The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-16

same market. an increase or Z3z per cent.
 MORE FOOD SAVED
 Reports show 1.47O.40S women ac- lively engaged in regular and emer- gency war work in the southern states during 1917. while 9s0,272 girls assist ed along similar lines a total of 2696.- 213 women and girls worked to help win the war by gardening, poultry production, canning and drying fruits, vegetables and meats. butter making and chesse making Their achieve ments are partially pictured in 200,000,- cans of fruit and vegetables now awaiting consumption in southern storerooms and pantries. Impartial opinion states that during the last 12 months the southern states have can ned and preserved 500 per cent more fruits and vegetables than in any similar period in the last half cen- eury.
 62.227 women enrolled in 3S12 south ern clubs recently have put up 34,993,- SIT cans of vegetables and fruits worth over $7.000.000. In addition they have prepared over 27o0 tons of dried fruits and vegetables. The 73,306 southern girls engaged in regular club work raised and canned 8.882,000 cans of vegetables worth $1,500,000, as well
  tainers of fruits and vegetables which they did not raise themselves.
 BOYS CLUBS MUCH LARGER
 Boys club work has also developed on an amazing scale because of the persevering and conscientious work of the county agents. During 1917 tho enrolment of boys with respect to the branch of farming was as follows: Corn, 30,394; pigs. 31.375; poultry, H., 633; cotton. 5279; miscellaneous, 40S7; potatoes, 3441; peanuts. 3157, and grain and sorghum. 2126. These num- bers were greatly increased during 1918. while an additional 100000 boys aided in emergency work. The aver age yield of corn of the boys clubs was 47.97 bushels per acre. Thousands of pure-bred pigs have been distributed among pig club members. The boys club work is stimulating the attend ance of farm boys at agricultural col leges. In one southern state during 1917, 218 club boys entered the state agricultural college.
 Under the supervision of the south ern county agents. 303.723 adult farm CTS conducted farming demonstrations in 1917-the 1918 figures are not yet availa ble-on 501.729 acres of corn, 156.660 acres of wheat. 68.769 acres of IyC, fi-oVt dSICS Ol oOy DCdHo, cfVB1fo acres of velvet beans. 44.526 acres of alfalfa 100,505 acres of peanuts, 14,309 acres of Irish potatoes, 11.17S acres of sweet potatoes and 364.741 acres of miscellaneous forage crops for hay and soil improvement.
 OTHER WORK OF AGENTS
 Approximately 636,0o0 fruit trees in southern farm orchards are yielding more fruit of better quality as the re- suit of intensive spraying and pruning demonstrations conducted by the coun- ty agents. The county agents also had charge of feeding demonstrations with 1S.59S head of beef cattle as well as 30,041 hogs. In addition they assist ed in the importation of 5S,007 beef cattle for breeding purposes. while they aided in building 2.256 dipping vats and 5517 silos. They instructed 56.031 farmers how to care for farm manure they conducted 25,06S lime demonstrations; they advised 156,So4 farmers concerning the use of con- mercial fertilizers; they furnished building plans for 302S farm buildings; they installed 1753 home water sys- tems: they supervised 28.S12 tiling demonstrations and 20439 terracing demonstrations and directed 315,654 home gardens. Southern county agents visited SS5,966 farms and received 765,- POT callers at their offices or homes They delivered addresses at 79,996 meetings attended by 3,SS0,403 people