New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-04-18

20 increase the price to the producer
and decrease the cost to the con-
sumner.
1t would seem as though any Or
ganization Of any kind with such OBJ
jects as this should have a wide field
of usefulness and we hope the people
of New Britain will avail themselves
of the opportunities offered by this
association
Acting for the general good of the
whole people of New Britain, a COM
mittee has been formed consisting Of
Z. \. Moore, chairman; Howard l..
Plat, Herbert H. Pease, Howard
Hart, Mayor George a. Quigley and
William j. Farley to take charge Of
the work Of The Hartford County
League and to see that the people Of
New Britain set the benefit which
other cities and towns in the state
arc receiving from this organization
1t is proposed to organize a Wom-
ans committee which will have
charge Of the domestic science, or
the prOpa ganda of homo economies,
or economy in the household, which
is under the charge of Mrs. J. NJ.
Dean. the woman agent in Hartford
county. This work Is to be done by
public demonstrations SO that not
only the American population can
get the benefit, but tho foreign pop11-.
lation. who do not always understand
English with facility, Will be able to
see by actual demonstration the va
rlouS kinds Of work which can be
done to save expenses in the house.
hold.
The Work Of the Farm Bureau.
The woman's department of the
various county bureaus throughout
the country did not get under way
until the latter part of 1917, but in
the state of Connecticut the work
accomplished, taken as a whole, is
rather startling. Among the objects
accomplished may be mentioned the
following:
Brought into existence working
organizations reaching into every
town and city in the state for the
purpose of giving instructions in can
ming and in the manipulation of
cooking and serving of food. There
were nearly 1000 women present at
some 500 canning demonstrations
given throughout the state, and it is
safe to say that 90 per cent Of the
canning done through the state last
year was a success. This is largely
attributed to the work Of the agri-
cultural college and the various farm
bureaus. These various canning
demonstrations were not only held
in the small towns in the state in the
town halls, etc, but in some places
in the department stores, markets,
fto Of
rot only among our young people a
taste for canning. but to show our
CIDER housekeepers new developments
by which canning could be carried on
in a much more expeditions and eco
nCmical way than formerly. + is the
universal sentiment throughout the
state that the canning demonstrations
furnished through this organization
were q great, big success and this
year at least twice and perhaps three
times as much canning will be done
throughout the state as last year
Many remem Der in childhood the
great strings of dried apples and the
great plans of sweet corn and ber-
ries and fruits of various kinds which
were dried at our mothers and grand
mothers. This process does not en-
tail any expense whatever. as no
SWeetenlng is used until the fruit
and berries are prepared for the
table, and the sweetening is applied
according to the taste and size Of
the housekeepers pocketbook.
II is hoped that the householders
in New Britain will avail themselves
of the opportunity which the Hartford
County league and Farm Bureau Of
fers them for increasing this work in
New Britain during the coming sum-
mer. There is no doubt but what the
extraordinary efforts put out by the
County leagues throughout the state
is responsible for saving of thousand
of bushels of fruit and vegetables for
the use of the people Of Connecticut
during the past winter.
All housewives are advised to get
in close touch with the County league
that it may furnish them with a
vast amount of information easily
available and absolutely free fol- the
use of the public in this line.