The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-13
WINTER DEMONSTRATION in
HOME ECONOMICS FOR FARM
WOMEN OF THE SOUTH.

Special to The IntelliRenccr.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The county
women agents who during the sum
nler have been teaching Southern
girls to can their garden products
and tend poultry win continue dur
ing the winter to make other practi-
cal demonstrations In home econopi-
les for such farm, women as desire
them, IL the plans inaterialize which
TIE u. S. Department of Agriculture
lhopes to carry out in cooperation with
| the State colleges. These ladies will
have the club members grow winter
gardens. II Is also proposed to have
capable, county agents make demon
strations In such lines as the follow
ing: Utilizing canned goods In cook
ing bread making, use OF fireless
cookers, preparation of vegetables
from winter gRrdens. home step and
labor saving devices. and similar sub
jeets. Thus the Girls Club work will
be carried into the home, and mothers
aa well as the girls In southern rural
communities may become acquainted
with the most up-to-date methods ot
ihousework. =
who have finished canning instruction
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rural communities where the canning
has been undertaken, for a continu-
tance Of practical, demonstrations In
home economics. It will be the object
OF the county woman agents not on
Is to impGrt the best she knows but
to learn good fecipes and methods
OF work from those who have excelled
In any Particular line and pass them
on for general use In the community.
Meetings will be arranged In schools
or private homes for the purpose OF
reporting on progress OF work and
for showfrs .tsJ Social gatherings
will be .sf - or the work as they
have Geen Tor the Girls Garden and
Canning Climbs, Bulletins are now be-
ling prepared which Will be furnishs !
to workers To, aid them In following
the instructions OF the county agent.
Under presarationl Though not yet for
tdistribution) are the following:
Use OF Vegetables from Winter
Gardens. -iS8Sads ~ S
/ How to make ard :, uusa uusa s..ee..s>==== m-e.s==
ICookefs.
/ preparation ag Canning Club Pro-
lducts for the Table.
iYices.
| Practical demonstration work for
1.-THE girls OF the South has only been
Iearried on actively since 1910, when q
few canning clubs were organized.
ISince then the canning ciubs, fle.ys
taken In more than 40. 600 girls nridcr
tthe Supervision sof nearly, 400 women
iiaggents. The total valuE Of. tho canned
South was siso,l ls6. .65p Ia % isis. sbsl
ictaf products OF Southern fruits and
vegetables have been developed to "a
iconsideraple extent. RGpofts thus fes'
feceived indicate thatfthe records Of
I1914 Will far surpass those OF last
year. a more recent development, the
poultry club, has now 2,e90 members.
These young girls have increased
materially the supply OF wholesome
food as we'll as the, Income OF tie
farm home by their sales of products.
They are now to be taught the actual
preparation sof wholesome food In q
wholesome and economical manner in
tho kitchen.
TheEe will also he home; demnnstra-
ton work III cooking meats grown by
the boys, many OF whom have Guna
SO well In raising corn and pigs, as
fmany farm homes supplied with choice
home cured meats prepared by tie
young club members, will testify.