The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-25
Mrs. McNabb Has $50 Enlisted in
the Club Work and Prospect
Of More as the Season
Advances
WASHINGTON TRIP
IS CAPITAL PRIZE
Special Premiums at State Fair and
County Exhibit Girls Learn
Art Of Gardening and
Canning

That the girls of Grady county are
beginning to show great deal of in
terest in. their work as outlined TO
them by Mrs. c. A. McNabb, special
agent, is plainly evidenced by the big
increase in the girls clubs of the coun-
ty, which are now getting under way
in every section for the 1914 contest,
the capital prize of which is free trip
to Washington, awarded by the state
One hundred and fifty girls in the
county are now members of the can
ming clubs with a probability OF that
number being increased. The clubs
are being divided into groups and there
will be IL OF these groups in the. coun-
ty. When the garden truck" has at
tanned a little more growth, group
meetings will be held, at which times
the members will enter into discus
sions of ways and means" exchange
ideas and derive all the benefit possi-
Bile by relating experiences.
Special prizes will be awarded at the
county exhibit and the winners OF the
county prizes win be taken to the state
fair. from which number OF contest
ants will be awarded the state cham
pion and the capital prize OF a free trip
to Washington.
Oklahoma's plan Of keeping its girls
interested in the farm and thereby
avoiding the longing for the city will
he operated on a more extensive scale
than ever before during the coming
summer This is the announcement
Of United States department of agricul-
ture officials in charge of the girls
garden and canning clubs of the state.
Combining work with play in way
that makes money for the girls is the
secret OF this growing movement.
Last year 1900 lassies made money
by playing while they worked in this
state. The organizations teach two
lessons, one in growing fruit and veg
etables and the other in canning it.
This work was started in 1912 with
only $1,000 provided by the general ed
ucation board Of New York city. Last
year $4,000 was appropriated, and this
year $4,000 is allowed. The success OF
the work is indicated by the increased
appropriations The money is expend-
ed and the work supervised by the
United States department OF agricul-
ture.
Each county is in charge of wo-
man agent, who receives S75 month
for from four to eight months The
government pays half the salary. the
other half being paid by local or
ganization. The work is practical in
character. The results are marvellous.
Many of these farm girls made net
profits of from SIS to $50. and a few
cleared SIS to s10O on the garden.
Each girl must care for one-tenth Of
an acre in vegetables. This is about
the size of town lot. At the time the
girl becomes a member the woman
agents goes to the garden and shows
her how to measure the plat. how much
and what kind of fertilizer to use. now
deea to plew and how to plan the gar
den.
Usually the girl plants most of the
garden to staple vegetables. such as
tomatoes, beans, cabbage, beets. Gu
cumbers. etc, that can be marketed
at leisure or that can be canned The
girl keeps record Of all labor and
money expended and OF all receipts
from the garden, including what the
family uses.
Thus important training ID given in
keeping crop accounts at the end
of the year the girl makes a full re-
port OF her wark on blanks provided
for that purpose. She also writes in
her own way History OF My Garden
and Canning Work These histories
are quite unique.
| Through May and June the women
gents hold garden schools. From two
to dozen girls in a neighborhood are
called to one girls home The moth
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