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 
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