Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-12
counTv AGENT OF SOUTHERN
STATES TO WORK WiTh FARM
WOMEN DURING WIN ~
MONTH";. AGRICULTURAL DE-
pApTmEhT PLANS TIE WORK.


WASHINGTON y. g.. Noy - The
county women AGENTS Whp dnfink me
sunmsf have been teaching southern
..lsis 20 can their garden products AMI
fond poultry viii continue dnf'ns ulf
winter 60 make eiher practical demon
atratiOrr ln home ccrunmicr fnr such
farm women 80 desire them. Il the
tlens mstcffiizc which the = De-
laf,msnt ~ Agriculture hopes q" carry
out ~ cooperation with che State col
leees Theae hdies viii hive the club
members grow winter gardens u ~
aian proposed a. have capable county
agents make demonstrations in such
lines aa the following utilizing canned
gtri,ia in cuoking hrtad makinE use -
fIr,iraa cookers. preparation ~ veg
aiablea from winter EHrisns hrmc
inndr step and labor-anviug deviccA
ana similar subjects Ihls tho Girls
Club work VIII hr carried into the
home. aud mothers nH well as the GIRLS
ln southern rural communities may
become acquainted with abe most up-
tn-dnte methods ~ hDusfWurk
The ynyluus county women agents
who hayr finished canning Instruction
will .ndsHyuf 80 enroll iiir wumrn ~
rural communities whore thc canning
$50 been undertaken. Cor c0ntinu-
lnco ~ pmuiica decentralization in
snme econumlcn % viii be- The object
If the county woman agent not enly
20 lmpart the best she knows bui Co..
learn gnnd recipes ara mfthndf ~
work from those who have cxce.icd in
any particular uno uud pnes Them nn
.... d.
Meetings win bee arranged H schools
1f private homes Tor the puri nse ~
reporting dn che progress ~ work and
Tor showing results Social GATHERINGS
viii he features ~ the wntit or they
have been Tor the Girls Garden ard
Canning 'hha bulletins are nav De-
inr prepared whirh Wlu ho furnishes
90 wofhors tn nid them iu following the
lnaituctiuns ~ tie county agent tn.
irf preparation Though upt yef for
diHrhuiiHni ur the foiiowinr
Use ~ Vegetables from W.ufHr Gar
dcnn
Now Co Nlak, and Use firclcaa COOL.
ems
Preparation ~ Cannus club rr1-
ducts for thc Fable
Some Homemade step saying pe-
Vices
Practical demonstration work f.r the
iia Of tho South hos nnis boon cnf-
rird 0n actively since 1910 when foW
canning clubs were organized inCt
fhcn the canning clubs hnvc tDl.n .r
mufo than 40 600 siris under the sn.
{ pcfvlHioa NJ neRris 500 women lfonie
The total Vsiuc of the canned f0odi
~ these ynunr women ~ the enu
was $50 tguua in 1914 sp.ci pro.
1ucts ~ southern FRUITS ana vcectn
l'ea have h"eN developed "a cuuhil'
cradle eNtont Reports htus nr r'
colved Indicate that the records 81 ie'
VIII fnr aurasa th.sc of last year
more recent development the paf'ie'
cluh. hnh now 2ooo members
Thesc young girls have increass'
materially the mpplY ~ whu'f f'
fpod Hs we'll aH tho Income nf Eve ftfr
hnmv hy ihnir saicH ~ produces fht'
nrr non 10 Boz naght thr actual prrp
lFstiun ~ Whulrflmc food boz whole
some and economical mpmcs l th
kltchou
There VIII also hc home denuulir.
iou work n cuuhing metts rfovH Dol
che hnNs many ~ whom hnvr anro r
Well ln rai1iug corn and piss H man
fnrm homes supplied with chuiee hrm
rurrd meats prepared hY the yoan
| club members. viii testify