The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-03
MISSISSIPPI
GOES AHEAD IN
HOMELNNG
Demonstration Agent Report
Shows Thousands of Dollars
Worth of Food Canned and
Other Great Progress.

WLNoNA, Miss, Feb, 8. (spl)-I
Mrs. Della B. Alley, district home
demonstration agent. tells Of splendid
years work in northwest district done
county agents. OF the % counties in
this district there are still five unor-
ganlzed, namely, Leflore, Coahoma,
Sunflower, DeSoto and Humphreys,
Iunica and lafayette have had the
: work only six months. The other 16
counties have had it from one to seven
years. Salaries have been raised in
all counties except two, the boards of
supervisors realizing the Importance of
the work n knowing the necessity
for having adequate funds to take care
OF the many necessary expenses in
CURED in pushing this work to the
very best advantage.
In these counties there are 563 or
ganized clubs, OF this number $40 are
girls clubs with an enrolment Of 2,753
members and 223 are women's clubs
with an enrolment Of 1886 mem
bers. Practically all Of these clubs
have meetings carrying out the out
lined programs. Each county has its
county council, composed of the presi-
dents of the various clubs. Quite a
number meet monthly and carry out
the outlined programs so that each
president may be able to handle the
program at her W club meeting. At
tala county has the honor -
the best organized council in the state.
Demonstration Kitchens.
Every county except the two newly
organized has at least n demonstra-
ton kitchen. there being in the dis
trict 80 in operation and others being
equipped. In these kitchens, schools
and homes there have been given 81
meat canning demonstrations, 1l0 in
poultry work, 622 in cooking, $50 IN
canning, 179 in dairy work, 200 in cot.
tage cheese, and 200 in sewing. As a
result of these demonstrations 27O,92O
pounds of cottage cheese have been re-
ported. People are using 1t In, their
everyday diet, and some has been a
keted.
The girls have canned containers at
an approximate value Of $50, 341. 80, have
made 3,107 club garments, 200 girls are
paying for their own clothes, 1S2 are
tithing for Red Cross and religious
ptEposes, 81 are paying part Of their
school expenses, and 10 are paying all
of their school expenses. Interest IN
poultry is increasing, 2S,929 pure bred
chickens have been raised, total 1
$11, 1890.
canned and valued at SS1, 255. 80. They
have dried 1850 pounds of vegetables
valued at 1890; 29,949 pounds OF
fruits, valued at IS, 9S9.4 40; have brined
5.072 gallons Of vegetables, valued at
$1,26S. Eight hundred and se~venty-one
"SAAiN "tNA -
number of these women are stocking
their yards with pure bred poultry,
Five poultry breeders associations have
been organized and 25 egg-selling as
sociations. The total value of all reg
ular work Is 1882, 296. 80.
In emery oncy work in food produc-
ton and conservation fruits and vege-
tables nave been canned, dried, brined,
etc, to the value Of $112, 447.SO. ..
Quite q number Of spring EXHIBITS 1 +,
exhibits were donated to the Red Cross
and sold at auction, bringing In a neat
sum. In Quitman county an auction
brought more than 5000.
Each county observed the rat cam
paign. Pamela county reported 80 rat
boxes made. One little girl in Wash
ington county killed 50 rats as her
ounce of prevention"
The county agents have cooper
ated with the Red Cross and In LIB
erty loan and war savings stamp
drives-in fact, all var work. Some
counties report as much as $4,000 to
$50, 600 worth Of bonds sold by thei
members. Practically every member
owns war savings stamps.