Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, August 2, 1919, p. 1. HI KOST, GARDENER. "We the people" were urged to make gardens this year in order to reduce the high cost of living. Many people responded. The crops are now coming in. This is the way Hi Kost was beaten: tomatoes 15 cents a pound, potatoes 5 cents a pound, green beans 10 cents a pound, green corn 35 to 40 cents a dozen ears, new onions 10 cents a pound. These prices are two or three times greater than they were before the war, which goes to show that even though the gardens are given a patriotic purpose they continue to profiteer. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.