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THIS 
IS AN 
ILLUSTRATED LETTER FROM 
Showing you how to have the 
Best Qarden you ever had 
Dear Friend: 
We're not going to start this letter by telling you how 
important it is for everyone to grow a garden this year. We're 
sure you already know all about that, or you wouldn't have 
shown your interest in better vegetable gardening by writing us. 
What you want to know is how to raise a really victorious 
Victory Garden. And that is what we propose to help you do in 
this letter — to give you a few gardening helps and hints that 
will make your garden more sure of success. 
"Houi deeply seated in the human 
heart is the liking for gardens 
and gardening."—Alexander Smith. 
Let's start right now by trying to find... 
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the best place 
for a 
GARDEN 
WTiere had you thought of planting your garden this year? 
In the same place as last year — or do you think you know of 
a better place, a place that will be handier and more produc¬ 
tive? Or, think a moment, do you really know the right way to 
choose a location for your garden — the scientific way? 
One of the reasons so many gardens don't do as well as 
they might is because they simply aren't planted in the right 
places....in places suitable for best vegetable growth. To 
help you find the best possible spot for your garden, locate it 
according to these five points: 
1. SIZE. Be sure it's large enough for every member of 
your family to have fresh vegetables every day during the grow¬ 
ing season, and also for you to have enough vegetables for 
canning and storage. 
Most gardeners find that in order to have a garden large 
there should be approximately 25 to 30 feet 
