Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1917 — Back Yard Agriculture. [ARTICLE]

Back Yard Agriculture.

A movement for “back-yard agriculture,” inaugurated in Ontario, should be extended to this country, says ths Providence Bulletin. It Is not necessary to have a large tract of land for gardening. Much can be done at small expense on a city yard of ordinary size. An area of 40 by 50 feet 18 worth cultivating. Tomatoes, lettuce, radishes, beans and onions, an valuable food products, can be grown within the limits of a house lot. "Back-yard agriculture” will not support the people, but it will add materially to the food supplies of the country, and thus will have effect upon prices. The Canadian government Is wise in its advocacy of “a vegetable garden for every home.” '