Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-12
GIRLS CANNING CLUBS
SHOW WIDE VARIETY
FRUITS ana vegetables OF State, Pre-
served Under Best Conditions,
on Exhibition.
MANY LABOR-sAv1NG DEVICES
Boys Corn Clubs Show What Soil OF
virginia VIII DO When Properly
njority OF Countie.
In State Represented.

Just ms the homo is the center OF all
iarh lte' the hub OF the cvcr-rcvolvins
"heei or Industry. 80 is tho attractive
booth of the Girls Canning Clubs. IN.
der the immediate supervision OF Mis-.
Ella Agnew. OF BurkcvilIe, accorded
tho center space in the immense build
ing given over to the exhibits OF the
farm demonstration agents
The building assumes the shane OF
wheel, tho immense wheel OF the
States agricultural operations. Hero
Is concrete exhibition of the years
WORK or the men and women and tho
girls and boys upon whom Virginia re.
lies for her agricultural supplies In
inc center of II all. taking the posi-
tion OF tho hub around which all farm
activity must necessarily rcvolve ia
The exhibition Of the skill with which
the women and girls OF the State carry
on the work OF the home
FRUIT OF ALL KINDS
IL ON EXHIBITION
Fruits and vegetables of all kinds
arc here. Apples. peaches. pears, GU
cunbers beans. everything that is can
ABLE and preservablc for winter us,
nave been put in IN an efficient and nt
tractiHc form. Miss Agnew is author.
ny Tor inc statement that every lar
or fruit or vegetables has been cann.d
or preserved according TO the bns,
method In vogue. and that every on,
is absolutely sure TO keep until the
housewife DEGREES that It shall be
eaten.
In addition to the canning clubs. de-
voted exclusively TO the girls. there ar.
many Home Economic Clubs for wnrn.
en- throughout tho State with n total
membership OF 200 or more and these
nave many useful labor saving device.
on exhibition. including homemade
reiriscrator. fircless cooker. a scrub
ping chariot. on which the woman NAV
kncel in scrubbinE the floor: con
trlFnnces for homc-nursinE, and MANY
others. This is the FIRST year OF m.
wofnen's clubs. All devices are made
by them I'm their bo,ncs or a, $50
clubs. 'e''
The Girls Canning Clubs are dis
tributed in twcnty-three counties, with
n total membership OF 1000 Mis-,
AGhcw Is In charge OF the work
throughout the State
BOYS CORN CLUBS SHOW
WHAT VIRGINIA CAN PRODrCE
rho boys have not allowed the girl,
70 ou'oo them. Two hundred and eight
plies OF magnificent corn four fro,,
each Of hfty-two counties a,tcst 70 ~.
"SNFitE during the growing season OF
we boys VINO make up the Bows Corn
,iubs or Virginia. Many OF those
.1ys. through sheer energy and tho in
'eiiiEeht application OF improved meth
ods OF fertilization and cultivation INV.
produced more than 100 bushels OF viz
gina STAPLE crop to the acre. Tn,
VI" man mas TO take a back scat when
me boy begins TO use twentieth century
methods
me Boys Corn Clubs are organized
.hIouEh the efforts OF State Dcmonstra-
tion Agent T. q. Sandy and his rnu,
"'s,rict agents. +. Southall Farrar. W.
CHORD. and are under thc i,n,ra,Ii,,
SUPERVISION OF the county denonstrs-
sots each and all OF them must b.
accorded his due measure OF prnise for
49,, . r'ncl"hcy with which the Virginia
'or the other boys OF the country
ne corn on exhibition in the f,rr,
demonstration building is sclc.tod -
e"ch case by the county demonstrated