Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-07
JOSEPHINE WOMEN
IN HOME ECONOMICS

The Home Economics committee
OF the Josephine County Agrioal'
tural council. which was organized
Tuesday In the otncc of Miss Mccor-
mick. emergency home dcmonstra-
tion agent. voted to adopt the fol-
lowing program OF work for the
year,
Organization
In order that effective work be
carried ON throughout the year
every community In the county Will
be organized for service, Local or
ganlzatlons will be used In every
possible case. and In as many COM
munitles as possible the home eco
nomics study work win be intro
duced.
Conservation
tai Conservation OF food.
The production Of standard vese-
table products In home gardens is to
be advocated and better system Of
marketing Is to he worked out In
this county In order that the unpro-
ductlve parts OF the county may asc
the surplus products from the more
productive sections 4 greater pro
duction OF poultry, bees. and rabbits
will be stimulated and encouraged
throughout the county. As there
were homes In Josephine county last
year that made little attempt TO pre-
serve fruits and vegetables for
home use greater campaign IL TO
be made this year for preservation
by means of drying and canning
fruits and vegetables and by water
CHASING eggs.
Greater stress Is To be placed on
the war substitutes for the saving of
these foods needed by our solorr,
and allies 4 study OF food values
and balanced menus will he taken up
In the. study classes.
(b) Conservation OF clothing.
Attention will he called to the ne
cesslty OF conserving textiles. Large
quantities Of cotton are being used
In the manufacture OF explosives.
Linen Is needed In aeroplane con-
structlon. and We know OF the scar
city OF wool and OF leather Pro-
per selection. repairing and reno
waiting OF clothing will he the main
features of this project
tcD Conservation OF health.
Better sanitary conditions In and
around country homes. fly cam
paigns. and hot lunch work In rural
schools are subjects TO be given at
tention.
Household Management
II is important at this time that
steps be taken to simplify the work
In the home as women are having
many demands made on their time.
Labor saving devices. account keep
ing, and the organization OF work In
the home, are problems that will
be taken up and discussed in order
to make for more efficient home
work.
Home Demonstration Tour
Later In the year II Is being plan
ned to have a home demonstration
tour made OF Josephine county.
Women from all communities will
participate in this tour stopping at
certain homes In order to study con.
veniences and arrangements. A tour
of this kind will not only be OF great
pleasure and interest. but may result
in the Improvement OF many homes.
II is not desired or hoped for that
any one community may work out
this entire program. but each COM
munity may select those features
which seem most necessary for that
community This program Of work
Is to be correlated In every possible
way with the program OF the
industrial club work and the agri-
cultural committees OF the county. 1t
is believed that an effective working
out OF this program can not but hs-
sist in the enrichment and the bet
terment OF home life in Josephine
county.