Sparkling eyes, gleaming teeth and radiant ; 
health. Plenty of delicious fresh fruit in the 
diet is essential for your family’s health. 
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Proper planning of a garden makes 
for better use of the land, increased 
production and higher quality. Im- 
portant considerations in the plan 
should be the dimensions of the land 
available for the garden and the size 
of the family. Personal preference 
for certain fruits and vegetables also 
is an important factor in formulating 
the plan. The amount that you can 
raise will depend on your available 
space. If it is limited, you should 
concentrate on growing the items 
that are usually more expensive on 
the market, such as high priced 
fruits, etc. 
In the old countries where space 
is limited they make the most out of 
every square foot of land by “two 
and. three story farming’. Their 
small fruits and vegetables are grown 
on the first floor, grape vines on the 
second floor, and the tree fruits on 
the third floor. This is especially 
adapted to the city or suburban situa- 
tion here in the United States where 
space is limited and you want to get 
the most out of a limited area. 
See the following page for a chart 
of the food requirements of your 
family and plan your garden accurd- 
ingly. On the following pages you 
will also find some suggested layouts 
for different sized gardens. They 
can be adjusted to meet the size and 
space of your garden. 
Winter requirements should also 
be taken into consideration and your 
canning, freezing and drying require- 
ments should be planned well in ad- 
vance of planting time. 
We suggest that you note the fol- 
lowing chart for the suggested serv- 
ings per year for each _ person. 
Multiply by the number of persons in 
your family and you have the amount 
you will need for the year. Then 
check your area available for gar- 
dening and raise as much as possible 
of these requirements. Of course it 
will somewhat depend on personal 
likes and dislikes for the different 
fruits and vegetables. You can re- 
duce the amount of one and add to 
others to suit your own preference. 
By careful planning many farm 
and city families can raise a large 
percentage of their entire yearly food 
supply. Many home gardeners have 
an abundance of surplus products for 
selling to neighbors or over a small 
roadside stand. 
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