The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-22
DAUGHTERS
AID FARMERS
TO DIVERSITY
INCREASED INTEREST OF SOUTH.
ERN YOUNG WOMEN IN THE DE.
PARTMENT OF AGRiCULTURE'S
GARDEN.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 2l.--Daugh-
ters of southern farmers, who have
been members of the United States de-
partment of ariculture's garden and
canning clubs have been able to give
their fathers practical demonstrations
of the value of crop diversitication
during the present bad cotton year.
The actual products which the girls
have put up are proving an invaluable
asset in many farm homes where the
cotton crop has not brought the Gus
tomary 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 10 southern states is in progress
| in the United States department of
agriculture's office of farmers coop
erative demonstration work In the
south. Fifteen women agents are
present, each representing a state in
addition to the members of the office
who have charge of the work. These
agents supervise the work of 800 coun.
ty agents who direct the work of 49,.
420 girls. Data of some of the state
reports here is merely an indication
of the general interest that is being
taken more and more thoughout the
whole south in the club movement
work
Tennessee Girl Diversifies Crop
Madge Farrar has proved the pos,
sibilities of growing crops all the year
round in her state BY raising and
selling vegetables throughout the year
the second best girl, who also did
good work, but did not diversity, made !
$500 profit The girl with the second
average grew only beans and toma-
toes during the fall and summer. Miss !
Farrar, however, having grown these
crops put in onions during the win
ter which she sold at a good profit
early in February. She then proceed
ed to plant cabbages which brought
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 a
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 demonstrated the possibilities
Of saving waste in that section and ,
there has been a more general inter
est exhibited not only by the farmers
but by many of their
wives.
Fig Possibilities in Mississippi
Although the area where figs will
grow in this country is extremely lin
tied, in certain sections of southern
this fruit grows so plen-
tifully that its value is not appreciated
and barrels of figs go to waste every
year. Under the conditions that exist ,
in dooryards and gardens, the trees '
require little or no cultivation and {
he majority of owners eat few, can a.
4 few for home use, and permit the !
ties where commercial Gamers are =
to buy the fruit from day to
lay as it ripens.
During the past year two counties
If southern Mississippi decided to
specialize in canning figs One girl
'acked 500 pints which she sold for
rom Soc to 40c pint The girls in
hese sections are now leaving toma-
oes for other less fortunate districts
where figs will not grow, and are
lanting six fig trees on their tenth
ere formerly planted to the other
rop. The demand for this product
rom figless sections is far beyond
he supply.
Four years ago there were but two
ounties in Mississippi where organ
.ed garden and canning club work
as carried on for the girls; the
ext year there were twelve counties;
lie next twenty-three, and during the
asst year there were thirty-ffve coun-
es organized.
Pimentoes have proved particular
Ion to certain counties in South Caro-
ma as have figs in Mississippi. Ger
in clubs which had been specializing
tomatoes, decided that there was a
in pimentoes, which are not
generally grown and which are
nned in practically no other parts of