The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-01
4AhhlhG CLUB WORK|N
| TIE COUNTY OF TAzEWEll
Virginia Territory That is
New In the Work Makes
j Good Start.
ONE CLUB roLlows ANOTHER
Fatlner Girls and Boys Getting Or
ganised Into Active Clubs That
I Will DO Fine Deveiopmental Work.
Splendid Reports,

Miss Mamie st Clair, who has
l-charge of the Girls Canning club
&mork in Tazeweu County, writes the
industrial Section as follows:
p Tazcwell County is young in the
Ss$anning club work, not yet one year
seld. and allowances will be made for
kthe ineXpericnce of youth, but already
sive defy any one to say we raise only
STfat cattle
e. AT the beginning of the season not
spnly ihe county, but the county agent
Sand all the girls, was new to the
work AT the close OF the season mod
esty' forbds our telling how very much
we know.
y In March. the appropriations being
secured by our county superintendent
I following II visit Irom Miss Agnew. our
{ State agent. we organized good big
s clubs in different part OF the coun-
= ty. and the members entered into the
work with q great deal of enthusiasm
/ Hotbels and plans were made but,
unfortunately, the weather conditions
Sof the early spring dampcned the ar
5sdor of q number. and they dropped
sout. Some were not successful In Sc
I curing Il plat of ground to cultivate,
h grew smaller These faithful ones had
7 the determination TO see tho matter
sthrough and find out for themselves
sif there might be anything in it.
The firstly girls were supposed to
grow only tomatoes, but on account
! of danger from blight in this section.
sthey were allowed to put part OF the
bplat in string beans.
= There were cut worms, tobacco
worms, striped beetles. several varie-
sties OF bugs and the drought to con-
.atend with The department. helped
when II could Miss Aguew gavn us
sthe benefit of her experience. and We
Elnybody told MS. We wcathered the
drought killed the worms. outwittcd
Nlie bugs and raised M unusual crop.
On account of the scarcity oil early
Vegetables throughout the county,
hnost of the club girls had good mar
aicts for fresh products and when
A,riccs dropped they canned what other
swtse would have been lost. One girl
sput up eishty-eiGht cans OF tomatoes
anw twenty eight cans of beans, besides
.pthcr vegetables and fruits, catsups,
a.ickles. preserves and jclics.
: Another put up ll5 cans OF beans.
Sifty cans of tomatoes five dozen bot
afes Of catsup; also fruits, berries. etc.
~ part of this Will he disposed OF
Through the stores and a part VIII go
pniy two girls who had Gamers.
. - still another member, who lives III
a remote section, aud has 10 market
near, shipped her green beans TO Blue
field. w. Va. and made quite nico
S!tttlo sum. Several OF the members had
sthcir, plats in the family garden. and
l,s' they Ind to supply the family table
sand pantry, have not been able to- re-
,.tlizc so much moncy, but feel Tich in
Experience.
Some did remarkably we'll others did
lis well us their opportunities ner-
Emitted, and the rest could have done
I%,cttcr, but one of the most telling re-
a.uls of the seasons work is that each
1nember of the club liz determined to
rcmair n member and get an carly
star: ana make record next year II
sn@ county viii give her the ar9"r:un-
s,y.
: Each year opens UP new fields. II"
She canning clubs have been added the
s,oultry clubs. potato clubs, bread clubs.
CLUBS Tor home demonstration work
and perhaps others that we do not
know about
: Several housckccpcrs have expressed
L desire to join the canning club as
co-opcraiors next year, and VIII he in
valuable as an inspiration to The girls
Our county faiI exhibit VAS very
abod indeed, and we sent "a county cS-
hibit to the state Fair. The work this
year WAS much IN the nature OF an
experiment. Now lie, have an OPP
->pcrtunity 10 show what VIC really can