Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-24
OPEN-AIR MARKET FOR CLUB
PRODUCE STIMULATES DEMAND

and girls garden club that has Gre
ated a new departure in the market
ing of garden products. The mem
bers of the club-four thousand
strong-produced more garden. fruits
How could they dispose of the sur
plus crop? An open market was
suggested. The board of trade and
chamber of commerce favored the
plan, and a Saturday morning open
air market was created.
At first the business men of Lin
coin complained that it would inter-
fere with the regularly established
produce trade; later they learned
that, on the contrary, the boys and
girls Saturday market created
larger demand for produce during the
week, and they are now enthusiastic
over the arrangement. That open
air market has become regular fac
tor in the economic scheme of things
at Lincoln; and, curiously enough,
So per cent of the members of the
club are girls.
Women Better Marketers
It may be popularity believed that
the marketing end of farm produc-
That may be true with regard to
some commodities, but marketing eX-
perts of the department of agr1cul-
ture maintain that sometimes Wom-
en- are D6IISr Qudlllltu VI IdIIulG lIlC
marketing work in connection with
poultry, eggs, and canned products.
The production Of poultry and eggs
is largely a matter attended to by
farm women. Canning is left entire
" to the women. If farm products
can be marketed to best advantage
by those who have the greatest in
tfmacy with them, does it not follow
that the departments contention is
caToroI Irpdraa Thousand gallon c
of apples are used in Spokane, Wash.
each year in the manufacture OF
bakers pies. Two years ago $780,
600 gallons of apples annually were
of New York. Today, although the
demand is greater, the quantity Of
imported apples has been reduced
considerably, for the demand is sup
piled at home. That accomplishment
was made possible by 70 young. girls
girls between the ages Of 10 and
1S-who knew that thousands of
gallons of Gull apples wore going to
waste on farms in the vicinity OF
Spokane. Through the assistance of
the United States department of agri-
culture and Washington state agen-
cies, a girls canning club was form
ed, with the result that these small
Gamers. are furnishing Spokane bak-
ned-apple supplies. Not only do
these young girls attend to the work
of canning but they handle the en-
tire transaction from start to finish.
Learning Better Methods
1t is conseryatively estimated that
80 per cent of the membership of
hovs' ard girls club work through
out the nation consists Of girls. With
in a few years the majority Of those
girls will take their places as Amer
lean farm women. They are now
in their teens, studying and work
ing out problems that will confront
them later on. And while they are
3ing that they are learning the
Fundamental principles in SCIENTIFIC
production and marketing methods
that must supplant those being used
at present in order to meet the in
creasing food requirements of our
country. l.
The grown-ups would do we'll to
emulate their example. On every
hand are instances where, by the use
of improved methods, boys and girls
are securing larger crop results with
minimum of effort, and by proper
grading, packing, and marketing
methods receiving a maximum OIL re-
ward for their labors.
Some of the finest eggs in the
country ar. produced in Kansas and