Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-27
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR.. ANDREW NJ SOULE !
Home peveIopment Work in aeorg1a

Home Development Work in Georgia
During the year 1920 there were
sixty-four counties organized with
county home demonstration agents
= charge. These counties were di-
VSded into six districts with super
visor in each district The admins
trative work has been planned and
directed by a state agent and two as
sfstants, the duties of one of these
assistants being the planning and is
suing of instructions for all club ac-
ttvities among the girls and Of the
other the planning and directing of
the home management work among
the women. The work in food and
nutrition has been given by two Spe-
cial1Sts in these lines.
In poultry clubs a special field
agent has been conducting work for
both women and girls for part of
the year. No special aid has been
given home dairying or work In
been charged with the responsibility
of seeing that every line of work
was carried out as completely as pos
stble. Special aid has been given by
the horticultural division in lard
scape gardening and in preparing
gardening.
Considerable progress has been
made in developing community and
county leadership for the purpose OF
cllOClINSly carrying OuI lIlS p1OS q
of the home demonstration agent. To
this end, the existing local clubs and
local committees have been developed
in many instances into community
and county councils OF the farm pu-
reau. These community and county
councils have already taken the in
itiative in securing appropriations, In
helping to plan programs OF work
and in many ways furthering the in
terests of permanent organization.
Thirty counties reported that CEN
trail county councils or advisory
boards are directly supporting and
assisting their work. In other coun-
ties, the organization of such coun-
ellis and advisory boards is under
way. In counties not now organized,
the district supervisors and the coun-
ty farm demonstration agents are at
tempting to form the nucleus of the
woman's organization and develop 1t
to the point where home demonstra-
tion agent can be secured.
Among women, 31S demonstration
tai enrolment of 4,59S. Public dem
constructions conducted by these or
foundations have had total estimat-
ed attendance Of 56,2S2. In addition,
2,23S individual demonstrators have
carried out carefully planned dem
communities. AS an outgrowth of
comrnunity organization, sixty-nine
home demonstration centers have
been established during the year.
Twenty thousand four hundred and
forty-one women not making demon
strations have been directly inf1u
enced by the work.
Under the direction Of county
home demonstration agents 11,642
gardens were grown by women. In
many instances special vegetables,
such as chayotes, New Zealand spin
ach, pimentoes, soy beans and peanuts,
were grown. The greater number of
these gardens, however, contained the
Vegetables regularly used in the
home.
Results Of This Work
Quarts fruits canned ....... .349 1852
Quarts vegetables canned. 316, 430
Number pints preserves, jel-
lies and marmalades ..... 1851
Number pounds dried vegeta-
bles stored ................ 1881
stored ..................... so,345
Number pounds brined fruits
stored S,lzS
Number pounds brined vegeta-
bles stored ................ 1883
Number gallons vinegar made. 1888
Number gallons fruit juices. S,033
Number cans beef DOrk DOlll-