Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-03-29
Winneshiek County Farm Bureau News OF Week

There seems to have been some
misunderstanding on the part OF
many of the DEBORAH ladies as 10
Just why the dress form demon
stration was put on at the Commun-
ity Rest Room on Saturday of last
week and to whom they are indebted
for this work. By way of lnforma-
ton we want to say that this dress
form work is being carried into
practically every county OF the STATE
through the Extension Service. Inc
farm bureau office and office OF
county agent are maintained IN the
county for the purpose of bringing
practical assistance to the agncui-
tural interests of the county. Inc
County Agent and his assistants
work in cooperation with the Unlteo
States Department of Agriculture
and the State Agricultural College
In many counties a Home Demon
stration Agent is employed on tuli
time. Their work is to assist farm
women in their home and community
problems. Winneshiek county has no
Demonstration Agent, due TO Ihe
fact that on account of a miScoh-
ceived idea on the part Of many that
the Farm Bureau and County Agent
are working along lines that are not
of sufficient benefit to deserve theil
support. Consequently, funds are not
available for the support of a Home
Demonstration Agent. We realize
however. that the woman's problems
are as great as the mems and after
all it is the maintaining of the nome
that causes US to exert the efforts
which we do in our regular BUSINESS
pursuits.
The home made dress form, while
one of the many projects that are
usually carried on has become very
popular. Every woman who does her
own sewing wants one. If we can
show five hundred women in the
county how to make one Of these
forms at a cost of about sl.00, when
a form which would not serve the
purpose as well would cost sl2'oo'
we will be able to save the women
of the county sum of money more
than equal to that which 1t costs 70
maintain the Farm Bureau in the
county for a year and to give to
many women the privilege of having
the convenience of one of these forms
which otherwise could not have had
them. 1t is for this reason that Mrs
Dack has been donating her services
to the Farm Bureau to carry on this
piece of extension work.
The demonstration at the keSt
Room Saturday was we'll attended,
much interest was shown and numer-
Gus requests made for future de-
monstrations. The plan for carrying
on this home made dress form work
is through the aid of community
leaders. We will put on a dress
form demonstration in any commun-
ity where a local leader will assist
in carrying on the work and assist
in the teaching of others in the COM
munity how to do this work.
Already materials have been or
dered for the making of sixty O
these forms. The interest is grow
ing.
This is just an example of wha
may be accomplished by extenSio
work. Someone thoughtlessly re
marked in regard to the pruning de
monstrations that has been carrie
on in practically all of the TOWNSHIP
. in the county that there might
3 some sense to it if the county age
9 would prune all of the apple ire
. in the county, thereby saving Il
. farmer the trouble of learning he
. to do it himself. Any thinking pc
. son will see the wisdom Of gettl
Q +,,,an+v Or thirty Deople together