Objectives and Methods 



North Dakota Ag-ric. Expt. Sla, 

 FIG. 7. The same garden shown in Figure 6, later in the season. 



garden whenever there is opportunity for one at the 

 home of a pupil in the fourth grade or above. That 

 many home gardens are possible even in large cities 

 is shown by the fact that a school garden survey of New 

 York City in 1917 disclosed a total of 83,898 children 

 having their own home gardens. 



But home gardens are especially successful in smaller 

 cities and towns and in suburban districts of large cities, 

 because here the conditions are often ideal for gardens of 

 this kind. The size of the plot is frequently ample for 

 the family needs, a well-drained site with rich soil can 

 often be selected, and manure for enriching the soil is 

 usually obtainable. 



In the more sparsely settled rural districts especially, 

 the opportunity for educational, vocational, and moral 

 training through gardening is far from being utilized at 

 present. Here, however, special supervisors and teachers 



