Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-21
WOMAN FARMER AT THE FAIR.

The individual exhibit of Mrs j. Lind
say johnson in the agricultural building
of the fair naturally attracts much atten-
ton. 1t is one of the few womens ex-
hibits in that line. 1t shows fine farm
and garden products from Little Egypt.
Mrs. Johnson's farm near Rome. 1t is
very large exhibit, and all is attractively
arranged.
The best Of It is that the whole thing
represents what a woman can do on the
farm. There is beautiful array of corn
and wheat, apples and pears, potatoes,
both sweet and Irishs turnips, beets, pars-
ley, sage, peppers, lavender, peppermint.
hoar-hound, sweet marjoram-all the long
list of both culinary and medicinal herbs.
Then there are preserves and jellies and
pickles Of all sorts
''They are not quite as clear and beauti-
full, perhaps, as some you will see on the
ground" said Mrs. Johnson, but, If so,' 1t
is because had pride in using even the
vinegar that was made on the farm. They
represent home products in every respect.
And I did the preserving and pickling
myself. ts.E
at is a mistake" she continued, @to
say that a woman cannot make a success
of farm. She can do 1t if she bends her
effort that way. Look at Mrs. Nellie Pc
tiers Black. She shows what can be done
by a woman in that line And hope that
my exhibit shows in a small way the
same thing.
ssYou know" she went on, zone of the
chief aims of our federation of clubs for
the past few years has been to foster the
interest of women in farm and garden
products. Our annual work in these state
fairs has helped greatly in this DIRECTION.
The women are growing broader IN their
ambitions. Heretofore they have con-
fined themselves to the woman's buildings,
to an exhibition chiefly of beautiful things
in the way Of needlework, paintings and
CONNECTIONS, and their competition was
simply with each other. But this year we
3ecome practical. show our farm pro-
ducts alongside those of men and declare
In an indisputable object lesson that wo-
men may be as good farmers as any
body. rs-.-r .>-sissss ...sef-.sss
* woman farmer could not, doubtless,
do her own blowing or clearing. But
neither does the man farmer Botn
would simply order it done and see that
It was done properly.
Have you seen the display of Mrs. W.
w. Monk in this agricultural buiidingf
Mrs Monk is from Worth county, south
west Georgia. She has a fine individual
exhibit, and her sister, Miss Williams,
sends a county exhibit. Many of these
women take home fine premiums, ana
there Is growing among them spirit OF
economic independence. Why Mrs.
Monk has won a SO premium on a DuSnei
Of wheat She can educate her children
on her fair premiums. s Is te,g mss
To hear Mrs. johnson talk is TO eaten
her enthusiasm. You begin to wonder why
every woman blessed with a farm does
not make of it competency and happiness.
You begin to realize that within those
farm fences you may be economically m
dependent of the whole world; that there
you may raise your own meat. your
fowls grain and vegetables, shear your
own sheep, weave your own clothes ana
sell of your surplus to those who VIII
buy.
/. And woman can do it all Just as well
as a man! r-r1r- ~
OF all these things the state fair fur
nishes the object lesson. Women who
have come here this year and have seen
these evidences of others energy VIII
next year send something from their own
sewing room and kitchen, garden and
farm.
There is great helpfulness in this COM
ing together Of women In their work. The
interaction of ideas Is incalculable In It's
results. the fraternal spirit that Is fos-
tered is fine, the science and philosophy
of life come nearer to the common grasp.
Mrs. johnson, as the head of the wo-
mans department of the fair. has done
great work IN fostering all these things,
and too much cannot be said IN her
p-''' EMIL. JAY.