Board of Agriculture 



