Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
By CHARLES A. WHITTLE.
Georgia State COLLEGE Of Agriculture.

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howers2 OF course. the purpose Of
canning clubs is not to make farm
drudges Of girls Just the opposite
Is the aim. A rea Sonable amount
Of outdoor gardening is a source of
health, strength and perfect physical
development, OverwOrk is as much
decried as none Gardening must be
interesting. may be even joyful, but
whatever it is the girls club work
does not stand for drudgery. enough
Of which they are bound to get in the
household work unless enough can be
made off the garden patches to hire
II done.
II is the emancipation Of the wom-
anhoOd Of the country from drudgery,
from depression Of narrow circum-
stances and from the joylessncss of no
spending money for the fineries and
trifies which she Graves that the girls
clubs are attaining.
1t IS well for her TO apply some Of
her physical strength to the garden
patches, but il she can not do suf-
.hcient amount to count, she knows
how TO do It. which is the greatest
thing IN getting results So. with
knowing how, she can direct those
who are able to work
Centers Around Schools.
ANY organized movement for the
betterment of girlhood OF the coun-
try. undertaken by public enterprises,
of course, finds its logical initiation
at the public schools The canning
club movement, as well as the boys
corn club movement. operates through
the schools, the teacher being the
local head and the county superin-
fapdqut "a qunaptfaHY4g ,g{.f,1 81. \ y-
triCt organizer or State organizer next
in line and the State College Of Ag-
Ticulture the head and directing force.
Each county that organizes has a
canning demonstration appointed by
the state College Of Agriculture and
the Department Of Agriculture of the
United states. Districts are formed
within the county. each district hav-
ing its canning center where meet
ings Of the girls and their mothers
can be held
An applicant for membership In a
girls club must not be under 10. nor
more than Is years OF age Instruc-
lions as TO methods Of cultlvating the
tenth Of an acre of tomatoes
must be strictly followed and accu-
rate reports kept committee Of
responsible persons must visit and
inspect the garden from time to time.
see the tomatoes canned and certify
to a report otherwise the tomato
grower is not eligible to enter the
school, County or state contest.
Must Bear Club Label.
All canned vegetables put on the
market must bear the club label on
which must appear the weight ami
the name Of the packer
In the contests the awards are
made on the following score.
Yield 30 per cent.
Profit 20 per cent.
Exhibit 40 per cent
The flavor, appearance Of products
as to color size, etc. texture Wheth-
er firm or too soft, the pack whether
fun or sCant. well or poorly arranged /,
workmanship in sealing. labelling. etc,
all enter into deciding the contest.
Prizes Of various kinds and value
are offered as inducements to the
girls to learn how TO grow vegeta-
bles and can them successfully One
that is highest and most valued by
the prize winners is the schola rship
to "A short course at the State Col
lege Of Agriculture. The scholarship
meets the expense Of the trip and
the stay during the ten days of tn"
course. a special course in domestic
Z ~ ANlAts IbAlllN haAA lllh anu ~ AA "a
ing is obtained from this short cOur -
which is arranged especially to meet
their needs.
Aside from the value Of instruc-
tion the girls find Il wonderfully in
teresting a real picnic time. II is
an opportunity also TO give the girls
larger vision of farm life as 1t is
typihed by the College, its laboratO-
ries. lie many and fascinating actiy-
tiles indicating wonderful vistas OF
attainment on the farm.
The benefits of the canning club
movement are not restricted to the
girls II Is catching. very infectious
with mothers. and no sooner are the
girls interested than the women have
new theme 20 talk about at the
casual meetings or the visits The
Irresistible end Of the conclusions Of
an the pros and cons OF the mothers
is that it is surely a fact that Bessie
Blank has made $50 clean and clear in
/ rrgaf off of her little Onp-tenth acre