The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-12-26

nrts RatueH anu CdHbInS S'u"0
have been able to give their ia
theirs practical demonstrations Of
rhe value of crop diversiication
during the present bad cotton
year. The actual products which
the girls have put up are proving
an invaluable asset in maDy farm
homes where the cotton crop has
not brought the customary returns
and many farmers are now snOstl-
tuting whole acres of onions and
tomatoes in place Of cotton after
seeing the success which the
young women have made with
these crops.
A conference Of the vomen
agents from Is Southern States Is
in progress In the U"ited States
Department of AglIculture's or
! fee of Farmers Cooperative De
monstratiOn Work in tie South.
Fifteen women agents are present,
each representing q State in addI-
ton to the members of the Office
who have charge of the work.
These agents supervise the work
of 800 county agents who direct
the work of SO, 400 girls. Data of
some of the State reports given
here is merely an indication of the
general interest that is being TAX
en- more and more throughout the
whole South In the club movement
work.
TENNESSEE GIRL DIvBRSIFIES
| CROPS.
Madge Farrar has proved the
possibilities of growing crops all
the year round in her State. By
raising and selling vegetables
throughout the year she made a
net profit of sl3l 81, while the
second best girl, who also did
good work but did not diversity,
made 500. 20 profit. The girl with
the second average grew only
beans and tomatoes during the
fall and summer. MISS Farrar,
however, having grown these
crops put In onions during the
winter which she sold at . good
profit early in February. She
then proceeded TO plant cabbages
which brought her an income dur.
ing April and May, while peas
were her main crop In June. This
brought her back to the tomato
and bean season and rounded out
a year of profitable vegetable
growing.
Another young woman found .
peach orchard into which hogs
had been turned. She took her
Gamer with her aud established
herself In the orchard to save
what was left from the hogs, and
made $50 in enc week from her
work. Similar instances have
demonstrated the possibilities OF
saving waste IN tina, section and
there has been more general IN
terest exhibited not only by the
farmers daughters but by many
of their wives.
FIG POSSIBILITIES IN SOUTHERN
MISSISSIPPI.
| Although the area where fiQe
Will grow In this country 10 ex
tremeIy limited, N certain sec.
lions of Southern Mississippi thus
fruit grove 70 plrntifully that lts
value IL not appreciated and bar
reIs OF figs 60 To waste every year
| Under the conditions that exis,
jn d0Oryards and gardens the trees
require little or no cultivation and
the majority of owners eat u few
can a few for home use, and per
init the rest to 60 to waste, OK.
cept in localities where CONNER
clal Gamers are prepared to boy
the fruit from day to day - 1t rip
ems.
During the past year two coun
ties of Southern Mississippi de
. Oided to specialize in canning fies
One girl packed 500 pints whlcl
I she sold for from Soc to Acc
pint. The girls in these section,
are now leaving tomato for otbel
less fortunate districts where figl
will not grow and are planting
nix dg trees on their tenth acr,
formerly planted to tho othel
: crop. The demand fer this pro
duct from 6giess sections il IA
beyond the supply.
Four years ago there we're bu
1.-TWO counties In Mississippi wher,
orgaDizsd garden and cannins
club work was carried on for tbt
girls; the next year there wer,
twelve counties; the next twenty
three, aud during the past yea
there we're thirty Ave counties or
ganixed.
i PimentOes have proved : parti
cular boon to certain counties il
South Carolina az have Age il
Mississippi. Certain clubs whicf