The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-11
S3O,0O0 IN FRUIT
 CANNED BY GIRLS
Canning Club Girls Are Doing a Biz Work-2,50o New Members
 Wanted.

the state are helping the girls sell thelr goods to the best advantage" says Miss Emma Archer. with the Extension Division of the university of Arkansas and U. s. Department of Agriculture. Canned goods are assembled in the coun- ty seat towns and through the Federated Clubs are sold to mer- chants or individuals desiring these home products Merchants buy at 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 anything else the girls may have on hand, including jeIlies and preserves. Nearly all the vegetables are canned in tins; however, great quantity has been put up in glass this year for special trade. Miss Archer says fur. ther, "A great number of people throughout the state are becoming en- thusiastic 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"
 2e11 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 Baltz of Randolph county reports a total sale of $225 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 a scholarship to the Agri- cultural School at Jonesboro. and holds record of producing 3,1S5 pounds of tomatoes on one-tenth of an acre from which she put up 1000 No. cans.
 High Prices Cause No Fear.
 In addition to the canning club members, 1,525 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 4,000 families inde- 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 say 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 InfertiIe Equs.
 Through the poultry clubs of the state 670 girls are making reputa- tion 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 it to themselves. They are learning that better chickens really bring bet ter prices Miss Blanche Delaney of 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 greater market price has been demanded and received. Seven club members of JacksoH 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 pound
 More Club Members.
 Every girl of school age in Ar kansas should belong to one of the girls clubs; 2.500 new members are wanted by July 1, 1917. Write to Miss Emma Archer Extension Division. Old Statehouse, Little Rock. for de- tails