Show DIE DIETICIAN URGES USE OF MORE ceafy vegetables the old question of the nursery rhyme how does your garden grow would elicit an almost endless i variety ot of replies in the av average arago gardeners home according to arof assor LT C hoganson Ilo ganson and mrs christine B D clayton of the U A C extension staff in cooperation with the united states department of ag rl ri culture professor hoganson who is the extension field agronomist and mrs clayton who Is the food specialist are working to induce the gar gardeners d of the state to take up this year a balanced ration garden project in working thru the state tor for th the e development or of better dietary standards the extension people have found that the difficulty has not been one of converting the people to the importance of an adequate diet but of getting them to provide the varr ety of 0 food stuffs necessary to obtain such a diet in general says mrs clayton tho the home gardens of 0 the state are very poorly planned people are guided too much by fancy in deciding de cid which vegetables they shall pla plant nt and which ones they shall omit T the he greatest deficiency is in the supply of leafy vegetables very few gardeners seem to realize the vital importance of these in securing an adequate diet our aim this year is to induce gardeners to plant at least four leafy vegetables of 0 theao tho the favorites are spinach cabbage lettuce swiss chard beet greens and endive all of these are important tor for three ittes atles 1 they supply bulk to aid in elimination elimination 2 they are rich in vit ernina and contain an abundance of vitamin B and 3 they are rich in iron i cabbage Cabba gp and head lettuce are es I 1 j aliv valuable because they can I 1 hoth be stored to insure a supply of leafy vegetables the year C cabbage abage eaten raw Is especially valuable because it contains vitamin which Is often rather difficult 1 pidre Irot eor or IlL manson v is helping gard euers eners to plan their gardens so as toi to 1 secure the proper balance of necessary vegetables according to the size of the family |