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Show niliiK, Montnnu, Utah and New MexU'o. Addlulonul emphasis was placed plac-ed upon the fact that demands for food In HI41 are Incrcashii: nrfd will continue to Increase during the war and in the Immediate Im-mediate post-war period, so that, the need for victory (-aniens will continue to be unvent. in view of this fact, everyone l.s urtfod to IAtow a nai'den this year and also because of the danger of a possible possi-ble drought over a large part of the country. Another recommendation was that towns, cities, and counties organize immediately for the 1944 victory garden program. Dr. Stark states that individual individ-ual home gardens have increased in this state since America entered en-tered the war from the sum of 14,01)0 gardens to the amazing total of 09.000, and in order to meet the food demands of a nation na-tion at war the number will have to rise to an even greater peak during 1944. Early Purchase Of Seed Now Advocated Victory gardners of Utah should buy seed and supplies and make their spring plans as soon as possible, Is the advice of Dr. Arvil L. Stark, horticulturist of the Utah extension service, who returned last week from the regional victory garden conference confer-ence held in Denver. Recommendations of the delegates dele-gates at the Denver meet included in-cluded "more gardens, larger and better gardens, and greater pro-ruction pro-ruction per square foot of ground," as objectives of the 1944 victory garden program, according to Horticulturist Stark. Present at the two-day sessions ses-sions were more than 70 leaders of the wartice garden movement from five states, Colorado, Wyo- |