Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-23

OdSlISIS Vi OOuLnSIu Aol nISl o. WhO
have been members of the United
States Department of Agriculture's
garden. and canning clubs have been
able to give their fathers practical de-
monstrations of the value of crop di-
versifcation during the present bad
cotton year. The actual products
which the girls have put up are prov
ing an invaluable asset in many farm
homes where the cotton crop has not
brought the customary returns and
many farmers are now substituting
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 women agents
from Is Southern States is in progress
in the United States Department of
Agriculture's Office of Farmers Co
operative Demonstration Work in the
Sout F. Fifteen women agents are pres
ent, each representing State in addi-
ton to the members of the Office who
have charge of the work. These agents
supervise the work of 369 county ag-
ents who direct the work of 33,42O
girls. Data of some of the State re-
ports given here is merely an indica-
ton of the general interest tat is be-
ing taken more and more throughout
the whole South in the enhancement
work.
Tennessee Girl Diversifies Crops.
Madge Farrar has proved the posi-
bilities of growing crops all the year
round in her State. By raising and
selling vegetables throughout the year
she made net profit of $131.62, while
the second best girl, who also did
good work but did not diversity, made
5000 profit. The girl with the second
average grew only beans and tomatoes
d11riTaor fba Fol
rar, however, having grown these
crops, put in onions during the winter
which she sold at a good profit early
in February. She then proceeded to
plant cabbages which brought her an
income during 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
and established herself in the orchard
to save what was left from the hogs;
and made $50 in one week from her
work. Similar instances have demon
strated the possibilities of saving
waste in that section and there has
been more general interest exhibited
not only by the farmers daughters but
by many Of their wives.
Big Possibilities in Southern Missis-
sippi.
Although the area where figs will
grow in this country is extremely lin
ited,, in certain sections of Southern
Mississippi this fruit grows SO plenti-
fully that it's value is not appreciated
and barrels of figs go to waste every
year. Under the conditions that exist
in dooryards and gardens the trees re-
quire little or no cultivation and the
majority Of owners eat few, can a
few for home use, and permit the rest
to go to waste, except in localities
where commercial canieries are pre-
pared to buy the fruit from day to day
as it ripens.
Dupring the past year two counties
of Southern Mississippi decided to
specialize in canning figs. One girl
packed 500 pints which she sold for
from 35c to 4Oc pint The girls in
these sections are now leaving tomato
for other less fortunate districts where
figs will not grow and are planting six
fig trees on their tenth-acre formerly
planted to the other crop. The demand
for their product from fgeless sections
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