The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11
Canning Club Notes.

i Canning Club Notes.
It has been thought for several year:
that the development Of the Farmers
Cooperative. Demonstration work o
the United States Department OF Agri'
culture, would be incomplete unless
some work was inaugurated and Or
gauzed for the girls.
Or. S. A. Knapp, the founder oi
Demonstration work, started the &C.
tive organization of the Boys Work and
said it would be necessary to start the
Girls just as soon as the Boys Demon
strations had been well advanced.
Consequently in 1910, The Girls Can.
ming and Poultry Clubs were started IN
South Carolina and Virginia, 325 Girls
were enrolled that year. The next
year over 5000 girls were enrolled
The work has met with marked sue
cess. Different States and Counties
are clamoring for a part in it.
As you know Clarendon County has
been Fortunate enough to make plans
to carry on this work under the super
vision of Winthrop College and the
United States Department OF Agrlcul'
ture
The objects of the Girls Demonstra-
ton Work are:
/. To stimulate interest and whole.
some co-operation-among members OF
the family in the home.
,. To provide some means by which
the girls may earn money at home ana
at the same time get the education and
view point necessary for the ideal farm
life.
3. To encourage rural families to
provide purer and better food at lower
cost, and to utilize the surplus and 9th
erwise waste products OF the garden
and orchard.
4. To furnish earnest teachers, a
plan for aiding their pupils and helping
their communities.
On Monday, Feb. 2od, we began the
actual work of the Canning Clubs 10
this County. Clarendon has been di.
rided into eleven districts or groups OF
schools. as follows:
/. Trinity ty-Alcolu, Harvin. Harmony
haywood and Enterprise.
2. Turbeville--Gamble, Coser, HICKS,
Wayside and McFaddin.
). OaRdale-Evans, Baker, Barrow
and Clarendon.
4. DavisA AStation-Jordan and Oak
Grove.
5. Home Branch-Paxville.
s. Summerton-Panola, Cross Roads,
St. Paul and Silver.
/. Manping-Big Branch and Silver.
S. Pinewood-Grange Hall, Plneland;;
9. Deep Creek-Line, Rehoboth and
chbourg.
10. Foreston-Wilson. Live Oak, and
Holiday.
II. Sardinia-New Zion and Salem.
Iexpect to organize Club in each
District.
Girls from 10 to IS years of age who
agree to plant and work one-tenth OF
an acre in Tomatoes, carrying out the
instructions of the Z. S. Bulletins, and
to keep q daily record OF expenses,
times of planting, working ETC., are
eligible. Any older may ia ke the
course but cannot use the Club Labels.
The best results are obtained where
the cooperation of schoo! officers,
teachers and business men is most cor
dial, and 1 have faith enough IN the
people of Clarendon to believe that |
will get their hearty cooperation and
support.
The Teachers can aid this work a
great deal by arousing interest and ex-
planning instructions, By the use OF dif-
ferent phases OF Club Work for lessons
in nature study, language, drawing,
arithmetic etc.
feel sure that the farmers realize
that they have girls to rear as well as
cotton to grow and will give their sup
port by furnishing the one-tenth OF an
acre, lots, implements, fertilizers, mon
ey for seeds, canning outfit etc.
There is an aesthetri as well as 8
practical value to this work, for girl
could hardly do it without getting into
flowers very soon. Now be member
for season without having scientific
and practical knowledge of gardening,
greater than that Of many grown up
houSekeepers. Again, a girl who
learns some personal responsibility IN
caring for something at home, that is
her own, gains training in careful
ness, acting upon her Own judgment
and 10 knowing the value OF money
which will make her business-like
enough to manage well q household
some day or take care OF herself If ne
cessary.
Iexpect to visit each school in the
County as soon as possible but it is
time to plant our hot-beds now so each
girl interested who will write to me
answering the following questions will
be considered a member.
! l Name.
2 How old are you.
When is your birthday.
4 Where do you live,
5 What school do you attend.
s On or near what road do you live.
7On what mail route do you live. .
s What is the number OF your mai!
box.
8 What is your fathers or grand
mothers pame.
inturn will send instructions Tor
planting and visit the girls as soon as
possibly can.
wish the club members and Others
interested in our work TO call on me
and 1 will endeavor to answer all ques'
tions.
During the week expect to be out
in the country but on Saturdays l will
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