HOME GARDENS 
There are lots of reasons for you to have 
a home strawberry garden. Let's talk 
about three of them for just a bit — 
DESIRE, HEALTH AND ECONOMY. 
The desire for strawberries is universal. They look so good, they taste so 
good, they are so good that in strawberry time strawberries are just accepted. 
They belong! If you don't have them, you buy them. Notice in how many 
magazines advertisers are suggesting and picturing a combination with straw- 
berries to help create a desire for the cereals or other food products they are 
selling? Strawberries fresh from your own garden will please every member 
of the family. 
* x Stress will be laid on fruit gardens, their per- 
manent value to nutrition and economy." This 
is quoted from a letter giving the objectives of 
the nationwide gardening program announced 
in Fall 1941 by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
Strawberries, as well as other fruits, are defi- 
nitely needed for health. They have much 
food value and are rich in vitamins. A North 
Carolina Department of Chemistry circular 
states: "Strawberries are equal to oranges 
in Vitamin C content." Even the work of grow- 
ing them promotes health. It is light, pleasant 
work, teamed up with fresh air and sunshine. 
Economy. A strawberry garden will help 
by cutting down on your family food bills. 
At the same time you are promoting your fam- 
ily's health and enjoyment of life by serving 
delicious strawberries. There are lots of ways 
they can be prepared and served, each one a 
delight as well as an economy. Other divi- 
dends from a strawberry garden, berries to can 
and preserve for winter use, berries to share 
with your friends and extra money horn the 
