!'lehool Bome GardeJJ Ctrculur, NO). 12, Ja(lDfuy.19l7. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERJ.OR BUREAU OF EDUCA'J'ION, SCHOOL HOME GARDEN RESULTS OF I916.' OII(J,/,III1IUO{JIl, TGI1Il.-1n the 81l111nl~rof 'WH, Chntruuoegu tegnn heme gne- dentng HIlder the (l11'ectioll of the Rl11'CUIlof Iklucntton. 'l'he nrsr roar e gl'il(le ten\:hel's rurecteo the 1"01'1;;nnd 510 crutdren tilled 12 eures In bllCl, yfl1'US, grow- ing *2,000 worm of vegetabres III tile three summer rnonuis. In the summer of 1916, 8 grade teachers dn-ected the work, TIS children nuet 131 nCI'l'S In bnck ~'j(l'(Js, nntl vegetables were grown, flggregatlng ill value $3,786. A boy 12 yellrs old produced $18.'5 worm of vegetebtca trout Ill!'! f{lI'r(Jtc, 110118and 0068 to IIl06n,) 1 'l'¥ clrcolJlr lle.llfJ m'llnly wItt! tl>o~~eltle", tbnt aro cooPol'lltlng wllh t.he llurcnu of Edueotlon In working out the pIon, to,' acllOoHllreclt!d home glHdcnlng, l\lo.IlY otbn cltlQll lIfil dolog vory slItll!factl>n' ~rdon work. Illlt '-hey hoyo (Jot h""n Inchl(lr<1 bore becnu!le or luck of de~nlle In/ormation. 71UO"-17--' 2 SONG I . .ill the Man/hit. (Tune, "When He Cometh.") 1. Do uot worry, do not worry. We'll settle your trouble; It. Y011'1Ilet us, if vcu'u let us, We'll !Jell>yon to-day. Gh01'U~. We will ser-ve vou our best, all', In growlllg roue gnrdeu. If yon'll tuke our advice, sir, .'\.JJl:J 110 'IS we Sll)', 2. we're tile whole yenr: we're- the whole yell 1', We are the iwcll'e months. sir. we're not. Idle, we're not idle. Nor lMW. nor lute. JANUARY. (11'eIl1'8 II IIWe 1.'1I1Joj GOt/Oil /J/U{iIW) Wilen little New Yellr comes ulong Ringing his bens 80 clear Sit down and write some letters To seed men fur lIud neur. .Ask uicm for their lntest books 011 nil the thrD~ that grow, And think, and plnn, unr! order Just wlll1.t )'011 want 00 sow. FEBRUARY. (De::OI'lIt6d loilh heart,.) In the sboneec month nf the whole long year You'll bave lots ot work to do. You must eeeoe your ground up tleefJl~' So the nh' cnn go nil through, Ani! fertlJlze, nod lime It, And harrow It with enre. And do not reave tl. speck or trash tn corners, or anvwuere. 3 MATICH. tOOiffies a 1Gite.) When the colu Murch winds are blowing Find n box jour Inches hlgh, Make fI nut anti plant seeds III it, Keep It wurm, but [Jot too dr,l'. SOon seine cold frames will be needed For rue seeds, grown lurge aud tun : Make ycur rmmcs. in uergnt. twelve tncbee, And get glass to cover uu. APUlL. (WCUTS a rotecoot find f,'(II'I,jCt! an 111n/!rellfl .•) When April sho\""ers beg[n to full And nrouros opens ner I.'F~S, Your little plnuts -wiIl need mere room, So put them out under the ames. In the cold frames, tenderly plant them And wutch uiem night nud d:l~', • Fur too much lH~lH01' too much core Will 1(1Ilthem right nwnr. MAY, (C(lrriCs /I. MOJI b(l,!ket.) 'nul soft nne gentle broceee Of the mouth of Mlly $f1y, .. Now Is the time of planttug In the good cid-rustaoned way." Wltb tong, sl.I'lllght tOIl'S (/)r seetlltnga Nicely ;;:uh1ed h.l' a flu'lng, You'll grow so tlne 11garden 'I'Imt l'()U'1\ wuut to !JUIlCOnud slug, JUNE, ( W611,r, a 1(Ililli, au,it.) Unless you're very carerur When the plants begin to bloom, You'll find 80 wllny bugteta That 3'on'11 stng uuotner tune. But wltli plltleut. work In sprayIng A goodly erop you'll bring Of rich und bounteous rruttuge I-'lt to set be-[tlr(! 11'king, 4 (Ca-l"1'ie8 a flag.) Do not forget, when .Tuly COUles To hoe, and boe, IHHlhoe, For unless you save tile moisture There ta no use to sow. For plants are like all people, They must have water to unns, And when you see them dying It ought to make you think. AUGUST. (Weal'lI a Iv/tilo aress und curries a fun-.) wneu the unrs m-e hot nnd luxy, And you'd ruttier sleep tuuu ent, Think of the cold wlurcr Coming And jump Ilul(;kl~' to sour rect, In the seeo beds prnnt your turnips, Beans, and em-rete, emll~e, too. III the ground pot hlll'(lIr ~eelllll\g$ That wlJl test the winter through, seenaaeen. (CoI'rics 8(;hool~ook8, slrrl1Jped lill.) When i.he equtnocuat fur,l" 'rnreateos all on every etde, Take the plunts out from the 8¢e(1beds For tlu:!~· must not there Il\)!tle. Put them out Into the gurden, Let them brave the wtnd und storm For tile)' CUllnot grow the stronger If vou keep them nice nnu wnrm. OOl'OBElR (.I rt/.'k.-fJ-/IIJI.ferll,,8'. ) In the bl'Jgh~ October wentuer 'When the leaves ure fnlling rust Do not woke of them n bonfire " Thllt but smokes, (rom firflt to test i Rnke them ull together nicely, Pile tnem high for courpoat heap, Fertlllze nnd mix with utneatona For your plant toad, very dump. 5 NOVEMBER. when the plants huve lind their frultuge, oive them back: to roomer earth; Give uer all merr reeves and sterna. too, So she'Il have. oj' food, 110dem-th. Spade and subson all tbe garden Leaving It both rough nod loose, Or else sow some rye or wheat seeds, Whll;!) wm pn~' for jutura use. D1~OEMBER (Weill'S ii/mi(t Olalill cap all4 oames 01triBtnw8 tre".) Take rout record book nnd pencil, Wilen the dnys are snort and cold, And count II)) very 1)rls.kl~' Wllut garden's ""(iJ'tIl In gol(j. And you will surely be quite happy, And you'll sing a Jorrut lay, If YOu have c lettuce !::ifllnd On the gladsome Olu-lstums Dill'. (Si.»g a,f/6r me Montlill lUW6 8/till their Jlarls.) SONG II. All tho i!fOlltlM. (Tune, " Yankee Doodle,") 1. Oh, we ne ve toW NU wunt to do To mnke your gurden right, sir. AmI If you fRil, It Is your- fuult; So we will SU~·, "Good !lIght. sir." Mnke n gfu-den, renke It right, 'I'nke It YClLr to do It, Do not crowd It In 11mouth, Or you wlll surely rue It. 2. Now go to work, YOIl foolish bo)', Do OM thing tit n time, str. AIl!l bo](l to system bnrd nnll mat, And don't forget the lime, err. 6 (After 8't~Ui~If),teeve tile 8Ulue qllietl'/J.) Johnnie (1IJu,ldng"II.p); what's that! I thought some people wer-e suring some- thing about gardening and teljtng me how to de It. Wh:~t were tiJey say- Ing? Oll, yes, I have It now, Ill:ld I don't have to do It nil lit once, juat one thing at a ttrue. That'!l be cnav. l'll fertlllze to-duy ,.\fill spade and lime to-morrow If tile weather Is good. (RII'~ Q1J the ,tflne (I(L1"ryIIlU Olily hill shovel.) In August We euudren hnd II gH111eu I'nlly 'IIU! exlrlhltetl euetr \"egetallles aud [lowers. In October the children exhibited vegetables, flOWI~L"S, find cunner goods ut the district rnir. Tills year 11special Iuud W(\S llIlprf!lJrlntcd For the school uome-gardeu entries. Tile supervisor wrnea: "'rhe exunnr wue mOll!crenuune. Among the ccnued vegetnbh:ls were uiose thut hud taken prtzes ne fresh vege- tables nt the rally." Tile noma gardanera belongIng to the Onk Grove SCllOOI wrm two of the four school nrtees--« dtcttonarv und II canner. '.rhe prtuelpul 11(1}(} 1.1rnlly nt the school nnu the clt~' commissioner presented LIIe 11ri7.(>8. '!'Ile reacher writes: ;, I rlid not tnlk prrzes, ttut I (11(1tnlk work. I think the lllajol'lty ca the clJlldren felt tlHlr. the -guf£1l}1lwus the tiling that counted." SUl'lt, wtnder feels that through the home-garden WO!'" he cnn best take advantage of the youthful energy when It Is most rcsponstvo, br eueourugtng Ul6 ehlldreu to. become producers of COl11lllo{lIties that th,!)' enn 11llflrecillte nud eIlJol'. OliiS/)l'oom IcS/)otlf; I)U ;j(lll lltl{\ plant reqllll'cnl(IJlI.>; 'ICCOllIPllll~' the lJome- gnl'r1cu opel':ltions, ThIs re,lr :K:llolil ("redIi will he .e:lI·ell for ths lJome-gnl'llen work, T1lagflnlen rencherll tluolll.m gnrc!lllllll"tlul:rl; f.'ulli lm(·ll (\islriel IlHI'e JOiIl(!iin dulJ to studJ' under lhl) rllrectlOll of nle BUl"c'Iu of EduClltlOli. 'riley l\re to reluJ Dewey'!,!" School 1111(1 Societ,'·" IUI{1 "!\Ion)1 l'l"int'lplea III EduclIHon." In odc1itlon lhe~' wlll stUll.\, the 11l'Oll:lJ;nUon HUt! (:,H"~of Itlllllllli 110(1tJl.'I·ClmhL1vege- tobles; slUull fl'ultlllllld the ~row111~ of flower!) lioUI for orUlllllent.ni nod selling Ilurposes. Anotlu!l' illl["lortnnt fcnturc of lhell' work will be to lllll[;e out 11\,e/l:e- table gUI'den cllllrt for ebnttlilloo~:t, illCllllllll.1: tlie (oll(lwlllj.f tOlll!;'!': Ypl;'etUlllc!'!, time to lllilllt, umollllt of f1eefiSfOt" 2li fl'el of dl'lll, stl1ndHrtl vllrlet.ies, dlstnnee fll}llrt of rowl:I, delltll of Jl\llnllllj;, tJll'l!.IIllI.-e apnrt of (11111)[11, cllltura, Illsett enemlell, SlJrflJ' to nse. \lInn! dir,;ensell. sprn,v to lise, time of lllfltlll'it,v, compllliion cror:ed Into II gilrllen club. 'l'Jle~' 11'111meet tit vnrleus tunes uud luke up ure gnrrh-n work ror a definite per-rod. Jolillum Clly. 2'clt1~.-UIltJer Hre tnrecnon Iff II gnr.teu terH.:1I8I', 12.::;enurtren UJlet.I about Ii acres In bnck yards uud b-'TE!W $227 W01't]1 of vegetabtes in the three aunnner mouths. NORTH CAnOLr~A. Oh,uJ"lot-te, N. a.-I'n June one of the Chattanooga tencueeewns uenarerret to Ohnrtctre, N. O. '£hc resutt oJl' ner work was that 111Ille three summer mcntus HI8 eundrec t!lled 7)1 (teres In bllt!; ,1':11'115 lllni nroctuced $l,~25.40 worth or vegetnbtes. The .gurtleu teecner wrttes llmt lllllily of tllf' gl1l'llf'lIeri' 10('],- 111'1:' lug rorwuro to the Ill\rI'~thlg lit 1:ll\~h' full y('gPTII]ll(!l<, Alt1HI11g'll much WIlS destl'oyed lIy UIl' receut storms, there ts n grent (lPIlI left'. 'I'he follo)villg Is u summary report of till' VfwntlOl1 wOI'k: The !\1I1111.lel' Actulllll1T1\ltlllt ot (;hlldrCll 11CItlillly Iloll1g g"'lJ'(I~n wOI'k uf. 1ll011,C)'sceut..; ~ _ _ $]87, ,''''eo Vtllllt'_ oC vegetlllJles u8e~L ~__ ~ _ $O~('i.!Si) Valu(> o!' \'eg'ctnliles soll! .__ _ _ ~3\}S" m Total valull ot thl!s!o1gurdCl1s ~ _ $], 22r;, 40 Totul Ill'Uft L _ ~1, OlB. Sl) '1'ot:11 nvernge per ilIllllll'e £ooL _ ,005 ACI'f!ugc ~ _ 7,3 NlIllltl('I' Of ('Ilillll'l;~n lI111kl1J~UW'I' $GIL r _ 1 ;'\uU1ber of chllcll'ell 1lI'lkill~ OWl' $i'iO _ 3 Nlmll)CI' or ehlh:ll'en muklllg Q\'er $40 _ 1 .:"l"um\)('I'(If chlJdl'cn 11lllklllj! 0\'1'1' !ii*' ~ __~ _ 4 Num!:Jel" of childrell making" aVel" S20 ~ ~ ~ ~ o N11I)11)!:'I'Ilf clllldrcn 1U:lklll~ o,"el' $)O ~ •• _ ]8 .\11 ehllllren, willi j'he c:ccel111(JJ)of tlll'~, Clc'lT'etl c,:..--pel1!1C1>, The lirgnl1hal (j()ll III Chlll'lOtte III !'!Illllllll' l" tll>\l or Ollflllllnl)(ll\'ll. OOllcerllill~ t11l~hllllle-j:!"llrden lI'ork, Supt" FInnlltlg ,,,..It('8 the. fullo\\"illg; .. Gln~Jl, first, 1\ l}Q~'C!.larged wllb grellt energy tllHt Wllst be excrted hi oue wily Of Iluolber, bOlll'S or 81)lU'etime tllHt l\\hould 1I0t be apo::nt In iOleucssll,l'ound l!.le home or III tbe back r1Jio~'s with the glLn,l:"or ou the sll"l..'CtsLu tile wny of reck- less drivers; given, second, t\ SIl.luli plot ofgrotlu(l tbut the boy lHH~'('fll! hh own, with lill' I)rh'i!pge or cuHh'uling It n~ 1m wl'ilitu'!lvp soli t)( lIllltlwl' curl II. henll h~' ()lll(J(lI)I' cmplormcnt. the WondCl" M wiltrl1lllg Illnnt lifo! g";-I'lIIl11llle lllul gl"U"', Ille lr1Tpn~ Ill!'el'~~t !ltllllU- Int~1 l!J IIIC Scll~e of [los~ei"~ilJlI. n 1{,~>l!1llill illlhl>ltr)' IHld eI~110nl~·. Ihe J'll"opll.r respect tor manual labor, nnll no OI1\lOrtuult;y to ft,nel QUI !lOIlIl;lllhlg 11\)out lJiil • I1rlturll! bent' In this direction, to 811y 1I0thlnl!' of the Clllt\\'BIJon of his cl'!lhetlc sense." A!llwmllc, ,Y. c,-Llke Chnt.t:\l100I-'ll, :\;;;111'\"111(> 111111 I~II C\lll(lucUng home- g:nnhm \\"ur~ for tWO yr'l1l·k;. La'll ~'enr $2 chll.lrell" working \UHler the r1chenl. grew $970 worth of vQ~I,1,ble~ In thr.,e !l\ll1lmel' lIlonths. This yell!' 27 ('IiJlrll'{olI, \\'ol'klllg 1II1l1el" Ille d]I'l'('lItlll of tw(,l IcncIJCI'$, grew $3:!2JI5 WVl'tlJ or vt>gelfil)le" III Ihe tll1'l'(> I, The fol1o\\'lIl[:r Is II 8 $lllllllJ(lI',1' of tile reporr : l'ItlllJh!]' the .urectton of n garden tencticr 98 enjtdren find 50 enuue 11UV(l teurnet IIOW to produce vegetables in their hlle];: yards. Forty children nnd 30 ndults lm ve filII IlIIt' winter glll'lte,W:I. A vacunt lot ttu-ee-roururs or nn ucre In alze Is used ns n rtemonatrntlou plot. Dur'Ing the scnoot sesstou the work I~ clone b~' the cnuureu. In the vnontton month.'! bovs wno are taking gnrdenlug us u tmde ure employed to tnke care or the glll·Oell. Thill Jot produced $lU.66 worui Of \'egetl1.blel; durfng tue summer months. JA1;tlllyl(ln. N. O.-Tlul Erlunger Cotton Mill Oo., In Lexington. N. C.. IHiS A(lrep1:ecl rue Burenu's jJl1111 (If homo gnrtleulug. .A gt\l'(Jell te.nche:i· hilS been elllfllo.ved, She Is to touch nature stu(Jy and gnrdcnlrW 1u the mill sChool, also dlrl'(·t nil the gUl'lllll1 l\CUvlt!es of thq. eliUre viUuge. f.9.!:It spri.ng the mill worker'" followet! the BUl'el\U'S plan of flornl I,lluntlng ubout their homes. All summer flud fnll the vlllllge was 1lI0st uttrnctlve with lawns lind tlle homes I1l1'lltlly "Ued" down wHl\ flower!!. Mr. F.!1'1l\nger wishes to ml\ke his vlllllge the mOf't llttl"tlctlve one In the SO\lth. GEORGIA. A"(Jrl~tu, Ga.-Olle llUll\lrNI lind !ift.~.chH{1l'cn, unclel' the direction of n gar- dau teacher, tilled 51 «ere!:! In buck yllnls onll !ll'olluced In live moutllS $2,$40 WOl'tJl of vegewbles. t£lI'ent~· of these chlltll'cn ore practlclng intensive glll'den· Inl; for 12 monlhs. At/(l/~tlJ., Ga,.-Home gnl'{lCnlng \\'\lS corrled on tluJ:lng the sprllll' t£'rm. Tile ,vork WIIS dOlle [)~. tile gJ'ulJe tcncherS without Ihe lCt,I(I!,w~lllpor U $1:JeCltlll~' tl'1l111edllupervlsor. The followillg \s II generlll sUlflUlllry: Number of Imllvj(llJIJ.I home ...e~ellible gll,rtlenS-_________________ 8,320 TOtll1 orea In nCl'CS,Itldh'lc!unl ll(lmc gUl'dCIlS H ---'-_ 5'!l Totll! value of IlrO{luct!l ~ __ $U, 080. 10 Actun I &lle!l _ '(;0::1. ]fi Actunl e:o;pen.se .... _ $J,230.13 Num[)er of gnrdens fit ~uhools for gnl(le~L _ 123 Numbl":l' of gnrdens I1t sclH;lOls for Indlvl(hulls _ J.22 TO!il1 1l1'Cl1III llCI'~ In SChOOlgmdl!lls Value of prQ(1u(:ts frolu !!Choolg:H,r1CuIC ~ _ _ 2. $J80.0J'i Actunl eXI}\:),usc\.11 SI:1I001Jnlrlhllla_~ __~ _ $75.61 Gush sules fl'om school g!lrdenll .. ~ $2.:;,31 Repone(! L'asll ou IUlIU.l,next )'ear'" ~nl'llell 1V00·k _ $8.7f'i Nmnller Of l>almy IllLekll~~lI Or $l..'edsoltl til Cbl1drell ~.~ _ 4,245 Vlllue of olher prtlclllct~ bought b~' chlltJrOIl _ $420.82 NlIlIllJel' of visits l1J:Hle br telu'henl to in"llcct home gur(JOIlL.-..... _ 1,696 Number of IIowl'r pots om1 beds lit l!\,hOOIS ~ _ 3,729 NUllI!>er of nower l>e{ll:lon school gl'oullds_~ _ !!O:! Area. III SI1l'llll'e rnr!.ls, nu"'er llpds on l'!dwo) grolltllls _ 3,419 Extant of border!! OIl sch(l(ll grounds, In !lueur .1'llrds • _ 2,3M Ex~l\S(l of sehoo)-gL'QUlld cultur\' _ $260.74 NU\l)l)er ot pupils pel'soniln~' Interested In 1I0me gl\l'tlen!L ~ _ 5,152 Number of lawns improved at schools ~ _ 1B Area of lawns tmm-cved at schools, in square yards _ 5,621 Number of trees set out this season Oil school yards _ SO Number of trees set out this season on erdewuuca _ .;1.25 Number 01' trees set out this eenson nt chlldreu's homes- _ 1,518 Bellge>l, privet unullunfiowel', set out at school, In Huenr X8..l·ds _ 0'i7 :Most profltabie vegetables raisct]:. Potatoes. peas, musmrd, <:01'0, tomatoes. beaus, turnip sulud, lettuce .. cabbage, uud onion. vegetnbles most auccesarunv rllis~1 b~' chlldren ; Salad, lettuce, radish, onion, beau, corn, turnip, beet, n ud eabbnge. Lending flowers cutnvateo : Rose, zinnia, nasturtium, cnnne. vtctec, lllQ)'lling- glorr, verbena. ptnk, and poppy, Bnrlllflll Insects encountereu: Outworm, tJlullt nee. cabbage butternr. pomro bug, gl'ub'('ol"llI . ....sst. Supt. 1Vo.I'111111\· Wt'!tCf:> thn t uie ubcve figures show tJie totals cnsea upon ccnsorvnrtva e8tilll:lte~ It-om the several schools' reports. Be feels rum they are \'('r,\' gTnUfyfug' and tudlcute whnt could be dooe unother vcur wnu IHl euruer SHIrt. more srstemuuc erroere. better organtzutton, nnd II techlllCflllr trntued sunervtsor. Seven Of the Anaura teachers took courses In gnrt.lelllug under the Bureau's specialist uns summer. KEN'rUCKY, !,f'will(l/(m.. KlI.'-Thls being tue second vern- I\f the home school garden work. the boul"(\ of edlientlon (Iecldecl to enllll'ge tlle field or O{lCl"lltlOIlt111UpliH:C the work l)U 11broo.dCl' nnd larger b(lsl~. 'rile bQlJj'd npprOllrlnted II larger llllTO\1nt ot ll1one~' to OOV('l' till! llx::r)(ln$e of the supervision of till!' glll'rJeus. to ll"tlr(:.lIllse :;I\l'den seed wllere [he ..,Ililtll'en eQuid not b11r them. nnl! to (.'{)v~r otJUll' eXllOnSe9 Incldent,,1 to the seuson's worl;:. The \VO)'I, WM begun l)~'the teachers elt1'I~' III tile ~'etlr, In Apl'l1 ~nUl' junlol' "itllllt'UIS f')f tM (;Qlll.!j:e of Aj:,'l'knlture of ttle State tJilh'erslt~' wel'e :Jllpolntea to ~I"e 11Il(l.l't ot theil' lime us supervl!;lllg tellche[':;, 0110 or these tenclll.\rs WllS ll!!~igned to the colored schOols and tlte olhers enctl took ehflrge ot two wblte li('110019, One les.'iOll pOl' week wu~ given lu eHeh schOOl l.lullL'llIlg', The illf<)l'llllltlon glw:u III these les.'Wns wus Ilre!lellt~1 III 119elQillentllrr n forlll fiS poSSible (Hill hod (llt'eel a»jlli('nt!O!l to tile h0111e gill'rlell wfll'k of fhe children. Sucll mllt~rJj).l Ill> the prC[lIIl"fltl(ln ur the l'l()I1, tl~lQ or plnlltlng, di$tnnce npfirt of plllnt.:!, ,t1I\1! ['OW!! WllS (,'O\'Ct'ed, At the f1r>;t ulcer!lI)! thl" >;U!l(.l)'ViROI'Sn.ske(! the clll1(II'el) (0 mlll,e u dlPl~rllll1 of theh' gill'ileu Stlltll1~ npPl'Q.xilllllle ~t~.e, the. WI1,1"It slol"Jeo. o.ntl the sUI'~('mllt1lnJ:: builclJngl:l, t.rE!l'!~, elc, These wel'e sl1!(lied SO I1I'l to tell the child whnt WliS best to /llnnt lIno huw be!'t to 1i1~'out lite g:lnlens. El\.ch supervisor millie a visit to lhe chillI's Wlrden liS SOOll liS f1ossilJle, lind III this WII~' he \l'tltl hetlcl' able to lm;truct tile chll11 Hllel !lId !LIm In lilylng out his gm'llcII. Wilen 11gUl'llen W(lS \'lsltel1, tile ch!Jl! \\"ns commended for things that were oorrectl~' pel'fOl'\m'd lind COl'l'cctesll,lt;lto gr,lw the ilesl quullts of "egetnl;oles wIthout tlx)l(>l\dlng muc.11 mones to!· drainage, For the use of LlLa chilur611 who live In this section, Delaware College set llpJlrt a trilct of Its 1anu on whlc.lL very producth'c gut'dens wel'e mlltl;:!, 'rho indh'WulIl chlld's plot W:Hi 11\1"1;0, lind tbe acllool .t;"lIrJen gnl'C ('lIlpl ....\·Il'enr to II groull 01' c\lIl(ln'U to whum gardenlug would hltve lleen otherwb;e ;lnJ)osslble. Wirmill.otoll, l)cl,~$chool tlncl 1I011lC gllrdenlng Wi\:; Inj.rOl'\uc(!Il III Wllmlng- ton fit We bej,..Jnnlng of the lIUG gllrcleu son SOli, The p"!nclpnl or one ,,1' the ~leDlentl1ry schools, who hod ro<.:elved spechtl agrlculturul lI·ululug (It J)e1111\·>1re College, Willi vince(! In c.Jmrge oj' lile wOl'k, 1·'01· tile f1rsL ~'eM' 11. \1':1i1 11e('l,1e(1 to eonfluc the efforts of this teacher to a single school ulsttlct. Public School No. 14, l.h the wost congested dlSLrlet of tM c10·, W,t,. selecloo, Ilut I>e(:lluse the lurgeet number of vegetl1!Jles CQulll IJoe produced there. bill becllll"OOtile eupedntelldellt or Sl;'hoois felt that the district needed ilie educutl()lJ[l.l In- f1ucnctl' 0:1'the worlt most. From the .first, tlln.ny dHllcmltles confronted the tent;lIer. The S()11Wl1!1 poor; the !Jllck :l'lll'ds wore small alld llsh covered: n nd there wm'o ,'cry few yo.Cltl.lt lots nvalluble for b'llflleo11.lg. Twent~'-o!le children. however, cl.llth·uterl hOllie glirdens throughout the senson, :\ "lwant lot w,\!! .secured and cultlvnted by u group of chlic1ren who Imd nO bIlcl,-yUfd spltce. 'l'he followIng nC<..i:nmtof work 011 this lot Is glven ily the tenc.her: "One lot which hud been used us n dUml) 1'01.'(lId tIn CUllS and ashes WllS ('lefil'ccl of f.lll rubbish by the boys nud i,1rls, plowed. and hnrl'owed by the boys, mnrked orr alld plnllted by the clHldren, Mld thllS OOl1\'ertoo Into n. vegetable gnr(len from wblch ltbQut $18 WQI'tLt of vegetables were gnt11cred." During the season, $45 worth of I'egetobles were growll. In back ~"ll'd3 aml $19 worth 011 vacant Iota, The total (:08t of seeds, toOll>,and other eXlm (l.q1l1p- ment wns $13. A)tllough the mone~' return \liltS smul1. the edul'UtiOltlll '>'Ellue of the work bas been large. GeOl·!Jf:fIJUm. Dcl.~Sc1IO(1I-dlrecled home-garden wOl'k WllS ~1l11'ted for tile llrst time during tile paf>t SCUi in l:!Chool gllrl]cns And 125 cWldrl!,u mLllle home gar(\eilil. The \'lIluo ot tbe glll'claD pt'm]uNll of the I;chocll glll'deus Will! llOt recorded, but in the hQ.U1egLltdetls t.he net prol1l tnngo(\ from ~2.50 to $25 per chUtl. AI:!Ole g,ntle.n !llstnH~tor Is elll1l1osed tor 12 1ll011tbs,the onh' l'xtrll t'xpen.se to the 8Chool dejJl1rClilent Wllll LlOOllt $10 IlflCtl In 11lI1Illlllling dh'et:'UOWl wllich were !iellt lo the clllhll'ClI l(lld lo!' u few 11l('lclelltnl!Iulllllle!!_ At the entl at the gllrden l'!CUaolin \'e:':-etllble llm! il"wel' (nil' lI'Hil held, lit whl('h !lI.lIlUllllS exhlllltet:l tbelr !lrodncts. 01-110, Ginefmwti,-SCbool HlI(1hOUle gArden wOl'k has been C()n(\lIctea In QIUclnuntl for n number Or )'<.'111'8,At lilt' 11l'el'lCnl;tlll1e u t!lrl!'(,'tor ot 8c.llnol IllItl !lome gll1:(lcnlng Is employed h,l' llle llul)lIc'8Cbool IlelHlrllnent t!Jl'Ollj;II(H1tille yeJll' Hnd 46 tenchers give theil' tlum to teaching gnrdeolug. 1'he work II>I'on!luct;e