The Nevada County picayune., 1917-01-04
$30,000 IN FRUIT
 CANNED BY GIRLS
Canning Club Girls Are Doing 8 Big Work-2,5O0 New Members
 Wanted.

'lt Is estimated that S30.000 worth Of fruit was put up by the canning club girls of the state last summer A large quantity of these products are for sale and the Federated Clubs of the state are helping tho girls sell their goods 10 the best advantage" 7" says Miss Emma Archer. with tho Extension Division of the University of Arkansas and U & Department of Agriculture Canned goods arc assembled in the coup. " seat towns and through the Federated Clubs are sold to mer- chants or individuals desiring these home products Merchants buy at wholesale, consequently. they are In favor of the canning club work be- cause the home products retail much more quickly than foreign canned goods. The canned goods offered for sale are tomatoes. beans. peaches, and anything else the girls may have on hand, including jellies and preserves. Nearly all the vegetables are canned m tins; however. great quantity has been put Up in glass this year for special trade. Miss Archer says fur. ther. A great number of people Throughout the state are becoming an. thusiasiic over the kind Of products which these girls are able 10 deliver. They are asking for more fancy con. tainers and fruit is being put up in attractive packages thus commanding higher prices than products turned out by commercial firms"
 26i1 Canning Club Girls.
 Al the present time there are 2ell girls Tn Arkansas who belong 10 the canning clubs of the state These girls are all in Che work for the prime pur pose of making money and a great many of them age doing much better than those in charge ever dreamed 1t would ever hc possible Tor them 10 do
 Miss Lena Bafz of Randolph county reports total sale Of s295 worth efAeaetaAlez and canned goods. wllle muee interest ls stHI being manifested ta# the= work of Miss Willie Hurley of l4aEza8= county. who last feaF won 2 scholarship to tae Agfi- cultural School at Jones boro. and holds q gae5gd of producing 3Is5| peunde of feuafaez oa oaeteatb oi n aere ffem eh#eh she Put ID ooo Ea can
 High Prices Cause No Fear
 Tn aifiHeu 10 t4e aHHag club member E5a1 women ar tae state canned rr@eH suf and vegetables f7r hag. gaun.44 as 4elI as a sHffa 10 Hg old on 9a market aars6 women UHB tEa= canning club cr'a haze made 300e f9mlias nde ran#eHt If tfse pHe eRt Hish price of food products and have carried pros partg unto tl.E homes by enabling | tHe 'aW1y 10 literally feed Itself
 TAe methods of making labor say Hg daf.ee are being taught 10 these women and Hrl- by tHa home demon n#rg1 forces. eqnently the Hae1s-z eae.zer .eefes ee.HseHator and other comfort producing r4uip ! mant are being aaae.=ls.aa aar intel uee rHtunchmt Arioa#a-. Heganse of ! HNs fact mere HHa Tor r. salou IS ! made possA'. and ......a Ita l.rm is . Heme improved H
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 4e IsaGaas #sh= ..t aasaet et.saa hg #t # saHl3.ea IsHHa aHd- ling aH8 aHafahtetiHe er 5acts 10 fhr sat5zaaat.ou of taaa #='- ##=a5le1 and The consumer and wst5 much prof it 10 themselves Eley ate IearnWg that better chickens really b..ng bet Ter prices Miss Blanche Delaney Of Sebastian county Is uoH attending the Agricultural School at Ra~seAvHle from profl of her poultry eafd
 Quality of Butter Improved.
 Everywhere women and e,rls are banding together in tle butter club work X remarkable improvement in the quality of the butter produced has been noted in maay localities and al. ready greater market price has been demanded and received Seven club members of Jackson county sonns time ago adopted the slogan. Better Butter for tha Home and Market. ; Since they have been actively ensaS- ed in butter improvement work, ths price of eoun butter in Jackson county has increased 10 cents \ pound
 Mere Club Members.
 Every girl of school age in Ar kansas should belong to one of the girls clubs e.5oo new members are wanted hy July I. 1al7. NIT to ''ssa la.H. AreHsH. Extension Hva@a
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