Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-01-10
$3O,OOO IN FRUIT
 CANNED BY GIRLS
Canning Club Girls are De- ing a Big Work -2,50O
 Members Wanted.

Tt 1s estimated that S30,00O worth or fruit was put up by the canning club girls of the state last summer. large quantity of these products are TOT sale and the Federated Clubs of 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- " seat towns and through the Federated Clubs are sold to mer- chants or individuals desiring thesa home products. Merchants buy af wholesale; consequently, they are in ravor of the canning club work be- cause the home products retail much more quickly than fAreign canned goods. The canned goods offered for sale are tomatoes, beans, peaches, and anything else the girls may have on hand, including jellies and preserves. Nearly all the vegetables are canned m tins; however, a 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 ovef the kinle4afs products whichsfhese girls are. zs to deliver. They are asking for nsaTe. fancy con tainers and fruit is being put up in attractive packages.s 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 Baltz 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 Asri- 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. 3 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 well 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 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 Esgs.
 Through the poultry clubs of the state 67O 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 Sebastian county is now attending the Agricultural School at Russelville 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