REPORTS FROM GARDEN SUPERVISORS 125 



Waltham had all kinds of gardens from the very small one of 

 early vegetables to that of half an acre or more on the outskirts 

 of the city. An exhibit was held in the fall in connection with the 

 Grange and prize ribbons were presented winners. Certificates 

 signed by Washington officials and our Mayor were presented to 

 successful gardeners by Mr. Weed and the "19 19 garden season" 

 closed with an entertainment for the children. 



As gardening is not counted as a school subject with credit given, 

 the organization of the U. S. S. G. A. has helped greatly I think in 

 making the children keep at it. There are always the lazy ones; 

 but most of the children hated to be thought slackers. After two 

 years of work in the elementary schools here, a manufacturing city, 

 I should like to state that I think garden work and nature study 

 made interesting and attractive to our boys and girls can be one 

 of the biggest factors in Americanization and in teaching a sane, 

 clean and happy outlook on life. 



Mabel J. Weeks, Supervisor 



United States School Garden Army, Louisville, Kentucky 



Emilie Yunker, Supervisor 

 U. S. S. G. is popular in this city. Seventeen thousand sixty- 

 four children pledged themselves to raise one or more food crops. 

 Eight schools, in 19 19 had one hundred percent, enrollment. The 

 members of the army worked out their pledge on 3 2 school gardens 

 covering eight acres of land and in 8830 home gardens. The 

 estimated value of the school garden crops is $1,560; of the home 

 gardens $80,403 . For this financial return the Board of Education 

 expended $4,157.50. In every detail, these schools carry out the 

 suggestions of the Bureau of Education. The manuals furnished 

 are used in lesson planning. The home gardens are supervised 

 by twenty-five teachers. A few of their reports of home gardens 

 are interesting. : 



Age Size of Garden Cost Crop Gathered 



Joseph Hess 13^ 70 ft. by 120 ft. 30c. and seeds from last $150.00 



year 



Florence Bruner 50 ft. by 105 ft. $6.20 $32.60 



Gladys Dixon 50 ft. by 100 ft. $4.15 $41.90 



A. D. Shelbourne 11 h 50ft .by 100ft. 10c. and seeds from last $125.00 



year 



