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To Help Win the War UNCLE SAM Urges YOU to — 
“PLANT A VICTORY FRUIT GARDEN NOW” 
Pres. Roosevelt says: ‘‘Food Is Just As Important As Munitions” 
As a Patriotic Duty — Grow Your Own Fruits and Vegetables 
Urges U. S. Government 
“Every farmer in the United States has already been asked, as a patriotic duty, to have a 
garden which will supply his own family with fruits and vegetables, releasing thereby large amounts 
of commercially grown crops that will go to our Army and Navy, to our industrial centers and to 
the people of countries allied to us’. 
“Food Will Win the War and Write the Peace” declares Secretary of Agriculture 
Wickard in his plea to every American farm and suburban family to Grow More 
Fruits and Vegetables. 
own food and feed supplies. . . 
“Farmers can help the war effort greatly by providing their 
“First of all, such a family is better fed, stronger and able to work harder. 
Second, such a family does not call for the use of scarce tin and other containers to 
put up its food in city factories; it does not require the use of rail or highway trans- 
port to get part of its food supply, and it releases part of the commercial supply 
of these greatly needed foods for use by our people, and the people of the nations 
allied with us.”’ 
“Plenty of Fruit is Needed to Keep Physically Fit’ says Dr. M. L. Wilson, 
Head of the U. S. Government National Nutrition Program 
“The challenge before us today is this says 
Dr. Wilson: “Total war makes demands on 
everyone. All of us can’t take part in the 
military defense of the Nation; but we are a part 
of that military defense just the same. Every 
man, every woman, every child must be ready 
to take his place or her place. To do so requires 
health. One cannot expect to be physically fit, 
mentally alert and ready to “take it’? unless a 
well-balanced diet, including plenty of fruits and 
vegetables, has provided that energy and fuel 
which is necessary to keep in top notch condition. 
“With every citizen who has suitable avail- 
able space to grow health-giving nutritious food 
such as fruits and vegetables, doing his part in 
furnishing an abundance of these strengthening 
foods, we will be greatly adding to the power of 
our nation, and increasing the vital supply of our 
Army and Navy and our Allies.” 
