Show bema WASTE OWN LANES LANDS the qu aae tum tion of if using uld idle city lands for food production to is just juat now ow a the on of the people deop I 1 a of eng and as aa it has already done those of germany mad and feint ire being mail made to conserve th 5 potential af source of wealth we ft ith it II is IB estimate d th that a t in the city of london alone there ire are acres of idle land cap capable attle of producing annually ao 50 w worth rth foodstuffs per ere cheap ap amazing total of yearly in connection with the presen present I 1 high hig h cost of living this item is of news ineas should carry a potent Is less in for every town and city in our own coun conn try the subject is full of possibilities for this town have you reader ever tried to estimate how many acres of idle land there are in this town in our town take a day off some time and count the vacant lots lota that are now given over I 1 ti weeds weed sold old tin car caas and rubbish generally try to dedace reduce this combined area to acres calculate the po possibilities of these acres and then you vou will see what the people of this town are annually allowing to slip through their fin gets gers for want of a little energy it Is IB fully folly to protest against the h high gh cost of living when we are ne electing the means lying right at our doors of largely all alleviating asting those conditions almost any family can cultivate from a quarter to half an acre of ground and a quarter or half acre will produce vegetables and small fruits for most any family for the entire year let us have a re revival real al of garden ing interest in this town this bear ear lt a every one of us ua who have a few square feet or yards of soil boil see to it that that soil produces this sum mer all of which it I 1 is capable if w have no surplus ground of our own then lets rent a vacant lot from some neighbor and turn it into food for the family many people I 1 in this to town buy all of their groceries and provisions from the stores and from peddler 1 paying out large sums in the run of a year while they have ample land lying idle from which they could supply a majority of their wants in this thia line I 1 chis his is not only poor econ only omy but it is a rank extravagance but that is the way of the aver ago age american america citizen canen he buys beans and raises cockle burrs he bu busa potatoes and raises dog fennel in short he be buys all he has to eat and kicks over the prices he has to pay day an important phase of the ques tion is iea in the splendid possibilities for health afforded fordel af by the congenial task of gardening every dweller in a city or small email town should if possible acquire a piece of ground to work through the summer be it cy vr r BO a small email an hour or two of diligent work in the soil is natures finest tonic tome it will dish dissipate pate the worst case of grouch it is a lerfelt liver regulator cures dyspepsia is an excellent remedy for rheorma ism and mikes makes you feel that life is real y worth living let B get down to the business of earnest abash A bush el of potatoes will yield as much nouri ament and energy if raised in ones own garden as if bought at the store beans and peas cabbag I 1 03 lettuce radd shea strawberries etc coming comine fresh from your garden are no not to be coni compard wih the average rage dejected looking article usual ly found in the markets so while we are urging the aoun am I 1 try ry to 1 racla I in the waste landa land let us reda in our own waste territory it will cri conserve our health it will ligh lighten tenth the strain on an our income and rid last but by no means least it at w will 11 aid Is largely italy in beautifying our town now what do you think about it |