Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-29

mittee are frequently called upon t.
8. From tine to time brief reports
viii pc called for on cards furnished
without stamp TO the address OF inc
county agent asking for report. Girls
who do NOT MI out these reports when
called Tor aud keep the records asked
for. cannot compete for amy prizes al
.hc contest.
- The written report of the years
work jan gardening and canning counts
10 POINTS. therefore every girl should
put The report in the form of pretty,
illustrated booklet. Directions or sug,
sgcStiOns for making this booklet VIII
DC given by the agent IN each county.
y. All irst-year members should
specialize in the study of the tomato,
planting the larger part OF their tenth
acre gardens in tomatoes, but may
select few other early vegetables Tor
home use or market. successive plant
mEs are desirable and the garden should
ne planned with reference to having
e. succession of crops which Will ylelu
the best returns for the space allotted.
Ina this way not only VIII the pront be
greater. but the family dietary will be
improved.
Canning for market should be limited
L. plain canned tomato. although girls
may can string beans and soup mix
ture for home use.
Second-year girls may plant two
main crops dividing the plot equally
between them if desired. Good com
bIuations are tomatoes and string
beans. tomatoes and Okra, tomatoes mad
pimentoes.
4 sufficient number of other vese-
tables may be grown to make STANDARD
soup mixtures or Creole sauce. Canned
string beans, pepper. products. soup
mixture. fruits OF dried soup mixture
may be. put upon the market.
Perennial gardens should be started
not later than the spring of the sec
aWRI Der N n1 Rms m
sist of Thomas and Lucia varieties or
muScadine grapes, asparagus and either
dewberries. Taspberries, blackberries. or
rEs. If asparagus, grapes and bern leS
are chosen, demonstration should
eventually consist of 10 vines each Of
the two varieties of grapes, 10 or Il
crowns of asparagus and about dozen
berry vines. If grapes. asparagus and
gus crowns and grape vines shall be
the same and in addition there shall
be four FIG bushes planted. other COM
binatiOns may he made under the diTec-
tion OF the county agent.
Third-year girls may have three
vegetables. Tomatoes, peppers and
string beans. or some other comblna-
ton under the guidance of the county
agent. Other crops may De cucumDerS
or Chayotcs for picklingt corn Tor dry =
ing. or vegetables for making standard
soup mixture. Inc pefenhA2t planths
must be continued and # as much as
Vne-t twentieth acre IS ia perennIals, a
girl may cultivate only one-twentieth
acre annual garden and may plant such
food crops as peanuts or soy beans or
both. Sac may have only one-twentictn
acre garden and in addition take pOul-
try clue work. Ia canning she should
hold 10 products standardized in sec
ond year. Pickles and dried corn may
1e new work introduced T. a grape
demonstration is being carried on. the
standardized grape products may be
prepared. using Scuppernongs if new
grapes are not bearing. These grape
products include cold pressed juice,
syrup, paste. mince-meat and grape
sauce If work has been undertaken
with berries and asparagus these prod
Ucts shall be conserved also.
Fourth-year giIls may have a full
one-twentieth acre perennial garden and
its products may consume all time eN-
cent that devoted to a twentleth-acTe
with such vegetables as peanuts. soy
beans. or some special vegetables for
use in a canned product which the girl
may have adopted for marketing. II
perennials have not beAh planted con-
tinue one-teuth acre. If perennlals are
being grown. put on market standardized
grape. berry and fig products. Every
girl who eTroIls in the clubs may con-