The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-12-25

the rest to 70 to waste, except in 10
calities where commercial Gamers
are prepared to buy the fruit from
day to day as it ripens.
During the past year two counties
Of Southern Mississippi decided to
specialize in canning figs. One girl
packed 500 pints which she sold for
from soc to 40c a pint The girls in
these sections are now leaving to-
mato for other less fortunate dis
tricts where figs will not grow and
are planting six fl trees on their
tenth-acre formerly planted to the
other crop. The demand for this pro-
duct from figless sections is far be-
yond the supply.
Four years ago there were but two
counties in Mississippi where organ
lied garden and canning club work
was carried on for the girls; the next
year there were twelve counties; the
next twenty-three, and during the
past year there were thirty-five coun-
ties organized.
Pimentoes have proved particular
boon to certain counties in South
Carolina as have figs in Mississippi
Certain clubs which had been special
iZing on tomatoes decided that there
was possibility in pimentoes, which
are not SO generally grown and which
are canned in practically no other
parts Of this country, the main canned
product OF these young women has
been put on the market, requests have
come from 45 States for information
regarding the canning and culture of
this valuable food product which the
American people In general do not
yet understand.
The total profit OF all the South
Carolina club girls for the past year
was over $4,000. Every agent who
assists the girls is college graduate
who has received special domestic
science training Home demonstra-
ton work il a feature, the motto be-
ing do one thing at a time" There
was, for instance, a homemade fire.
less-cooker campaign which lasted for
three days In one section and result
ed in hundred homemade cookers
being put into use. A hy-trap cam
paign is to be the next in order, and
after that butter-making campaign.
Two sisters in North Carolina have
established such a reputation for
their canned fruits and vegetables
that they cannot fill the demand. The
rules OF the agent in charge OF the
North Carolina work made it neces-
sary that the name and address of
every club member 60 on every can
she puts on the market. Give me a
can Of Mabel Norris tomatoes" or
Give me can of Agnes Norris
peaches" requests the housewife of
the grocer in the section where
these two sisters sell their products.
These young women no longer put up
their product in glass, but in tins,
their name on the outside being suffi-
cient guarantee for the appearance OF
the product.
The North Carolina girls are being
taught to be business women al well
as to put up superior products. The
State leaders, when they first interest
ed the girls in the work, attempted to
find markets for them, but as more
girls join the clubs this il impossible,
and each girl il taught to get out
among the housewives and dealers of
her neighborhood, and make her own
market. Similarly, i'm Mississippi
marketing committees" are organized
by the girls themselves and club mem
bers in one section put those of an
other section in touch with possible
markets for their goods.