Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-05-31
Be ADVISED
IN WAR WORK
Home Demonstration Agents Al
ways Ready to Impart
Information.
MUCH GOOD ALREADY DONE
Comprehensive Plans Under the Aus
plces of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Are a Part
of the Program.

Consult the home demonstration
agent in your locality about your war
work. She may have just the informa-
tion or the ideas you need In planning
your program of helpfulness this year.
Home gardening. poultry clubs, CON
servatlon activities in regard to food
and clothing child nutrition, house
hold conveniences. marketing-these
are some of the objects on which the
demonstration agent can furnish infor-
nation to women and children. She
Is the clearing house of ideas along
these lines for the community. Here
are some of the things the home agents
are doing.
The function of the home demonstra-
ton agents comparatively employed by
the state agricultural colleges and the
United States department of agricul-
ture is to promote by every practicable
means household comfort and thrift
In town as we'll as country homes. This
is done by encouraging among women
both productive activities. such as
home gardening. poultry raising. and
the like. and conservation activities,
such ms food preservation, care of
clothing. use of home cOnveniences,
and the like. As n result Of work along
the first line during the past year, in
volvlng the advocacy of home gar.
den for city as well MS country fami-
lies the production Of vegetables was
enormously increased The great In
crease in production of garden prod
ucts has resulted I'm increased home
consumption of such products. thus
improving the diet and reducing the
demand for transportation. and has
naturally stimulated interest in con
servation Of the homegrown products
by canning and like methods.
The Conservation Campaign.
Under war conditions special cmphn-
sis is being placed by home demonatra-
ton agents in many localities on cam
paigns for food, income, clothing and
health conservation. In many states
the home demonstration agents are
conducting campaigns 10 encourage
the economical use Of wheat and
meats, They are teaching the use Of
partial substitutes FOR Whont flour ana
giving special attention to The care and
use Of meat and milk, laying particular
emphasis on the many uses of the Int
ter. Many representations are being
given Of methods OF conserving sugar
ana fats, ms well as wheat; excessive
use Of butter meat aud sugar Is dis.
couragcd and substitutes for these are
suggested This Is being urged both
ms war emergency measure and be-
cause Of individual benefit IN economy
and health.
In some states the home dcmonstra-
tlon agents not only have dcmonstrat.
cd food preservation ana the proper
care Of clothing, but have served ms
Il clearing house for the exchange of
IDEAS and methods Of the hOusekeepers
In each ncighborhOod. The interest I'm
laborsavlng devices for The home has
been shared by the men OF the house.
hold, who have aided the work mate
rally 10y milking such couycnlences ac-
| cording 10 the directions given by the
home demonstration agent.
The Womun's auNilurics Of the state
council of defense as well as other or
ganlzutions, nave been Of great assist
ance To many home demonstration
agents They aid in giving Publicity 10
the work, creating community interest
and promoting thrift in housekeeping.
] Many home demonstration agents