St. Tammany farmer., 1911-01-28
unable to make the demonstrations.
she was confined to her room for
several. days, but the canning work

several days, but the canning work
was continued in Aiken and at diff.
1erenet points in the county. All OF
tne girls present, on different days
showed much interest and love fol-
the work and some of them develop.
ed quite good deal of efficiency
One OF the most interesting features
OF the work was the presence of a
lew of the Corn Club boys at all
OF the meetings. Some of these BOYS
developed skill in soldering the caps
ana tips of the cans One boy
brought in one-half bushel of nice
tomatoes which he had crown. Ex-
periments were made in canning
other vegetables besides tomatoes.
Some fruits were canned. Several
cans OF beans were put up and boil
ed on two or three successive days
In order to demonstrate the import
ance of killing germs and spores also.
| Encouraged by the interest taken
and the ability shown by the various
members of the club, as well as by
the boys and parents also, it was
decided to leave the canning outfit
IN the county and have it moved
from place to place. 1t was sug-
gested that the girls have canning
| parties The outfit was left in
community where there were IL girls
| VINO have tomatoes ripening from
tlme to time. One girl is to invite
the other girls to come and bring
| their tomatoes to her home and
spend the day. Two of the mothers
In that community manifested unusual
interest and have been present every
day. They will be chaperons at the
canning parties. There are also two
or three boys in the same community
who will be first-class assistants.
They bring the wood and water,
keep up the fires, and do the cap
ping and tipping. AS soon as the
work is fairly well finished there,
the outfit will be moved to another
place 10 miles away. which is the
center of another group of the club.
Miss Hyde has not given up the
idea of giving the girls lessons in
picking, preserves, etc. She was
carried back to the college, but as
soon as she was able to sit up, she
prepared 10 or IL simple recipes
to be sent to all the members of
the club. This leaflet will be print
ed by the college and sent out with
in the next few days. This work |
gives suggestion to colleges in re-
gard to preparing simple, short, vi |
tai circulars, in order to reach the |
people and do definite work. Miss |
Cromer expects to return to the
county in about two weeks. It is |
planned to have her and Miss Hyde
visit the various places in the county
o. 81 o~s-
ly outlined.
A county fair has been organized
In Aiken County as direct outcome
OF the organization of the Boys and
Girls Clubs. The Fair is capitalized
at $4,000. 1t is arranged to have
the members of the Tomato Club
make an elaborate exhibit of toma-
toes and tomato products. They will
be working in their homes on the
recipes which are sent to them, and
doubtless, they will get some good
results. 1t will be fine thing to
have artistic labels for the ketchup,
pickles, etc. This makes the girls
themselves, as we'll as the public,
put higher value upon the work.
1t has been suggested also that an
appropriate button or badge be de-
signed for the members of the To-
mato Club. 1t is expected also that
the Corn Club boys and the mem
bers of the Girls Tomato Club will
all appear on horse back lin the
parade at the County Fair.
1t is more than probable that the
Tomato Club will increase in mem
bers and influence in Aiken county
next year. 1t seems to be good
plan to specialize on one vegetable
and make a thorough study and
demonstration of it. It seems to
appeal to the individual and to the
popular mind more forcibly than il
The girls were to adopt the name of
Garden Club or Domestic Science
Club. AS matter of fact, however,
The work naturally leads to expert
nents and demonstrations with other
plants and also to various phases of
lltchen and household activity and
economy, but still there is an ad- 1
in singing out one plant {
or vegetable ,
A week spent in Aiken County Y
also demonstrated the fact that it
S not necessary to have a large or
expensive outfit. The canning out {
it used at Aiken was perhaps a ,
little too large and expensive. If a
smaller one is sent to a county. It
answers the necessary purpose of '
and some individual, G
'r group OF girls, will purchase the
'utfit at cost. Thus this part of the
work can be done without expense t
o those who are promoting the club a
1t is not necessary to
urnish more than enough cans to {
,ive each girl a few. After that the s
lena becomes so strong that the S
girls will readily pay cost for the G
ans, and several smaller canning
outfits will be purchased in a county
Is was done in Aiken. 1t will prob
lbly be advantageous in organizing
work Of this kind, to furnish some
iirst-class seed to all of the members \
IT the club. Some of the girls in /
Aiken have had poor success be-
ause of their inability to get good a
cei. There will be several varities
II fine tomatoes if each girl is allow L
ID to secure seed in addition to those e
furnished.
1t can be readily seen that if this Z
work develops it will have far T
eaching effect. 1t will effect the
ZONES in an economical way be-
ause the girls can convert some of i
heir spare time into profit 1t will y
Encourage thrift. 1t will also lead
@ various lines of home improve
nent. The well trained and enthu-
iastic young woman working in
ounty can bring about wonderful
hanges in year. 1t will have a fine
value and a beneficial
efiex influence on the schools. The s