The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-17

does the greater part OF her own work,
as well as all the planning. the book
keeping. the marketing. etc.
There is no need to dwell on the Nn-
portance OF farming as an occupation,
she added. when our wise men tell us
that unless agriculture Increases and
improves the country will face starva-
ton before many years, It Ia plainly the
duty OF more OF us. regardless OF sex. TO
put our hands to the pillow.
Farming appeals to several classes OF
women. First, there Is the trained
woman graduate OF some agricultural
schooi or the woman with a long coun-
try experience who can successfully
compete with men. In SO far as farm
ing Is mere matter OF physical
strength, Just so far IL woman handi-
capped by her inferior strength. but In
SO far as farming IL a matter OF knowl-
edge and foresight. of bargaining with
customers and keeping accounts, trained
women have a chance. End a good one.
The City Woman as a Farmer.
But l am particularly interested in
another class OF women-the would be
long to exchange their city jobs for
farms. The question Is. Can II be done?
Personally. / believe that q practical
business woman has the qualities that
and application OF intensive methods
and the ability to practice small econ
omies. / think we may concede that a
woman who has earned her living In
town will be able to produce farm
products: she has her choice OF grow
ing garden stun, fruit, poultry. or bees
Most of these things can be done, like
cooking, by q recipe combined with
hard work. and unlike city work the
woman farmer finds In these tasks that
who does her full share of the job.
Producing things on a farm Is com
paratively easy. But how shall they be
marketed? Agricultural journals have
lately discovered for us the interesting
fact that the average farmer gets ~
cents OF every dollar that he earns. II
that Is true In the case Of the expert
enced farmer. what chance has the in
experienced woman? IL In certain that
she cannot succeed by trying to sell In
the open market She must do some
thing different to get some of that 81
cents usually used for the distribution
of farm stun. There are several ways
In which the woman farmer may dis
pose OF her produce; she may turn her
city acquaintance into customers and
send her produce direct to city families
by means OF crates and hampers, such
as the Fullertons introduced on Long
Island. OF course, II her farm Is near
summer colony woman can intro.
duce her wares among the summer
people. selling directly to families and
receiving the retail price. Another solu-
ton Is for several women farmers "a
settle In the same small community
and have the market end OF their farm
ing done comparatively by a special
agent.
How TO Succeed.
But the most practical way TO meet
| the risk of a farm venture Is to let
your house earn as well as your land
and to find your market on your own
Ia BILE When you take boarders who
use your products you get a double
profit, the restaurant profit and the
| farm profit. This is a safe beginning
! There Is great demand for various
kinds OF commercial hospitality. for
summer boarding houses, for week.
rooms for motor tourists.
Cooked food always has a better
| market than raw material, so the
growing OF small fruits and selling
them as jams and jellies and preserves