Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-17
AGRICULTURAL:
.A!:EDUCAT1oN.
Organizing Girls Canning Clubs
-ANo Successful FARlViING
p ANDREuM. SOULt

4 to have a market day during the coun-
w contest when their products can be
displayed we'll advertised, and the girls
present to take orders and deliver
goods. County agents should do ev-
erything possible to teach the girls now
to get in contact with the consumer OF
merchant in a business-like way, ana
to cooperate I'm community and county
groups TO produce certain products or
the same standard and uniform pack.
In every county there is held an
nually a boys and girls club contest
in which the members complying with
all rules of their respective orSanlza-
ticns and completing the work requlr-
ed. NAV show the results of their work
and enter into friendly rivalry Tor
honors Every honor or prize should
have some educational value Tor the
individual or stimulate fine community
effort on the part OF the group.
The exhibits should be planned TO
show the adult people of the county
what the boys and girls are accomplish
ing and should also be the means OF
teaching standards Of quality and beau
IN in the work. The State Fair asso-
citation and the Southeastern Fair asSo-
citation generously cooperate by aiding
the work of organization and holdlhs
the state contests for girls. Arrange
ments have been made TO furnish free
transportation for canning club exhlo-
its TO Macon and Atlanta and return.
The exhibits for the 1917 contests have
been definitely planned as to the exact
number. kind and quality OF products.
This plan has been made to secure only
exhibits OF commercial value, 50 mat
they may be sold at the close OF the
fair and the proceeds returned to the
girls. IL Is expected that county eN-
hibits in 1917 will include the same
class in order to give definite training
in putting up commercial products. The
one best exhibit in each class may be
sent to the state contest. Only. one
girl in a county will be allowed to en-
ter any class at the state contests.
In order to stimulate the girls to do
good work and also to further help
those girls who show special ability and
perseverance. there has been established
at the State College Of Agriculture, Ath-
ems. Ga, an industrial short course for
girls, the girls who attend having won
as prizes scholarships 10 this short
course. These scholarships are valued
at from $40 TO $40 owing the the sec
ton of the state in which the girls
live. and consist of the railroad fare to
and from Athens, car fare, registration
fee. board and lodging, so that IL costs
the. girls nothing to attend These
scholarships are provided by the Geor-
gfa Bankers association, the State and
Southeastern Fair associat tons, the
county boards of education. the county
fair association. the local boards OF
trade and chambers of commerce., the
women's clubs and by private firms and
individuals. The different counties or
ganized in the work in 1916 will have
representatives at the short course CIV
en- in 1917, numbering from one to six
from each county. While in Athens
these girls are constantly in charge of
the canning club agents.
This short course consists of study
Of farm poultry, home vegetable gar
dening, home management, rural home
conveniences. farm dairying, and home
orchard management; some work in
landscape gardening: and a course in
food study and cooking. the girls being
taught to prepare and serve meals. The
college prepares the course in such a
way as to give them as much practical
knowledge as possible in the limited
time.
F. The one thing which the college tries
TO fnstill in these girls is the spirit of
service and leadership, and 1T is believed
that they go home and impart to others
the knowledge which they have gained.
MERITS OF VELVET BEANS AS
FOOD FOR MULES.
NJ n. G., Columbus, Ca, writes; Please
give me a formula constituting a bal
aneed ration for mules using crushed vel
vet oeans as the base.
You can make a very good ration for
work stock by mixing together velvet
beans and corn and cob meal in equal
proportions by weight These mater
ials should be ground thoroughly and
well mixed. You should feed in ad-
dition. eight pounds of cowpea hay and
ten pounds of shredded corn slower
which is free from dust and mold or some
other clean bright mixed hay.
A ration such as has been suggested
will contain approximately 2.7 pounds
or digestible protein. 14.3 pounds Of di-
gestible carbohydrates and 4 pounds
OF digestible fat This should be a well
balanced ration to feed to horses and
mules weighing 1000 pounds when do
ing hard work The ration should be
increased or decreased proportionately
according to size
The peavine hay might be ground and
mixed with the velvet beans and corn
and cob meal. The slower should be
shredded and thrown in a pile and 90
pounds Of the mixture above mentioned
scattered over IL. Then moisten II with
bucket Of water containing a hand
full of salt and thoroughly mix all the
ingredients together and allow to stand
over night. In this way a very satisfac-
tory and palatable ration can be Sc
cured.
MAKING GOOD RATIONS FOR COWS
AND WORK STOCK
". S. NJ, Cuthbert, Ca, writes: We
have the following materials and want
20 know in what proportion to mix them:
IN the ear. velvet beans. ground pea
hay with peas apd peavine hay. We want
20 make a feed for work horses and dairy
COWS and II more protein feeds are needed
can get cotton sede meal ground
pea meal. What would such feed anal
ne:
ration for dairy cows giving two
gallons and upwards OF milk should
contain from ? TO 1-2 pounds OF pro-
tein, IL to Is pounds of carbohydrates
and 4 to g pounds Of fat The nutritive
ratio, or relation OF digestible protein
to carbohydrates and fat should be
l 81 or 6. If you mix pounds
of corn and cob meal. pounds of velvet
bean meal. S pounds OF cowpea hay and
pounds of peanut hay together you
will obtain a formula containing practi-
calIy "a per cent digestible protein.