The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-26
$4,000 IN FRUIT
CANNED By GIRLS
Canning Club Girls Are Dong { Zig
Work-2,5oo New hen b2rs
Wanted.

ut is estimated that $4,000 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 cf
the state are helping the girls sell
their goods to the hes 1zEa a1e. -
says Miss Emma Archer ri #
the Extension Division of ,ao
University Of Arkansas and T. S.
Department of Agriculture. Caaoad
! goods are assembled in thn cgun-
~ seat towns and through The
Federated Clubs are sold to me--
chants or individuals desiring these
home products. Merchants puy al
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
hand, including jellies and preserves
Nearly all the vegetables are canned
In tins; however, a great quantity has
been put up in glass this year for
special trade. Miss Archer says fur
Their, "A great number of people
throughout the state are becoming en-
thuslastic over the kind of products
\ which these girls are able to 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
2611 Canning Club Girls.
At the present time there are 2.611
girls in Arkansas who belong to the
canning clubs of the state. These girls
are all in the work for the prime pur-
pose Of making money, and a great
many OF them are doing much better
than those in charge ever dreamed it
would ever be possible for them to do.
Miss Lena BaItz OF Randolph
county reports a total sale of S225
worth of vegetables and canned goods;
while much interest is still being
manifested in the work of Miss Willie
Hurley of Jackson county, who last
year won scholarship to the Agri-
cultural School at Jonesboro, and
holds a record of producing 3,1S5
pounds Of tomatoes on one-tenth of
an acre from which she put up 1000
No. 8 cans.
High Prices Cause No Fear.
In addition to the canning club
members, 1925 women OF the state
canned enough fruit and vegetables
for home consumption as we'll as a
surplus to be sold on the market.
These women with the canning club
girls have made 1000 families indie,
pendent Of the present high price of
food products and have carried pros
perity into their homes by enabling
the family to literally feed itself
The methods of making labor saw
ing devices are being taught to these
women and girls by the home demon
stration forces; consequently, the
fireless cooker. iceless refrigerator,
and other comfort producing equip
ment are being adapted and put into
use throughout Arkansas. Because of
this fact more time for recreation is
made possible and life on the farm Is
being improved in general
Poultry Club Girls Sell Infertile Eggs.
Through the poultry clubs of the
state go girls are making a pputa-
ton for themselves as producers of
better fowls and better eggs. These
girls are learning to secure the high
est market prices by handling only in
fertile eggs. They are sorting, cand-
ling, and guaranteeing their products
to the satisfaction of both the retailer
and the consumer and with much prof.
tt to themselves. They are learning
that better chickens really bring bet
ter prices. Miss Blanche Delaney OF
Sebastian county Is now attending the
Agricultural School at Russellville
from profits of her poultry yard.
Quality of Butter Improved.
Everywhere women and girls are
banding together in the butter club
work A remarkable Improvement in
the quality of the butter produced has
been noted in many localities and al
ready a greater market price has been
demanded and received. Seven club
members of Jackson county some
time ago adopted the slogan, "Better
Butter for the Home and Market"
Since they have been actively engag-
ed in butter improvement work. the
price of country butter in Jackson
county has increased 10 cents a
pound.
More Club Members.
! Every girl OF school age in Ar
kansas should belong to enc OF the
, girls clubs; $500 new members are
wanted by July l, 1917 Write to Miss
Emma Archer, Extension Division,
Old Statehouse, Little Rock, for de-
| tails.