战争园艺和家储蔬菜（一战）.pdf

(obS Victory Edition. 1919 WAR GARDENING andHome Storage of\fegetables for tlie Southern States Published by NationalWarGarden Commission Washington,D.C. Copyright IQIS by NATIONAL ^/AR GARDEN COMMISSION Walter Clinton Jackson Library The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Special Collections Rare Books World War I Pamphlet Collection June 7, 1918. NATIONAL WAR GARDEN COMMISSION, Washington, d. c. Dear Sirs: The War Department finds much satisfaction in the creation of War Gardens at various army camps by the Conservation and Reclamation Division of the Quartermaster Generals office. Food production at these camps has been the subject of some concern with the department. The large areas of tillable land within many of the military reservations have been regarded as offering potential food production on a large scale, and I feel that the army is to be congratulated that the utilization of this space has now taken concrete form. Camp War Gardens will serve more than one useful purpose. The pro- duction of food at the mess door is of great importance in that it not only lessens the armys demand on the usual sources of supply but eliminates transportation as well. To the National War Garden Commission I extend the thanks of the Depart- ment for its quick response to the appeal of the Quartermaster Generals office for co-operation. Not confining itself to mere compliance with the letter of the request, the Commission entered fully into its spirit. At a time when funds were not available through Government channels the Commission vol