NOTES FROM TORONTO BACKYARD GARDENERS 



"If someone started a plausible story about two million dollars being buried in 

 the back yards of Toronto, it can readily be imagined with what eagerness the people 

 would be up with the early bird and out in the yard digging for treasure. The treasure 

 is there all right." 



4 



"I have kept no account of cash returns from my 40 x 50 foot garden, but at least 

 $12 or $15 would have to be paid out for such supplies as it produced. But the point 

 I wish to make is the advantage of having sound fresh fruit and vegetables and their 

 more frequent appearance on the table." 



4 



"I never made any serious attempt at gardening till this year. The work has 

 been such a pleasure and the results so satisfactory that, apart from the value of the 

 crops, I have been well rewarded." 



4 



"We have been well supplied with fresh vegetables all summer, and hope to store 

 a good supply of carrots, parsnips, celery, etc., for days to come." 



4 



"My garden of 60 x 20 will reduce household expenses by at least $25." • 



WOODSTOCK 



"Recently I made the final inspection of the backyard gardens at Woodstock, 

 Ont., and found some splendid gardens. It was a surprise to me to see how much 

 could be raised on a small plot of ground when properly worked. Places which were 

 weeds last year, so I am told, are places of profit and beauty this year. Most 

 of the contestants had flowers along with their vegetables, which added to 

 the appearance. There was one garden 50 x 100 where over $100 worth of 

 vegetables were produced. Other gardens produced as much in proportion to 

 their size. In some cases we found three crops of lettuce had been grown, two crops 

 of radishes and two crops of beets. The contestants seemed well pleased with the 

 effort they had made and I was pleased to have the benefit of doing the judging." — 



I. B. Whale. 



HAMILTON 



The Garden Club of the city of Hamilton for the year 1915 has been a decided 

 success. We had two hundred and twenty-five members and with one exception they 

 diligently cultivated their lots with the result that their families are amply provided with 

 potatoes and other vegetables for the coming winter and in many cases they have 

 sold what they did not require for their own use. 



We estimate that more than 5,000 bags of potatoes, besides large quantities of other 

 vegetables, have been grown by the members of the club. 



MEDICINE HAT 



While only 78 lots were registered in the books of the Vacant Lot Garden club as 

 being cultivated, there were perhaps five or six times that many which were actually 

 cultivated, and most of these were the direct or indirect result of the Vacant Lot garden 

 movement. 



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