Show I I FOOD PRODUCTION MOST IMPORTANT Until er c every man and woman In America realizes tho the absolute absolute lute luto necessity ot of being a n food producer as ag well as as- asa a L conserver of ot food and I I thereby helps to nourish our brave allies ames tho the war will not bo ho won is tho the statement of ot an nn official of or Kimball Richards Land Merchants The grim facts of this matter have hardly been realized by man many people people- There Thero Is not only a food shortage in every country countr in the tho world today butin butin but butIn In most cases eases an Actual famine By Dy producing more food tood in homo home gardens there will bo just that many less mouths to reed teed To show what can be bo done in war gardens it Is interesting Interesting interesting inter Inter- I esting esting- to noto note that In 1917 over worth of ot food tood was raised inthe in inthe the tho United States in back yard gardens gardens gardens gar gar- dens on on vacant lots and aid on small carden garden garlen gar gar- den len tracts trat near the big cities The Tho outlook for 1018 1918 is that this figure wi l casH easily ho bo doubled Kimball Richards havo have been active the tho late winter and early spring getting getting getting get get- ting read ready for Cor a n bl big food production drive By a series of or striking window displays b by circular letters direct to lot and homo home owners by bJ issuing specIal spa spa- special spaI I cial folders and booklets on garden Sarden tracts by newspaper advertising and personal persuasion of or their entire of office ot- ot leo fice and sales force torce this big organization tion has been preaching the tho gospel of food tood production Their work ha has been highly complimented complimented b by such national authorities as I Dr Charles Lathrop Park Paik president of or the national war garden commission of oC Washington and by l leading newspapers newspapers news news- papers and magazines throughout tho the nat nation io ii So that this great thrift movement for more food production will not be bo just a a. temporary affair which will die a natural death after tho the enthusiasm wears off ocr I Kimball Richards are aro showing 1 tho the necessity of every man l owning his hla garden homesite where lucan becan he lu producing an as after year can go on year car independent living lI for tor himself and fam family I The They state that it has been proved that the man who merely rents a n. garden gasden gas gar den alto elto or gets tho the use of a n. vacant lot for tor a n. season for tor nothing Is not successful a n gardener as aa theman tho the thoman thomm nEarl nearly so b man mm who owns tho land kind on which h and ond from which ho lie lives Ills 1119 Incentive to tomake tomake make good is not so great and ond therefore thoro- thoro fore his interest lags Ings before tho the end endot of ot a long growing season Successful gardeners always own their on o own land d declares clares D. D C. C Kim Kim- Kimball ball president of this organization org |