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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
5
Advocate urged 22 million Victory Gardens in 1944 to boost food production. Encouraged citizens to plant carrots potatoes and other produce on lawns parks and vacant lots to aid civilian defense and win the war on the food front.
Gardens For Victory emphasizes sunny level soil and clearing nearby trees. Plant in staggered timings to harvest through summer. Thorough ground preparation and soil enrichment with rotted leaves or compost boosts growth and flavor.
A wartime utility guide urges households to keep weeds down with a sharp hoe, fight insects with insecticides, and utilize all produce. It notes home canning of tomatoes for vitamins, seeks best advice from Department of Agriculture bulletins, local neighbors, and the County Extension Agent. Local firms promote growing Victory Gardens to aid the war effort, listing multiple sponsors.
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