A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46
APPENDIX I
Wartime Social Survey “DIG for VICTORY” INQUIRY New Series No. 20
Investigator’s Name......... Date.........
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED TO ALLOTMENT HOLDERS
1. When did you take your allotment?.........
2. What gave you the idea?.........
3. What did you think were the advantages?.........
4. Were there any disadvantages?.........
QUESTIONS ADDRESSED TO GARDENERS
5. What did you grow in your garden before the war?
(a) If a flower garden: Have you given over any part of it to growing vegetables since the war?
(b) If a mixed garden: How much space did you give to vegetables before the war?
(c) How much space do you give to vegetables now?
7. When did you do this?.........
8. What gave you the idea?.........
9. What did you think were the advantages?.........
10. Were there any disadvantages?.........
QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO BOTH ALLOTMENT HOLDERS AND GARDENERS
11. Have you had any difficulty in obtaining advice?
If so, what?.........
12. Have you noticed any of the advertisements of the Ministry of Agriculture?
If so, which?.........
13. (a) Have you made a note of any particular piece of advice?
(b) Have you acted on any of their suggestions?
Say what:-
(c).........
(d).........
14. Have you seen the Ministry of Agriculture’s cropping plan?
15. Have you made use of it?
16. Have you obtained any of the ‘Dig for Victory’ leaflets?
If so, which?.........
17. Do you use any book of reference on Gardening?
If so, what is its name?.........
18. Do you take any gardening paper?
If so, which?.........
19. Do you read regularly Gardening Notes or the Gardening article in your daily or weekly paper?
20. What paper do you read?.........
21. (a) Have you consulted your Local Allotment Secretary?
(b) or the Parks Superintendent?
22. Have you visited the demonstration plot in your park or on your allotment?
23. (a) What broadcast talks do you listen to about gardening?.........
(b) Have you acted on any of the advice given?
What.........
(c) Made notes on any of the items?
What.........
24. Is there any other source from which you obtain information about gardening? State what.........
25. (a) Have you noticed the publicity about Potato Spraying
(b) Do you know why this is important?
26. Have you got a compost heap?
27. (a) What made you decide on your cropping plan?.........
(b) Did you consult your wife?
28. (a) How do you arrange your time for gardening?.........
(b) Have you any difficulty in finding time?.........
29. Do you get any help from your wife?
or child?
30. What crops are you growing for winter use?
31. What was your experience with your crops last winter?.........
32. What vegetables did you have enough of, and which did you have to buy? When was this?
| Grown | Enough | Bought | x When | Grown | Enough | Bought | x When | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potatoes | 1 | 1 | 1 | Celery | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Carrots | 2 | 2 | 2 | Leeks | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Beet | 3 | 3 | 3 | Sprouts | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Onions | 4 | 4 | 4 | Broccoli | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Turnips, Swedes | 5 | 5 | 5 | Spinach | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Peas and Beans | 6 | 6 | 6 | Kale | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Tomatoes | 7 | 7 | 7 | Cabbages | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Parsnips | 8 | 8 | 8 | Others | 8 | 8 | 8 |
To Gardeners
33. Do you intend growing vegetables in your garden after the war?
To Allotment Holders
34. Do you intend keeping on your allotment after the war?
COMMENTS
Additional Questions to Women Allotment Holders
(i) Did you dig your allotment yourself?
If No , who helped you with it?
(ii) Have you had any other assistance
(iii) Have you experienced any difficulties in the cultivation of your allotment
(iv) Say what.........
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