Show a PUT WASTE PLACES TO USE Good Idea During the Winter to to Plan for Improvements ments to o Be Made Made Next Spring Every city village and hamlet has the total of a g great eat area of land which is not only productive nonproductive but is rendered hateful to the sight and deterrent to the vicinity as a ha haven en for rubbish and a a. a breedl breeding lace e for nox noxious ous weeds These waste areas and the the spaces commonly denominated as back lack yards as as a arule arule arule rule are not fit for garden work In their present condition But this condition condition con con- readily can be changed with some Intelligent exertion The addition addi tion to this unpromising soil of ot manure of the fallen leaves from the trees and sometimes sometimes of ashes sifted from the furnace soon soon renders it workable and productive For Fora a time the operation co of the community officials officials of of- might be necessary as a means or of encouragement but each such waste place transformed into a Ii productive productive pro pro- productive garden of ot vegetables and flowers flow flow- ers ems and small fruits would serve as a a compelling example and in very few years the results would be beyond calculation The benefits to be derived from this conversion of waste places into productive productive pro pro- productive beauty spots cannot be measured meas algne In dollars and cents An even greater benefit would lie In the Improved morals of the community In Inthe Inthe inthe the cultivation of ot habits of industry on the part of ot the young especially and in fn the beautifying thrift and beauty are the rewards waiting these communities which whole heartedly and Intelligently cultivate In to the people peo people le the natural garden Instinct ct A nal propaganda in this direction would work wonders J |