St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-01-30

agents, 1Eere W. Il. he In existence a
practical we.lsesta 81 lsLed system OF
Home De1nonstEatl WorA VITA "a &
ulatea results ioT eHo4 COUNTIES
TO be convincing as to asa szsslll nc q
and worth of the scheme.
The work done for girls shall -he
at the point Of departure IN the ae-
tiyities planned for WeRlen S Demon
STATIONS because CT the rest s a1-
read o blamed and the pepu Ia ~ or
ts5,e n-oTeiae emf The place ne lili,
county u olnaa sgeat has pasu iifInis
e-ia5li she'd. She has passed from
the garden and poultry plant on TO
the lawn to set up taa Gaming ostfil;
thence. to the pantry where e 5eialb
mem ser has stored hef sapp!s OF
CHOICE pa1nea fruits and vegetables,
She issnew a welcome qisitor to the
Kitchen where Incidentally she has
advised the girls nlolaler on many
nstssenoIi aisai.11. Her VISITS '-of III
struction ard encourag elneatss nave
established her place in the affecl!cIss
ami confidence o. the nome. Ine
girls have increased the supply or
wholesome food by Leans CT tae gar
den, canning and poultry; they aaEe
Increased the income Of the Iafnl
home by their sales OF products.
Many Corn Club boys have begun me
raising OF stock. They will furnish
choice home cured meats. The VIM
ter garden is yielding the variety o
fresh vegetables heretofore lacking IN
many southern farm homes.
The plans new outlined nluztssDe
concrete and simple. enough for M M
mediate use, get, must be part o. 9.
continuous san q CEN Pre- steais5l5e
scheme Which, wln. shorty atlecs
every phase o. rural household az
tivity il ways CT 'IrtgIgssts ana SVilsose-
some living. They must. utitsze t4fs
material development, tne inter eH'ts
the spirit of ration--frolnf ire
family and community to the county
and state. and the self-heln eaarao5
teristic Of all car Demons rf,lloh
work. There must ha definite af i.
OF the. Home Decentralization " ofk
for the men and boys as We'll as Tor
the women and girls. The men DEM
saztration agents anu college IN
structors will continue to give vital
and generous help.
First Steps to BE Undertaken.
49, a) Women to- be. enroAea ID
Hone Demonstration Work. y
81 M Under direction Of the Coull-
ty Woman Agent they will }art-elpafe
In and teach their. daughters me
preparation Of attractive dishes from
Canning Club, Poultry Club and Pig
Club products and those in olnsr
foods. as breads, etc, which slloald
accompany the dishes made in vs.
of forming wholeaUnle combinations,
(c) Accompanying this use OF
club products, the women will make
dem onstrations in use OF labor saw
ing devices and -eonyenien css, many
of which shall be homemade. flEe
first one Of Importance will be q are
less cooker n which many OF rms
new dishes will be prepared. As
rapidly as possible, these conVealsne-
ges will involve both saving OF labor
and improved sanitary conditions o.
the farm home. Refore .ol1s taii
will include practical home water
: ~
works systems.
s(dl Suggested #convenieaees tQ
be made: Fireiass coolers, .is#i
trays, ny. traps, .step-saving dsy ICES,
ind. convenienues Tor use IN care g
milk and butter.
fe) Suggested eoaHenie1saes e
be purchased: Iss1ists ssssia g. coo s :.
stoves, devices Ter prepare tioa g
fruits and Vegetables and elaansEass
devices. Esany conyenienees q
kind have already Daen given as EaTizs
5es ard eiiIh members viii visa ia
purchase others with their garden
profits.
III The County Woman Agent.
will encourage women demon rsss= 10 . =
to find and constantly extend to ota-
ers the best methods and practice
now in use in their communities. ~
this means good recipes, coaveniene-
es. methods of work, already alseeF-
cred will become general.
lg1 The carrying on OF I1ome
Demonstrations will shortly result q
meetings in the homes and schools
for purposes of reporting WORK doae
and showing results. The ne5d fol
clubs and social features Will be mel
from time to time as has been dons
in the Girls Work.
Instructions will be furnished bs
means Of demonstrations, visits IRON
the county agent. circulars, letters
and bulletins from state eaIieges ane
the Office OF Farm Demonstration
work. These will be furnished =
definite relation to the concrete Is
velopment Of the demonstra tons.
The exhibits Of boys and girls
products will next year -ate accom-
panied by exhibits showing tie pdo'
gresssof the work outlined aaovs.
This outline will be followed q
once by full instructions for the STEP
outlined above. While these ars
only the preliminary parts Of g con
lstinucus work, county agents who a.
instructed by their state agents s.
begin this work must realize the in
portance Of getting few OF ssi
definite demonstrations made aud 70
porting results within the next fey
months.
| G. c. LEWIS,
Demonstration Agent.
CIVIL SERVICE FOR CLEREs IT
COviNGToN PosToTVEYCE.
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