Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-03
HOMKMAKERS COLUMN.
Correspondence On topics Of interest 10 the ladiss
e solicited. Address: Editor HcMuHAKnne

A~S@eS<eOS3
Iustruction In Food Conservation.
BY order of tho Governor and Council
instruction In food conservation, chiefly
By means Of canning and evaporating
fruits and vegetables, will be given 10
every county In Maine during the months
Of July and August. Leon 8. Merrill,
Director Of Extension Service OF the Col
lege OF Agriculture, 0rono, will be In
charge Of this work.
Arrangements are now being made to
organize the campaign In each county.
Committees on public safety, town OIL
cials, and others interested, should take
the matter of holding . denomination In
their town, mp with the chairman OF the
county committee on food production
and conservation, the county agent, or
Leon 8. Merrill, Orono, at once.
The plans for conducting the cam.
paign include having each town In the
state visited within the next few weeks
By Q woman who has been trained In the
newest methods of food preservation, by
canning, drying or evsporating, and
other means. These women will give
practical demonstrations and explana-
tory lectures. Leaflets regarding the
methods will be distributed to help In
applying tho lessons learned.
There is opportunity for every one In
the state to help materially in the sue
cess of the project. Food production 10
but one step toward the goal OF thrift
and conservation OF resources. Food
preservation is another, equally Import
ant.
The state appropriated the money.
The Extension Division OF the College
of Agriculture, under the direction OF
Dean Leon 8. Merrill 10 helping BY gath
ering together and instructing women
experienced In Home Economics In the
the newest and most Efficient methods OF
food preservation. The various towns
in the state will be grouped and . woman
worker will be assigned to each group.
She will 20 to each town In her district
to give the people the benefit of her ex-
perience and training. It 10 expected
that the county committees will help In
arranging Q schedule of meetings In the
towns within their districts. This
schedule should be arranged 30 IS to
make the best use Of time and to mini
mize travel from place to place and to
cooperate fully, the town committees
must see to it that the dates arranged
for, are accepted and prepared for In the
towns. Il will be necessary for the
town committee to arrange for the place
of meeting within the town, to advertise
and to provide the necessary materials
for the demonstration, In short, on the
town committee rests the responsibility
of making the meeting In its town q well
planned and successful one. While the
demonstr ator> will carry with her com
plete equipment, there are few things
which the town will be asked to furnish.
These include:
1. A place of meeting, large enough
for all who may wish to attend and 80
arranged that all may hear and see clear.
~ what is going on.
Q. A large table of convenient height
on which the demonstrator may display
her equipment and which she may use
for working table.
8. A stove, either range with suit
able fuel or q three burner kerosene
stove trimmed and filed ready for use.
4. A supply of clean water.
s. Two water pals.
6. Four towels.
7. Wash cloth.
8. Six pint jars with new rubber.
8. Products for canning.
10. Salt and sugar.
Before the meeting the town commit
lees or other persons having the meet
ing In charge will be supplied with de-
tailed instructions In preparing for thu
meetings In their towns.
After the demonstration 1t would be Of
material advantage to have means o.
transportation furnished to carry thu
demonstrators and her equipment on te
the next town in such places as are moi
readily reached by railroad.
It is hoped that every woman vii
avail herself of the opportunity to attend
the meetings and learn what she may
for adopting the up.to. date methods
which are the result Of careful research
and practical experiment the old Gle
ment of risk in preserved food can bt
eliminated. We realize now that this
yeanwe cannot afford to lose even one OF
two Jars from our store Of canned goods
Every particle of food which We car
produce this year must serve US and VI
cannot risk the danger of losing 1t by us
ing preserving methods which are nm
safe.
The demonstrators will carry with bel
box of equipment for carrying on thu
dem onstration. This will consist of 6
compactly arranged set of utensils SINH
lar to those any woman has In her home
and is likely to use In home canning.
(1) Further information can be Sc
cured by writing Leon 8. Merrill, Orono