CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. How THE National War Garden Commission 



Came into Being i 



II. The Story of the War Garden 12 



III. How War Gardens Helped 24 



IV. Types of War Gardens 35 



V. Uncle Sam's First War Garden 46 



VI. How Big Business Helped 53 



VII. How THE Railroads Helped 68 



VIII. The Army of School Gardeners 73 



IX. Community Gardening 79 



X. Cooperation in Gardening 89 



XI. War Gardens as City Assets 96 



XII. The Part Played by Daylight Saving 105 



XIII. The Future of War Gardening 109 



XIV. Conserving the Garden Surplus 121 



XV. Community Conservation 126 



XVI. Conservation by Drying 134 



XVII. Why We Should Use Dried Foods 145 



XVIII. The Future of Dehydration 155 



XIX. Cooperation of the Press 165 



APPENDIX 



" War Gardening," Victory Edition, 1919 

 " Home Canning and Drying," Victory Edition, 1919 



