Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-16
CANNING CLUBS.
SOLVE. A GREAT.
farm PROBLEM

InIlII IuUULIFI
Cooperative Methods of the
Farmers in Canyon Coun-
ty Accomplishing Great
Results Along Many Lines
- Caldwell. Dec. 15.-Canyon county
farmers will can their own fruits and
vegetables in the future through co-op-
erative methods and upon an extensive
scale as consequence OF the great
saving accomplished by them through
their initial efforts in this direction
this year in the opinion of c. Ben
Ross. of Roswell, president of the
Canyon county farm bureau. Under
the auspices of this organization 500
quarts of fruit and vegetables were
canned for the farmers of two COM
munities of the county alone this fall
by the girls clubs of those communi-
ties. operating under the leadership
of Miss Daisy Beatty, the club leader
of the county, and the advisors of the
clubs
The clubs initiating this co-opera-
tive movement which IS destined to be
of increasing proportions each year
we're the Pleasant Ridge club and the
Middleton club. The former canned
1916 cans of fruit and 294 quarts of
vegetables, valued at S35l.62 at a cost
Of s2OS14, while the latter club canned
1867 quarts of fruit and 1884 quarts
of vegetables, valued at s1.300.34 at a
,ost of s7S5.S9 The canning was done
bv the girls who were members of the
two clubs without remuneration and
At actual cost. This estimate of cost
include the value of the fruit and
vegetables, the cost of the cans used
and the cost of fuel, all of which
practically meant nothing in the way
Of expenditures to the farmers.
DEMONSTRATIONS AT FAIR.
The differences between the esti-
mated costs and the estimated values
represented the gains made by the
farmers through their cooperative
movement. 81 great a proficiency was
developed by the members Of the two
clubs that they were sent to Boise to
the state fair where they conducted
canning demonstrations which excited
statewide favorable comment. Mrs.
W. l. Parsons was the advisor Of the
Pleasant Ridge club and Miss Tressic
Leneghen the advisor of the Middle
ton club This club was composed of
the following girls. Theresa Leneghen,
Margaret Lemon, Effie Stanley, Sybil
Smyser, Cenith Smyser and Emily
MCINTYRE Those constituting the
Pleasant Ridge club were Bonnie Moss,
Kate Moss, Kathryn Daughtery. Ber-
tina Ostrum, Sleda Raynor, Evelyn
Bartlett, Grace Crew, Wella Morse
and Irene Rose These girls had re-
ceived considerable special training
from their advisors who acted very
largely under the directions of Misses
Amy Kelly and u. Fay Fowler of the
extension department of the agricul-
tural department of the state univer-
sity. In fact, it Is to be noted that
Canyon county has been very largely
the beneficiary of the club training
activities of Misses Kelly and Fowler
The past year Miss Beatty, the present
club leader OF the county, has given
enlarged emphasis to the work. and
her highly competent supervision, this
co-operative movement is to be initial
ed in every community OF the county
this next year
LARGEST FARM BUREAU.
The Canyon county farm bureau
which is accomplishing so much fol
its county's advancement along agri-
cultural livestock and domestic
science lines has the enviable reputa-
ton OF being the largest county farm
bureau organization in the entire
United States and its rapidly increas-
ing activities presage still greater
progress and beneficial results for thu
farmers Of the county. This count,
was the first county in the state t
employ n county farm agent which Il
did quite a number of years age
through the private contributions of ;
few citizens of this city. Mr.. Ross /:
also chairman of the board of county
commissioners of Canyon county ans
ne advises that the board has also jus
pIoced itself in the lead of it's sister
counties of the state through making
an appropriation for the employment
Of a club leader to enlarge upon the
a work of cooperative canning ant
other club activities throughout this
next year. Previously a club leader
has been employed only about thre'
months of each year.
APPROPRIATION MADE.
For the purpose the board has APP
nropriated the sum of $500 for tn,
employment of a club leader. Thi
ann. of course, will be supplemented
by an equivalent appropriation from
the national government under tn
nroyisions of the Smith Lever bill. II
commenting upon the work contem
COLUMBIA RECORDS