Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-15
JEFFERSON girls
MAKING GOOD With
TOMATOES, Gamers
Two Humphrey Girls Clear
Own Land-Miss Evans
First With Tomatoes.

Although weather conditions have
not been so favorable as they might
have been in Jefferson county this
spring, the canning club girls are
making reports which show that thty
are "still on the job. and Miss Mary
Fortncr. the canning club agent. is
proud of the progress already achlev-
ed by the club members, despite the
handicaps.
Gladys Evans, who lives on the
Beechwood farm, had some tomatoes
ripe on June 10. being the first OF the
club girls to have her crop so lar
advanced. Last year, the first ripen-
ed tomatoes were reported june s.
"The girls are doing just fine
said Miss Former yesterday. Some
of them are having great handicaps.
but this is not resulting in anything
except a late start for them. One of
the girls had her entire tomato patch
under water and the plants were
killed. She has. already put fresh
seed into the ground. Two Of the
girls. Annie O'Neil and Hattie O'Neil,
who i've near Humphrey. have clear
ed their own piece Of land and have
made good progress with the work.
The land they had planted last year
was included in his planted area by
their father, who thought they had
lost interest in the canning club
work. The girls went right ahead,
however, and how MIR. ONeil has
fenced their new tract of land for
them. Tho work of these two girls
shows the spirit which animates the
club members"
Miss Fortner is particularly inter
ested in the agricultural progress OF
the section around Humphrey, not
only because of the activities of the
canning club girls, but also because
of the fact that some Of the farmers
are adopting the most rodern meth
DDS in their work.
Hanna Irrigates.
'NTred Hanna, whose wife is a
member of the home demonstration
club. has 221a acres of irrigated
farm lands. on which he is growing
truck by the intensified farming
methods, and his farm is delight ic
behold" said Miss Fortner. ~ an
watching his work in that line will
particular interest. and many Of mis-
neighbors are also showing mucl
interest in the results he will obtain
81 started talking st'year about
the big possibilities in this section
for growing onions and sweet pota
toes, and the results achieved this
MT
be done. | also talked last veal
about celery. and now one Of tn,
farmers near Humphrey is trying ;
tract in celery. One of the home dem
onstration club women, in Pin,
Bluff, is also planning to raise some
celery.
Great numbers of home Gamer
are being purchased by the farmer
all over the country, and there ar
many Indications that u ffersor
county this year will can many NOR,
thousands OF cans than it has evS
put up in the past. Even the bi!
planters have installed Gamers, thu
following the lead of the small
farmers, and as A result, Jafferso
county will, to large extent, live a
home next winter"
Girl Makes Chickens Pay.
Arkansas Fruit and Farm in II
8 latest issue printed a cut OF Mis-
Mamie Taylor, the jefferson count
girl whose accomplishments as
member of the canning club and o
the poultry club, have won her man
prizes in 1913 and 1914. and who /
expected to win more prizes thi
year.
Miss Taylor, who lives near Sui
phur Springs, won the second pr1z
for her canning exhibit at the eNhi
bition here of the clubs work. Tn
prize was pen of five fine Whit
Wyandottes, donated by c. W. Petit
grew of Beechwood farm, In 1917
Miss Taylor raised SO chickens, net
ting $919o for her years work, afte
paying all expenses, including he
own time and labor. At the fair il
the fall of 1914, she won a sweep
stakes prize in poultry and frs
prize in canning, as we'll as a stat
prize, She is saving her prize none.
and earnings, with a view OF attend
ing a normal Or agricultural schoo
after she graduates from the higi
school. The Fruit and Farm relate
in its article what Miss Taylor ha
accom- plished and gives her mucl
praise, incidentally pointing out VIVA
can be done in Jefferson county.