The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-09-03
FARM BUREAU NOTES.



Community Center, jointly provided a
very pleasing number for the Com.
munity meeting last Tuesday evening.
These are Widc-awakc boys and girls
and were able to rake reports on 4
,hrir poultry club work that any Of
their elders might envy.
All the boys and girls of MintOn
township clubs are anticipating the .
treat they have been promised, If they
complete their club work.
Worl has been received that the /
sewing exhibit that was sent to the
State Fair by the girls Of the Ross
/ Grove sewing club has received honor
ribbons. Whatever these ribbons rep
resent, the work that was sent to the /
| Fair by this club well deserved every
honor that il has been given. The
girls names, who furnished this cX-
hibit, will be published when more
definite word il received concerning
the award.
Miss Ruth Lawrence, from the Blair
school, and Miss Dale Lawrence. from
Mound City, were chosen as team
to give the hot school lunch demon
stratiOn every day at the noon hour in
the boys' and girls club department
at the State Fair.
Two projects of club work for girls
will be- published through the public
schools Of the county this wintcr--that
Of the girls sewing club and the hot
school lunch. Any teacher wishing to
organize either one of these clubs viii
apply 10 the Home Demonstration
Agent at Oregon, Mo-, for enrolment
blanks and instructions for the cOuI =.
The Home Demonstration Agent j.
planning to spend quite little time
in the different townships getting ac-
quain,cd; II she should rap at your
door. do no, be- backward about letting
her know about the things that paitic-
ulaHy interest you. and in what way
she or her office could be- of assistance
in your particular problems.
The women Of the Farm Bureau Of
Holt county We're represented on the
program AZ the picnic by Miss Addic
d. Root, State Home Demonstration
Leader. She told u. how the women
had been rlasscd by the census reports
NJ having no occupation, but Il would
be- better II she had been described
tiun, ~ varied and insistcnt are the
demands made upon her. Then she
gave " description Of "A very inn
poitant survey that the Department
of Agriculture has undertaken in the
field Of farm home study. This sur
vcy was made between June and De-
tubor, 1919. There were lO,Oii rec
u.u, received from farm women, in
which they answered many questions
that were put To them in regard to
their home conditions and their work.
This survey. as Miss Root outlined Il
Ia ". indicates that there h much les.
10 the family and to the community
through the waste of woman power
that could be- prevented by "a reason
able amount ut planning and invest
mcnt in modern equipment The sur
ycy shows that the average working
day for the woman, both summer
and winter, Is ll.3 hours, and s. per
cent of the women reporting had no
vacation whatever during the year.
And the extent Of certain household
tasks might be cut down, IL the prin-
ciplcs OF modern business were APP
piled, or IL the farm house was Us vel
equipped as the up-to-datc barn.
Only - per cent Of the women report
ing had running water in the home,
In 81 per cent of the homes water
must be carried and Is carried by the
women. The question of hired labor
on the farm Is one Of the problems
tina; the men Of the farm are having
TO face, but We hear little said about
the hired economic life of the farm
home. A very small per cent of the
women reporting have hired help the
II year around. And only about . pei
cent of the homes employ women "a
help by the day, IL days per week
II These figures show the growing scare
H ity of domestic help and emphasize
H the necessity for simplifying tn,
H homework and providing the farm
II home with all modern labor saving
II devices. SO per cent of the womcr
\ help with the milking, IS per cent
II take care Of the garden, "a per cent
II help in the fields, and 81 per cent car,
II for the chickens, While only 10 pei
II cent of those selling eggs have thu
II money for their own use. 92 per cen
II of the rural home-makers do large
part of their own sewing, which Of ;
n necessity takes great deal Of thei
III time. Anything that would shorter
III the time the farm women spend in fam
II lily sewing or help her to make gar
III ments that would give better satisfac
III ton for given expenditure Of tint
III and money will indeed meet "A rea
III need especially at this time of inflated
III prices. Along with these many AM
III varied duties Of the household, hoN