The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-04-22
HOME DEMONSTRATION NOTES
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called TO oruer Dy tne vice president,
Mrs. T. B. Chandler. After the reg
ular business was disposed of, paper
dress form demonstration was given
by the Home Demonstration Agent.
A dress form was made for Mrs. C.
G. Schuttler.
Miss Addie Root, State Home Dem
onstration Leader, who was in the
county for the day, gave an interest
ing talk on Home Demonstration
Work cs it is being carried on through
the state.
| Another dress form demonstration
was given on Wednesday, April 18th,
at the home of Mrs..J. Pinkston, Of
Sugar Grove. Thirteen women were
present and several were interested in
making the forms. They will club to-
gether and help each other make the
| forms.
Those women from Sugar Grove
who are going OF have forms are Miss
Della Hoy, Blanche Pinkston, Mrs.
Williams and Mrs. Haynes.
Another Labor Saver
The Scott e. Fetzer Co., of Cleve-
land, Ohio, is making a Vacuette Sue
tion Sweeper which is an every day
cleaner and labor saver. 1t takes the
place of both the electric cleaner and
common carpet sweeper. 1t is not an
electric machine, so for that reason
many farm women are interested in it.
The Home Demonstration Agent
will have one of the Vacuette Sweep
ers at the Farm Bureau office soon.
Anyone who is interested, is invited
to come and see it and to try it out
if they SO desire.
Bulletins
Some of the bulletins which may be
obtained at the Farm Bureau office
are: Feeding Baby Chicks; "Meal
Planning" preservation of Eggs"
".Steam Pressure Cooking" "Child
Feeding" "Milk Leaflets" Sewing
Processes"
These bulletins may be obtained by
calling at the Farm Bureau office or
by writing to the Home Demonstra-
ton Agent.
Poultry Work
The following is summary of re-
ports sent in by six demonstration
flock co-operators for the month of
February:
Mrs, T. B. Chandler, Unity, 100 White
Leghorns; 1926 eggs; average PEI
hen, IL.
j. S. Ferguson, Mine La Motto, 129
Brown Leghorns; 997 eggs; average
per hen, 7.6.
]. W. Forshee, Irondale. so R. /. Reds;
572 eggs; average per hen, ia.
Mrs. Chas. Hopkins, Oak Hill, 85 R. /.
Reds; 861 eggs; average per hen,
10.4.
Mrs. Lee Roy johnson, Oak Hill, 28
W. Wyandottes; 512 eggs; average
per hen, 1872.
State Hospital No. A, 217 hens; aver
age eggs per hen, 1877.
Records for March are as follows:
Mrs. T. B. Chandler, Unity, SO W.
Leghorns; 1901 eggs; average per
hen, 1872.
J. S. Ferguson, Mine La Motto, 1873
Brown Leghorns; 1853 eggs; aver
age per hen, 14.6.
]. w. Forshee, so r. l. Reds; 1880
eggs; average per hen, 21.6,
Mrs. Chas. Hopkins, Oak Hill, 90 R. l.
Reds; 1856 eggs average per hen,
14.4.
Mrs. Lee Roy johnson. Oak Hill, % W.
Wyandottes; 631 eggs; average per
hen, 22.5.
Mr.. Geo. w Hervey, Poultry Spe-
ciallst, was in the county March 2Sth
and 10Th, visiting the certified breed
ing flock co-operators and the demon
stration flock co-operators.
The three people who have gone in
to the certified breeding flock project
are: Mrs. J. G. Ballerd, Knob Lick;
Mrs. T. 3. Chandler, Harrington, R.
F. D, No. B; and J. R. Webb, of Knob
Lick. All three Of these co-operators
are getting along nicely with their
work Of building up their flocks. Mr..
Webb, who has brown Leghorns, was
unfortunate this year in being unable
to obtain a Brown Leghorn cockerel
whose mother has 2OO-egg record.