Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08
Farm Girl independence Opened
Reorganization Canning Clubs;
Work Destroys Lure of the City
Made BY Young Georgia Woman in Putting
Up Tomatoes Single Year-Waste Is Saved and Mil
lions Of Dollars Is Result.
By CHARLES A. WHITTLE.
Georgia State College of Agriculture.

in course Of time, viii be promoted
IN each State az far and fast as means
viii admit.
Cultural Value Of Clubs.
Can anything De more educativa
and cultural than to look into the
hidden things Of nature, learn some
Of the great laws and Fundamental
principles Of science, come face to
face with world wonders and feel the
call TO the unexplored2
And yet some would have none Of
the tomato clubs out Of a foolish
fear that raising a crop and market
ing it will somehow rub off rather
than put on refinement.
The hoe bows no one permanently
who would lift up his head
The world admres culture and re-
finemeut, but il both admires and
lpplauds workable culture. The use
ful and the beautiful are not essei.-
TALLY antagOnstic The spirit OF
service should belong to and glorify
both
why is it less refining TO care for
"a patch Of tomatoes than pot Of
fowcrs2 OF course, the purpose OF
canning clubs Is not to make farm
drudRes Of girls. Just the opposite
is the aim. a reasonable amount
Of outdoor gardening is source of
health, strength and perfect physical
development. OVerwUrk Is as much
dCCricd as none Gardening must be
interesting may be even joyful but
whatever IL IS. the girls club work
does not stand for drudgcry, enough
Of which they are bound to get I'm the
household work unless enough can b.
made off the garden patches 10 hire
IL done
II is the emancipation Of the WON
anhood Of the country from drudgery.
from depression OF narrow circum-
stances and from the ioylessncss of no
spending money for the hneries and
rifles which she Graves that the girls
clubs are attaining
u rs well for her 10 apply some Of
her physical strength TO the garden
patches, but n she can not do "a suf-
HCient amount to count she knows
now 10 do IT, which is the greatest
thing iu getting results, So with
knowing how, she can direct those
who are able to work
Centers Around Schools.
Amy organized movement for the
bcttcrment Of girlhood Of the COun-
try. undertaken by public enterprises.
Of course, finds IT'S 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-
tCndent "a supervising official the dis
trict organizer or State organizer next
In line and the state College Of Ag-
/ riCulturc the head and directing force
Each county that organizes has a
! canning demonstration appointed by
l the state College OF Agriculture and
/ tine Department Of Agriculture Of the
1 United states. Districts are formed
| within the county each district hav-
| ing its canning center where meet
/ inEs ~ the girls and their mothers
can be held
An applicant for membership In "a
girls club must not be under 10. nor
more than rs years Of age lustruC-
tions as TO methods Of Cultivating the
oue-teuth Of an acre Of tomatoes
must Doe strictly followed and accu-
rate reports kept a committee Of
responsible persons must visit and
inspect the garden from time TO time.
see the tomatoes canned and certify
10 "a report otherwise the tomato
grower is not eligible 10 enter the
school, County or State contest.
Must Bear Club Label.
All canned vegetables put on the
market must Dear the tlup lancI on
which must appear the weight ami
I the name of the packer
I In the contests the awards are
made on the following score.
/ Yield 20 per cent.
! Profit 20 per cent
Exhibit 40 per cent.
The flavor appearance 81 products
\ as 60 color, size, etc, texture WhCth-
cr firm or too soft the pack whether
/ fun cor sCant well or poorly arranged ,
I workmanship i'm sealing labelling, etc.
Ian enter into deciding the contest
Prizes of various kinds and value
are offered as Inducements 90 the
/ girls 20 learn how 20 grow yegCtd-
bIes and can them successfully one
that is highest and most valued 10y
the prize winners is the scholarship
10 % short course AT the state Col
'leEe Of Agriculture The SCHOLARSHIP
meets the expense of the trip and
the stay during the ten days ~ IN
course a special course in domestic
science poultry daiwiuE and truck
Inns is obtained from this short Cour =,
which is arranged especially 20 moe'
their needs.
Aside from the Na're of nstruc.
.tion the girls find IL wonderfully In.
.tgresfinE. real picnic time. II IS
lam opportunity also 10 give the girls
.a larger vision Of farm life as 10 f..
.tNuiUt5 bN the College. its lahOrBrn-
ries. It's many and fascinating acti,,