Four Year Garden Course for Girls in Southern States
The Department of Agriculture and state colleges co operate on a progressive four year garden and canning program for girls. Year one centers on tomatoes. year two adds a second crop and winter garden. year three expands to cucumbers eggplant and peppers with perennials aimed at long term canning. The plan emphasizes training in pruning, care, and diversification toward permanent garden fruiting and lessons from experiment stations. It envisions thousands of permanent gardens with berries, apples, peaches, and other produce once initial trials prove viable.