Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1916-01-27


the share required Of them, more than
S. 900. 900 will be spen, annually by the
Federal Government alone during the
fiscal year 1922
THIS wears total OF l.7s2, 27o is div
ided among the States as follows:
Alabama. sl3s. 500; Arizona, SO. 40;
Arkansas, slS7, 63S; California. $50. "a;
Colorado. s53. 9O5: Connecticut. 50 500;
Delaware. il6.O5s; Florida. 1897;
Georgia, sle6,S7s; Idaho, 81, 400; Ill
inois, slls. $50; Indiana. tis2. go; Iowa,
sos. SIS: Kentucky. 1921. SIS; LOUISIANA,
slO7. OSl, Maine. s26.O7s; Maryland.
,57. COZ: Massachusetts,, ilOs. 800; Mon
,Ana. $50. 2S2; Michigan. $50, go; MINI
eso:a. sl27.72l; Mississippi. N25.lio'
Missouri slli.7ls; Nebraska, sll5,S6'
Nevada. sl7.l3l: N. Hampshire. $780,
426; N. Jersey. SIS, $50; New Mexico.
$40. sli. New YORK. 1919. 79l: y. Caro-
49,, -.--,.s., -. .,sASs-, 49,. zee, oAl-
sll7,279. Oklahoma. ili2.is2: Oregon,
slOI, 555. Pennsylvania. slli.253; Rhode
Island. S23. IA. $. Carolina. sl35. 93l;
S. Dakota. $40. Ssl: Tennessee. 1885,.
col; Texas. 1891. 537; Utah. $50. llO
Vermont. S4s.635; Virginia. $3.50. 2s5
Washington. sol. $50; West Virginia,
1921 ,759; Wisconsin. ,lO3 $50 and Wy
oming, SI3,6ll.
The work. however. is not eonfnec
to farming alone. The law expressly
provides that part Of the money ap.
propriated In accordance with its term.
shall be spent in giving TO women IN,
same assistance In heir problems tina;
the men receive in theirs.
II has been thoroughly realized tina,
the production Of crops even the pro.
ducton Of crops at a profits not Ia,
sole purpose Of life in the country. Tn,
farmer. Il Is true must produce to liz,
but he does not live solely q produce
The comfort, the health. the welfar,
and the happiness Of his family depcnJ
on many other things than the yield Of
his fields and herds.
Nearly 400 women county agents ar,
now az work in fifteen Southern Statct
| They assist the farm women in iheil
territory just as their men colleagues
assist the farmers.
Among the principal allo'men,s o,
this years extension funds are these
Home demousiratien work. $50. 900
boys CLUB work. Se37,JOO. m1yabI,
schools, S2lS 900. extension work D,
specialists. NiSOjj. farm management
$4,000; horticulture, SIS. coo. rural or
gahization, $1,000; agricultural en-,
gineering, $50 OOo: poultry. S23. 100.
In nearly all Of these activities wo,
men ate directly interested. Home he.
monstra'ion has directly to do with wo.
mans work. The movable schools
include not m--e'y rrorrs ~ men M,
gSnlzso Iustv $ o.gsrlns CO.. .Jn.,
farm subjects. box a..a course. ir 4 me
economics designed r,y. aU. .or ruraI
women. Much OF the education vo-S
IN poultry ana carrying uea.s VISA IL,
woman's responsibilities on many
farms. Canning club work concern.
the women almost solely.
Moreover, anything which benefits
the children is Of vital interest and
benefit to rural women. The work for
boys corn clubs, pig clubs and poultry
CLUBS, as well as that in such organiza.
tons as the peanut, baby beef and 20.
tato clubs for farm boys and farm girl.
directly touches the home. and hence
operates TO the interest Of rural moth.
ers, daughters and wives.
The work among women and girls in
the North and West is directed by ten