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Show . pi ijH ' ' "IlINIi CAMO siN NOW j Take thought of .the spring garden now. Notwithstanding the large production produc-tion of vegetables his year and tho great volume put into cans and jars for winter use, thero is nothing to indicate indi-cate that there will not be equal need for production and - conservation in 1918, says the United States department depart-ment of agriculture. Many gardens failed this year because be-cause of poor soil' or poor preparation or both. This is tho time in many sections to break and to fertilize. Then in the spring it will be easier to make the seed bed and tho soil will contain plant fo'od. For the average householder It will be sufficient tot prepare ground enough to produce the' home supply for eating in tho fresh state and for canning, drying dry-ing or brining for use during the following fol-lowing winter. Producing "vegetables for market should not be undertaken without full knowledgo of horticulture and sufficient capital and equipment. Marshalltown, Iowa, a city of 20,000. has located through its county agent and a special agent of the extension department 75 acres of lots within the city limits which were not cultivated the past season. They also found that much ground was not properly plowed and prepared during tho past season and that many of these lots failed to produce because of the poor character of tho soil. Crops not Veil adapted to certain soils had been planted. It is the plan of the country agent and the local organization in Marshall-town Marshall-town to extend the" cultivated area and I . and 75 acres of space suitable for gar- j . HH dens v.as located inside tho city llmitK jH in addition to what vras put in gardens j , , IH last spring. l, i H Second. Three hundred tons of ma- : . H nure which could be used for fertiliz- I IH cr were located -within the city limits. ' iH Third. An inspection of the treasur- er's books shoved that $2000 in cash , I were paid out last year to needy people. I M i jlH Fourth. Ninety per cent of the po- vM ta toes' consumed last year 'woro ship- j . IH ped in from outside points. I What did the city do about it? ' , 1, the city council and commercial 1 lfl club met and appointed committees iii j jjij lf every voting precinct. These commit- u tees will arrango for teams, wagons, , " and plows, and will organize the work 1 so that it can bo done most efficiently j , and economically. I ' Tho mayor says the city will uso some of the city money to employ IJ teams and wagons and plows,, if nccos- j sary. ' jH It is further planned that those who I , ' receive support from the city must m '! lake caro of a garden according to in- ' r structions that is, provided they are I'M ablo to work. Those who wish to prepare them- ( 'i selves to make a success of homo vege- H table gardens next spring rjhould ob- i il'IH tain Farmers' bulletin No. 818, "The J '! Small Vegetable Garden," which the MH United States department of ngricul- ;' IH ture, Washington, D. C, will send free , on request. ill' H oo ,r ( H Bricklayers in Berlin, Germany, get H 33 1-3 cents an hour. ' |