Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04
CANNING CAMPAIGN
TO CONSERVE FOOD
COUNTY no EMPLOY LEADER TO
AID HOUSEWIVES AND chill.
DREN'S CLUBS.

Appointment of Mrs. Daniel Setch-
field as county club leader, and also
to spend considerable time with the
housewives of the county assisting
them in canning the surplus crops OF
fruits and vegetables that might 9TH
erwise be wasted, was made this
week by the county central commit
tee directing the food production
campaign in this county, according
to an announcement made Thursday
by County Agriculturist c. H. Berg
strom, chairman of the committee.
Mrs. Setchfie1d will take direct
charge Of the work of the boys and
girls clubs of the county, co-operat-
ing with County Superintendent
Goss, a member of the central COM
mittee. and with the various local
leaders, and in cooperation with Mr..
Bergstrom's department will SUPER
wise the general work in home eco
nomics throughout the county. fea-
turing home demonstrations Of can
ming methods in the different commu-
mites.
Demonstrations In Homes.
The work in house economics will
be carried on in connection with a
specialist from Portland and will be
conducted for the next Ave months.
and as each fruit or vegetable ripens.
the best and cheapest ways of can
ming it for home use particularly will
be demonstrated. Mr.. Bergstrom
plans to have these demonstrations
conducted in a home in each commu-
nifty most conveniently located so that
all the women of the neighborhood
may attend and benefit by them.
The object desired ID to conserve
the food supply by canning products
that might otherwise be wasted or
which the farmer might be compelled
to throw on thei market at virtual
loss because OF their seasonable char
acter, and yet which would consti-
tute a big influence in overcoming .
food shortage next fall or winter, II
canned 90 as to be available then.
County Agent Bergstrom has been
devoting large part Of the week to
analysing the reports sent In by
farmers in response to the circular
distributed throughout the county
last week, and says that the response
has been very general. He still has
. large number of circulars to 80
through, but from those already ex-
amined he says that from ITS to 200
acres of land in the county will be
planted to crops this year for the
f,rst time, as the direct result Of the
local campaign.
To Help Furnish Seod.
Much Of this new acreage will de-
pend upon obtaining seed, for the
farmers. smost Of them. asking this
assistance, and the committee expects
20 be able to meet their requests.
The principal local crops this year.
the circulars indicate will be oats.
peas. beans and potatoes. while there
will also be quite an acreage Of corn.
In connection with the food pro-
duction and conservation campaign.
Agriculturist Bergstrom 10 urging
farmers to build silos. He declares
that every farmer who has six COWS
or more should have some sort Of
silo which will enable him to con-
serve all his crops, large part Of
which might otherwise be wasted.
Furthermore, he says, the farmer
with a silo can harvest two crops OF
the same land every season. an early
crop in June and the later crop in
the fall. He urges all farmers inter-
ested In silos to consult him for in
formation.