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ginner to make a success of his endeavor. In addition 

 a book was printed explaining how to plant and care 

 for the different vegetables. A copy of this book was 

 free to any one upon request and several million copies 

 have been given away in response to requests. Many 

 copies were also distributed through the agency of libra- 

 ries, chambers of commerce, trade bodies, women's 

 clubs, banks, manufacturing concerns and the like. 

 Thousands of letters of appreciation prove how help- 

 ful were these books. 



To encourage the conservation of garden products 

 canning and drying manuals were prepared and dis- 

 tributed through the same channels which had handled 

 the garden books, and daily lessons on canning and dry- 

 ing vv'ere sent to the newspapers for publication. The 

 results were most gratifying. Editors everywhere 

 devoted generous space to the articles sent them, in- 

 cluding news stories, technical matter on canning and 

 drying, and ample illustrations. Cartoonists, paragraph- 

 ers, and writers of comics also made gardening their 

 theme; and some of their productions the Commission 

 scattered broadcast, to keep alive the interest in home 

 food production and preservation. 



Theprosepoem, so popular these days, was used to catch 

 the eye and arouse the interest of "city farmers. " Here 

 is one, entitled "Let's Dig and Dig and We'll be Big:" 



When I go down the village street in my perambu- 

 lations, most every other chap I meet is asking for 

 donations. They're seeking funds for Red Cross work, 

 for hospitals and motors; they're holding up with con- 



