The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-31
.GIR[SON THE FARM,
THEIR GOOD WORK
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people having been echoing and re-
echoing the cry. Back to the Farm
for the boy, and in some way the
girls were kept out of the question.
To-day we are facing the problem OF
keeping the boy there unless the girl
Is, also, interested and made to re-
allze the advantages the country pos
sesses over the city, not only for the
girl of means who can go to the city
when she will and thus enjoy advan-
tages of both country and city, but
to the girl OF moderate means who
must make her own way in the world
and who has few trips into the great
world outside, and SO we are planning
to make home life in the country as
attractive to the girl as to the boy,
knowing how dependent one is upon
the other.
"The day is past when country
girl is pited because her life is SO
prescribed, bounded by the horizon.
In this day of good magazines and
papers at moderate prices, OF rural
free delivery, or many excursions 70
places Interest and historical value,
the country girl finds her life as run
and profitable as the city girl.
The Girls Demonstration Work.
we must hasten the time when a
country girl, feeling the necessity OF
making her own living, need not look
to some poorly paid position In the city
where she may exc out an existence,
or to the taking charge Of some one
room school house, the salary Of WHICH
will about pay for clothes and board.
but may look 10 her own yard or
garden. to find there the an
sewer to the problem; and, also hav-
ing the privilege OF her mothers COM
partnership. Ia thing every girl should
have as long as possible), and the life
at home, not only make enough money
to meet her everyday needs. but by a
systematic study Of the wonders OF
nature around her, grow into finer
and larger womanhod than she has
before dreamed possible.
"Recognizing this need, the u. s. De-
partment of Agriculture has this sum-
mer decided to follow up the Boys
Demonstration work by what Is known
as the Girls Demonstration work
following along similar lines, taking
education along home lines into the
girls homes.
1.-TWO counties have been selected,
and your own county of Halifax IS one
of the two. Many Of you girls know
how we are to organize In the ran
into a country club for tho summer
Each district has its own chairman,
and Miss Mamie Hundley is acting as
chairman for the Mount Laurel girls,
YOU all know that all work after
the first hard work. Is to be done by
the girls, who must take entire Ncare
Of both the tomato and cucumber
plants. 1t might be we'll to follow the
olan outlined in the bulletin sent you
from Washington in the matter Of fer
tilizers. This will teach you Just what
YOUR land most needs and will he Of
great service to you next year. When
the fruit is ripe a canning outfit Will
be sent into your neighborhood and
you will be taught how to can and
pickle.
.When this is done a market Will
be provided for the goods. In addi-
stion to this the Modern Gamer Co., OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, offers number
three canning outfit to the girl who
has the best output for the county
The exhibition of candidates must bs
accompanied by. o composition telling