COMMUNITY GARDENS 



which both flowers and vegetables may be 

 grown, will not only improve the appearance 

 of the property and be of later utility to the 

 real estate man, but will become a real source 

 of income for the home gardener. 



Make your home yard tell the most in thrift, 

 personal interest, beauty and attractiveness 

 not only to your neighbors but to visitors. 

 This one touch of neatness and productiveness 

 may have a lasting influence on generations to 

 come and be far-reaching in communal effort. 

 In order to do this there must be thrifty per- 

 severance and the carrying out of certain prin- 

 ciples. 



These community gardens may be organ- 

 ized and operated through the Farm Bureau, 

 Grange, Men's Clubs, Women's Clubs, civic 

 improvement organizations, schools, and even 

 through the local Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. 

 In all instances the best results are realized 

 when the garden project is backed by cooper- 

 ating organizations rather than by some public 

 spirited individual. A practical, working 



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