Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-06
FARMERS INSTITUTE
NOW IN SESSION
Continued from Page IL

ioOd production
~ the present time more than ~
C0'.QNo women In the United States
are engaged directly in work on thu
farms, not including the farm work in
tho homes. There are 7..st women
IN this country owning and mauagin.
their own farms. Iowa alone has
above 1900 women farm owners with
farms valued At more than g % To-
ala
IL Is not STRANGE the government is
asking It's women "a Increase the food
production. W. DO not intend As
women TO ask o. the womanhood Of
America 10 DO the mans heavy part
III the food prod lCtion on the farms,
so long as We have toaforS. Idle men
or retired farmers who are able 10
assume the burden Of ibis work. But
the things ne are going 10 ask OF eY.
cry woman is that they become per
sonally interested in the food pro
duction propaganda work in the city.
town and country. Il they are not do
ing personally some work in Connec-
ton with the soil they can STIMULATE
interest. lend assistance financially
and personally TO any boy, girl o.
woman's farming association. We
must make clear the things the women
can do and are doing are gardening.
poultry raising and dairy farming.
Bee culture and fruit gardening arc
things We can engage in and We are
going 10 put forth our efforts 10 do
our share in this work in helping to
win the war
Boy ana Girl gardening. pig. cali
ana poultry raising are things that
should be encouraged and organized
i'll every town nd county
IL has been said that the weakest
point in agriculture is the woman
side OF the life upon the farms. 1t IS
hoped some we'll constructed plan can
be developed that the wasted energy
and time OF the idle woman and high
school girls may be- given to do the
work of the oyorburdoncd farm wom-
an. During the busy time OF the grow
Ing period OF this coming year.
The educational forces OF every
should be used to deter.
mine and make possible for help 10 be
extended 70 the farm women"
Mrs Dunlap was followed by Mrs.
Florence Mcconnell OF Champaign.
Who is connected with the extension
OF the University OF Hi.
nois. Mrs. Mcconnell gave very In
teresting talk on the Conservation Of
the Homes leading mp through the
necessity of home Improvement as
ISOLATION and woman's farm advisor.
Mrs. Mcconnell said. that after nine
months Of study on the part OF off
eials az Washington. il had been de.
cided the most effective way for win.
Ming the var. was to 90 back TO the
homes OF the nation. and to eliminate
all extravaganza there.
Put your homes on a scientific
basis said Mrs. Mcconnell This is
the first time in the history OF the ma
ton the government has eyer called
on the women OF the nation 10 help
win war This work is not as dra-
matte rs the Red Cross work, and
vc' the woman that takes care OF her
family best, serves her country best
Especially in this emergency it is
very easy 70 say We must consider
time, energy food. clothes and beauty,
yet with all this how are we going
20 decide jus, how 70 carry out this
work. Men solve their problems by
getting together, sitting With their
Feet above their head. smoking. talk
ing, talking il over and threshing il
out, and each gets the benefit OF The
other mans knowledge.
The majority Of the women, the
rural woman worries out her problem
in, an inconyenient kitchen, poorly
equipped, or over IN old fashioned
Swing machine with back breaking
!readle. We need TO forget our diff.
tnlties as women and get together
ind thresh gu these home problems.
zach receiving the benefit OF the 9th.
cr's experience or scientific training.
IN addition TO this we need TO hire a
scientifically trained woman to OK.
plain her scientific training to us and
i've Us tho benefit of science in tho
home"