Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-20
UNCLE SAM TO AID
FARM IMPROVEMENT
WILL HELP COUNTIES
GoVERNME EMIT APPROPRlATES
FUNDS FOR WORk-LA SALE
AND TWENTY-FIVE OTHER
COUNTIES NOW HAVE ADVlS-
Frs.

Uncle Sam is getting after counties
in Illinois who have not yet estab-
lished county agents and women adj
visers in home improvement work.
Thru the department of agriculture at
the University of Illinois the govern
ment outlines plan by which every
county in the state can secure the
benefits Of a farm adviser and home
improvement association A state
ment has been issued on the subject
by the university, wrich is as follows:
Money has recently been appropri-
ated by Congress TO the United States
to assist in putting a farm adviser
and woman adviser in holae i'm
provement into every county in the
United States. Illinois already has
twenty-five counties. including La
Sale county, with farm bureaus and
farm advisers, and one ciunty with
a home improvement association en-
ploying woman adviser.
The funds appropriated by Congress
were intended primarily to stimulate
production along agricultural lines
and to conserve food and food pro.
ducts. Because of the success of the
farm bureau and the home improve
ment movement, 1t was felt that the
most effective way to increase produc-
ton and encourage conservation
would abe to place farm adviser and
an adviser in home Improvement in
everyecounty at the earliest possible
date
District leaders have already been
appointed 10 disseminate information
regarding the entire work and to as
sist In the organization of counties in
various sections of the state.
fluids are now available to carry
on this work in any county which
meets the following requirements
The United States department of ag-
riculture will provide funds at the
rate OF $1,000 per year to carry on
the work in any county which will
organize farm bureau Of three hun
dred representative farmers and has
its funds pledged for three year
period, In order to receive this amount
at least an equal amount must be
raised from sources within the coun
ty Fifteen hundred dollars per year
in addition is available for home i'm
provement work in county which
perfects the organization of several
hundred representative women who
will provide an equal amount for a
three;year period.
Further information regarding the
details of the plan will be published
from time to time Any one especial
ly interested in the organization of
farm bureau of home improvement
association in his county may receive
detailed directions as to plans and
procedure by addressing Dr. e. N.
Coffey, state leader in farm adviser
work or Miss Mamie Bunch state
leader in home economics extension.
University of Illinois, Urbana
The district leaders in charge of
the farm bureau organization work
in the various sections of the state
are as follows
William f. Hart. Marion; ]. G.
Splitter, Montrose; Verne Vaniman,
Virden; Sidney B. Smith. Springfield;
Charles Atwood. Peoria, and Walter
Gaines, Crete
The leaders In the home improve.
ment work are Mrs Maude G. Hessler,
Milliken University, Decatur, assist
ant state leader; district leaders;
Miss Fern Harris, Marion; Mrs G. w.
Fleming, Olney; Mrs. h " Walcott,
East st. Louis; Mrs Mary f. Bron.
son. Springfield; Mrs Margaret NJ.
Bangs, Chicago, and Mrs. G. j. Con.
nell, urbana
An adviser in home improvement
and conservation will also be avail
able for each Of the following cities:
Chicago, East st. Louis, Peoria,
Springfield and Rockford
Provision has also been made for
the further development Of the Boys
and Girls Club work, Under the lead
ership Of Mr. j. H. Greene Urbana,
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