The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-19
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

Recently had something to say about
 Professor Duggar and the extension work which Auburn was doing in connection
 with Uncle Sam, and gave the story of
 Werth Thaggard, showing what one lad had learned by being member of a pig club.
 Now, I want to tell what is being done
 in another field of endeavor, for the home
 demonstration agents are doing some
 powerfully interesting and constructive
 work. In fact, it Is hard to conceive Of "a work that is more fascinating, and
 where the possibilities for good are
 greater than in this work with the girls and women of the small towns and the country.
 It will be remembered that school Of
 instruction on canning and drying was
 held here in July, under the state home
 demonstration folks at Auburn. Experts
 from the United States department of
 agriculture were on hand to give expert
 demonstrations in canning and drying.
 The school was principally for the pur- pose of instructing the county agents in the most approved and up-to- date meth
 ods of canning, pickling, preserving, jelly
 making, drying, etc, but the public was freely admitted.
 An effort is being made to standardizs
 the products put up by the girls, and in carrying out this work, what might be
 termed four-year course in club work
 has been adopted. The first year the
 work is confined to the tomato, on ac-
 count of it being comparatively easy to
 can. Soup mixtures and Chili sauce are
 also made the first year. The second
 year more work is done with thE tomato, and beans and Dixie relish are added. The
 third year, work done during the first
 and second years is continued, and in addition the canning of various fruits and their by-products is taken up, such as jams, pimento peppers, etc. For the fourth year nearly all of the work done during the previous three <years is kep,
 up. with the addition of preserving jelly
 making and pickling. The idea is to
 make the course progressive one, start ing with the simple and gradually going to the complex.
 A recent report sent in to extension headquarters at Auburn by home demon-
 stration agent. Miss Eva Caldwell of Jackson county, states that very thorough plans are being made for the exhibit of the club girls products at the community fair to be held this fall. one club gfrl in this county recently made the following significant statement to Miss Caldwell: II have canned this summer 100 jars ot fruit and vegetables. and papa said if it had not been for me there would not have been a tomato on our place." It can easily be seen what, the canning club work has meant to this place. The work in Lee county is progressing nicely, says Mrs. Moore, the home dem onstration agent. Continuing, Mrs. Moore says: Everyone seems interested. and we are getting splendid cooperation. l felt encouraged recently when one of tho county commissioners remarked, Y ou Sdt yuSt iOOh oiOdHu dilu SpOt tHc S~tAAi- munities that have had the advantage of the clubs. It Hves them a different standing.
 Just recently the canning club at Shot we'll gave picnic in connection with an all day demonstration. Tomatoes. apples. soup mixtures, etc, were canned, ano there were 125 people present. Fall gar dens came in for extensive discussion. and Mrs. Moore states that very nearly all, if not all. of the club girls have planted fall garden, and that she is encouraging them to start strawberry beds. The 9 members of the canning club at Shotwell have pledged themselves l to buy $l25 worth of War savings Stamps | showing their patriotism not only by can. ming something to eat but by buyma 1 War Savings Stamps to help "can tht l Kaiser.
 | With the hue and cry for more food pro. sduction and conservation it Is of the ut
 most importance that fruits and vege- '