Show r r-i r pa Fn The Thc New Recruit r T THE THEar HE war ar garden sanlen has been enlisted in the thc f fight ht a against aint the him Hun but bitt it will remain with us after war idone i- i iS done clone ns as an nn important factor in in the economic life of the tho nation Not many years ears niro no vegetable gardens were almost as foreign to city life as fiS hn hay stacks and the tile opportunities they offered to cit city workers passed tin un heeded Under the stress of conflict the tire war garden became an essential part of eer every well directed home In its first year ear it won a permanent place notwithstanding the fact that many amateur gardeners g reaped nothing hut bul disappointment The successful ventures were sufficient to awaken the thc nation to the possibilities of city gar gar- Ilen dening The fhe he heavy demand on the crops of the country in inthe intile tile the first year of war found foLind consi considerable relief in the vegetables added to the tile nations nation's food supply by city g gardens As this years year's car war gardens aldens begin sending supplies sup slip plies to the tables it is is apparent that the movement has hns lost none of its popularity with the tue passing of the tue theno no novelty noH H The Tue war garden g-arlen pays pa s hi big dividends although h the thc returns do not nil all go o in the cash box hox Bettor Better menus menu and anti more mOTe whole wholesome exercise iho tue natural attendants of or the war garden carry health values alucs that cannot be reckoned in dollars dollar anti anil cents The lie failures in war gardens g arc are not so numerous as IS they were a year ago and this is significant cant of the tue fact that education and exp experience have ha played their part hart in the movement As the war var c garden is understood it loses 5 the hardships hardships hard hard- ships ship that barr barred it t from cil city life in the lays days preceding ing irig the war var With ith this understanding work ork in the garden becomes recreation which will be bc followed persistently persistently per per- even e when necessity for maximum production has hns disappeared |