Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-24
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What Corn Clubs Mean to the South

4 made an enviable record. There are
nearly 1000 girls enrolled at present.
They put up 100000 pounds of canned
goods from their tenth acre gardens
the past season. The number of con-
tanners used was S32.24O. The value of
the canned goods from the tenth-acre
club gardens was s29,5sS. The average
cost of growing the crop was 1913, and
the average profit per garden, Sl5.O5.
As with the boys. certificates sof honor
are. accorded to all girls who make and
can over $500 pounds of tomatoes or
beans from their tenth-acre gardens
Most careful and accurate reports must
also be presented, and an exhibit OF the
finished product made at the county
school fair. Thus, close observance or
business principles, system, accuracy
and detail. skill and sanitation are
all impressed on the minds OF these
young people. Jennie Nichols, or tloy1
county, made one of the best records
last wear. She raised $3.50 pounds of
tomatoes on her garden plat which when
canned left her a profit of $3.50. What
a world Of opportunity and independence
this experience opened up to her. L
congratulate her on having won her
economic freedom and demonstrated her
capacity without the ballot, and II we
must have a new woman let US nave
more of her kind.
Who can correctly estimate the IN
nuence this work has eXerted on these
girls? Every one knows they viii De
better and nobler women for having
achieved something through associating
their effort with nature. Every one
knows that their efficiency has been
multiplied many times over. Every one
understands that they will make more
beautiful, attractive and interesting
tvpes of women as a result or the IN
spiration which problems attacked anu
success won brings to all. That their
work is appreciated in the communities
in which they live is shown by the fact
that nearly 100000 was contributed
in scholarships and prizes for their en-
couragement, aside from any funds APP
propriated from state federal or local
sources for the maintenance of the
work.
HOME BUILDING ACTIVITIES.
Among the other activities which
have engaged the attention of our wom-
en- agents is that Of home improve
u1ent. For example, 400 fireless cookers
and 1000 canning demonstrations were
r1ade in the homes of adults, and over
45O areless cookers and 1875 iceless re-
frigerators built. That these women
agents are accomplishing something
fundamental is best illustrated by the
condensed statement of one agents re-
port, as presented below:
Report of Mrs. +. c. Bond, county
agent in home economies, Muscogee
county, Georgia
Number of women enrolled in nome
demonstration work ,. .. IL
Nunter Of girls enrolhd in garden
and canning club work %
Number county meetings held in
past seven months 20
Number community meetings held 80
Total attendance. 1000 women and
5000 girls .'f'OVO
Home demonstrations in cooking,
dairying, spraying, etc. =. 90
Home demonstrations in canning,
Jelly and catsup making. prepar-
ing lunches. salads. breads. etc. %
Labor-saving devices installed in
homes:
FireIess cookers .. q. e.. e. =. o.. 20
iceless refrigerators .. 10
Fly traps Nv
Screens .. =. =. .. .. .. Ia
Wheel trays
Cleaning devices =. E. =. =. =. .. 8
Dairy appliances - =. .. .. .. s
Home waterworks o.. g. -. .. =. 2
81
Bulletins on dairying. poultry man
agement, vegetable gardening, canning,
cooking distributed.
Girls canning clubs report:
Pounds Of vegetables canned for
winter use -. zz'S4z
Total value of vegetables from
cluD gardens ..SoV4.SZ
Pounds of berries, figs, peaches,
apples, and pears canned E. e. 1000