In Your Garden This Year 
“KEEP THEM GROWING” 
UR all-out effort in national defense makes your 
garden more important to you and perhaps to 
others, than it has been for many, many years. 
Yes, there’s the necessity for producing vegetables 
where such production is practical. But from the 
broader view, your garden can mean more to 
America as a place where people, weary with the 
struggle of a nation keyed to super-human effort, 
may find relaxation and peace at the end of the 
day, thus gaining strength for the greater effort 
of tomorrow. 
"THE United States Department of Agriculture 
has asked that everyone produce as much in his 
garden as possible. Stress is placed on the vege- 
table garden because it may be an important source 
of high vitality and health giving food. But berry 
bushes and fruit trees are just as important. Per- 
haps they have been neglected for many years now 
but the part they can play in the battle for free- 
dom must bring them better days. Trim them, 
feed them, and spray them, and let there be no 
more neglect anywhere in the garden. 
UT in this “all-out effort” in the garden there 
must be none of the hysteria that marked the 
gardens of World War No. I. There is no need 
at all to spade up any lawn area or to destroy 
perennial beds you have worked in so long. Gar- 
dens should be planted only where they will do 
well, as otherwise seeds, and valuable time and 
effort may be wasted. Above all, if you plant a 
garden be sure it is no larger than you can care 
for through harvest and that everything produced 
will be utilized to advantage. If you have more 
area than you need, there is a neighbor close by 
who would be glad of an opportunity to help 
“Keep Them Growing”. 
TREE HUNGER 
by Edgar A. Guest 
He planted deep a maple tree, but he forgot 
to feed it. 
Somewhere he got the notion strange that 
maples didn’t need it. 
I had the self-same thought myself in days 
when I was younger. 
I fancied only man and beasts were prey to 
thirst and hunger. 
Time was I bought a tree or two to deck 
my lawn and garden, 
And now I pray my ignorance the Lord 
above will pardon. 
I left them braving wind and rain through 
seasons unattended, 
For when their roots I’d covered deep I 
thought my duty ended. 
I watched them struggle with despair. I 
watched them slowly sicken. 
I wondered could there be a way a maple’s 
growth to quicken. 
And then I asked a man 
looked them over sadly: 
“Your trees are starving, sir!” said he, “*Lis 
food they’re wanting badly.” 
He 
who knew. 
Man feeds his dog from day to day and food 
for birds he’ll scatter. 
never thinks to feed his trees—that’s 
quite a different matter. 
So here I pass this hint along for all like 
me who need it, 
If you’ve a tree you want to raise, in spring 
be sure to feed it. 
Reprinted by Special Arrangement. 
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A VICTORY GARDEN ON 500 SQUARE FEET 
Cost: Seed, $2.00; Fertilizer, $1.50; Disease and Insect Control, $2.50. 
Selected varieties of each seed are furnished with directions for planting 
and growing. 









Kind of No. 10’ | Width When to Seed | 
Vegetable Rows | of Row Inside Outside Every 2 Weeks! Ready to use 
Tomato 3 eee | March May 15-18 weeks 
Corn | 4 2 Ete | May to July 8- 9 weeks 
ane | 4 18 inches April to July 15 8- 9 weeks 
Beans (green) 4 | 18 inches May to Sept. 6- 8 weeks 
Beans (wax) 4 18 inches | May to Sept. 6- 8 weeks 
Beans (Lima) 2 (18 inches | May 12-15 weeks 
Onion (sets) 1 15 inches April 6-12 weeks 
Onion (seed) 1 15 inches April | 6-12 weeks 
Pepper Y/ 15 inches March | May | 15-18 weeks 
Parsley 4 15 inches | April | 10-12 weeks 
Swiss Chard 1 15 inches | May | 6- 8 weeks 
Beets 2 15 inches May 2nd July 1 6- 8 weeks 
Turnip 1 {15 inches April 2nd July 15 8-10 weeks 
Carrot eZ 15 inches May 2nd July 1 8- 9 weeks 
Lettuce (L) 1 15 inches April to Sept. 6- 7 weeks 
Radish eA inches April to Sept. 4- 5 weeks 

Above Assortment, $2.00 
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