The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-02-23
$4,000 HOME oANNERs.
Many Southern Girls Help Their Fam.
fiee by Gardening and Preerving
the Pf0duCts.

80 HV000SSs
Nearly $4,000 girls In the Is South
srn States were enrolled in 1916 in
the girls canning clubs carried on CO.
opsrativeiy BY the state agricultural
colleges and shs department. The
purpose OF these clubs IL to encourage
girls from 10 to 1s years to grow to-
matoes and other vegetables In tenth
acre Eardsns and to can their pro-
ducts Tor hons use or for sale. These
clubs are under the supervision Of
nearly 400 women agents.. who repre-
sent Jointly the once Of extension
work. South. OF the state relations SER
vice. and the extension departments of
the several state colleges.
During the first year OF member.
ship those In charge find that caring
for one crop. preferably tomatoes, In
. tenth-acre garden and selling or
canning the product. gives even q very
ambitious siri ali they work she can
lido. In the SECOND and later years,
however. the girls are encouraged to
raise two or three different kinds Of
vegetables In their plots and to extend
thsIr canning operations. a their slxill
grows. TO other surplus products Of the
.arm. and especially to the putting up
OF small fruits, orchard fruits, and
native wiid fruits. which maks . pal.
atabls or marketable product when
processd. The principal object Of the
club 10 to teach the girls how to keep
surplus fruits ana vegetables from
going to wests, and BY canning. to
make them valuable addition to the
food supply OF the farm home, ssps-
caally during the winter. Many am
Ihltious siriA hewsvsr. not only put up
enough canned goods and 1ars OF fruit
for homo .eonslimption. but make q
Itidy monetary pront besides. While
the ngurss OF rronts for 1915 are not
yet compiled. II II known that In
is1A. 7.7Ss canning club GIRLS who
rendered fun reports Of their work
pat ups1 .s1s.eaa cans. Jars, and other
Icentainsrs Of fruits. and vegetables,
which were worth. according to con-
ssfvativs estimates. s3s4.sse, Of which
nsasiy e3ee. coo. could be essaited to
tpront: Il b ssdmatsd that the aver
|ags ipront Per member was .Sas.so.
rhsas ngureA of course, do j. not sin-
cluds the products OF many Thousands
lcf other children who failed to send
IN aecuras6 reports but Who. Il d
kncvh rsised .AnA cannsd tAousanda
|sf doiiafS worth q, peodac1 from,
their own Ssrdons ana from their
IfAtherr truck .pstohsa..
me rscordS l,ts 6onnnsd TO the rails.
ing Of products in ons-tsuth acre sar.
dsns and The amounts lot these pro-
ducts sold or canned. The Girls who
have been in the club work since IT.
orsanisation Ia the South in 1910, or
who have completed the work OF
more than one year. have also made
choice preserves. jelly. marmalades,
and pickles. and In many cases have
developed special products bett adapt
cd to their ssctions Of the Southern
stAtss For example. much special
work has been done with peaches.
berries. grapes. nss. scuppernongs,
mayhaws ajsritas. oranges, kumquats.
and many other native fruits
Many Of the bsttsr-trsinsd club
msmbsrA not content with the rails
Ing Of sasdsns during the summer.
have taken uD winter gardening in
localities whore climatic conditions
were. suitable. Many Of them are
rowing such vegetables az spinach.
csuiiiowsr. lettuce. sndive. asparagus,
ana celery. some Of which were en-.
drsly new to the girls who have TAX.
On them up. Here u the story Of an
ii-ysar-old virgiria club girl who, on
November 1s. 1914. began a winter
sarden 20 feet wide and so feet long.
which was . part Of her tenth.acre
sarden cultivated the previous sum-
mer' Spinach. lettuce. radishes. rape.
kais. and mustard were planted in
November and December, and in
Asrch and April potatoes and peas.
shs. gathered IN All ss7 pounds Of
vegetables and sold from her cold
nams TOO coilard plants. 500 cabbage
plants. and 400 tomato plants. This
crop was worth 3i7.os and gave a
pront Of s14.2s. She writes, my
mother has learned how to make a
srsat many new dishes out OF the
VEGETABLES In my winter garden"
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