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GARDENING FOR WOMEN 



Befure sanctioning the establishment of a new plot the 

 department will inspect the site with a view to determining 

 the suitability of the land, etc. 



(a) In counties in which a sufficient number of suitable 

 plots already exist the committee shall make provision for 

 the continuance of the plots at a cost not to exceed £1 5s. 

 per plot. (See List A on p. 270.) 



All requisite labour must be given gratuitously by the 

 owner of the plot, who will be entitled to the produce. 



(h) In cases where it is necessary to estabhsh new plots 

 the department will require compliance with the following 

 regulations 



(1) Plots must not exceed a quarter of an acre in 

 extent, or be less than one-eighth of an acre (quarter- 

 acre plots are recommended). 



(2) No new plot shall be established save at a 

 convenient centre adjacent to a main road. 



(3) Plots should be selected on sites which are 

 properly fenced. Should, however, any fencing be 

 necessary, the materials (i.e., a sufficient quantity of 

 wire with wooden posts) may be suppHed by the 

 committee, provided funds have been allocated for 

 the purpose in the county scheme ; the fencing to 

 be put up by the owner of the plot at his own expense. 

 In no case will the department approve of expensive 

 fencing and gates being supplied by the county com- 

 mittee to a plot owner. 



(4) The aspect of each plot and the nature of the 

 soil must be suitable for fruit and vegetable growing. 

 Necessary improvements, such as drainage, must be 



