The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
THE GIRLS CANNING CLUBS
THE $500 REQUIRED IS PLEDG-
ED FOR TERRELL COUNTY.
Expert Teacher From State College
of Agriculture Will Be Here Dur
srn 4hn Connincr Season


ing the Canning Season.
The schools of Terrell county are
to have girls canning clubs organized
during the present term. In schools
selected any girl between the ages of
ten and eighteen years may become
a member of the school club by Sc
curing one-tenth acre of land to Gull
tivate in vegetables, promising to
follow instructions sent out and to
keep records of the crop throughout
the season. Seeds are furnished by
the United States department of ag-
Ticulture in cooperation with the
state college of agriculture, and in
structions for cultivating the crop
are furnished by these two institu-
tions. Only few varieties of seed
are planted, tomatoes, beans and Gu
cumbers being selected for the first
year.
These girls clubs are organized in
the same manner as the Boys Corn
Clubs by the county superintendent
of schools and his corps of teachers, |
who enroll the members and send
lists to the school extension depart
ment of agriculture. These lists
should be sent in early enough to
insure their being registered in time |
to have seeds and instructions sent |
to the club members before planting |
time
A limited number of Georgia coun- |
ties will be selected for the organi- |
cation of the Girls Canning Clubs, |
these counties representing each |
congressional district. In order to |
secure the organization of the work
and the funds appropriated by the
Georgia state college of agriculture
and the United States department of
agriculture each county obtaining
these funds and the supervision of
the work from these institutions
must cooperate by giving some fl
nancial support.
During the canning season an ex-
pert teacher will be sent to instruct
the girls in canning for home mar
ket. At the end of next season it
is expected that many girls clubs
canaed vegetables will be in our
local markets Some results obtain
ed for 1911 in the few counties now
organized are very encouraging. One
club member had a yield of 2,019
of an acre. OF these she sold $40
from the vines, canned 400 pounds,
and made 100 pounds of pickles. An
other girl gathered 1866 pounds,
sold $40 worth, of fresh vegetables,
and canned 500 pounds for the mar
ket. In each case abundant supply
for the table was also used. The
girls are learning improved ways of |
cooking vegetables and the improt-
ance of having them all the year
The amount that each county has
% become responsible for in order |
to have these canning clubs organ |
lied is SIS. The women of the We'd !
nesday Afternoon Club assumed this
responsibility because we did not |
want Terrell to be left out 1t was
getting late; other counties were |
wanting the clubs, and unless we |
acted on the proposition then we
would have lost the opportunity. We |!
had made no plans for securing the |
money, but felt sure our citizens |
would give it when they understood |
about the work and what it would |
mean to county.
We have clubs organized in ten |
communicates Parrot, Bron-
wood, YeOmans, Dover, Beulah, Cot |
tondale, Pleasant Hill and Graves.
If these communities would give |
$500 each on this amount then we |
could very easily get the rest from |
Dawson. VIII they not let us hear |
from them at once about it, as we |
want to send the money as early as |
possible in order that we may secure |
the services of one of the best in |
structors for the canning season.
The list of prizes offered by the |
state and county will be out very |
soon. There will be liberal prizes
in all lines of work for girls, and |
the school fair in the fall will give
you splendid opportunity to exhibit |
your work. MRS. l.. LAMAR.
Chairman of Com nittnn