The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-24
STATE DEMONSTRATIONS
AGENT SUBH9iT@ RE- Or
Annual Report for 1921


mitted to President Johnson Of Win,
throp college her report for 1921 COY.
cring the activities Of the entire per
sonnel of the staff. which last year III
Guided, in addition TO the office force
36 white county agents, y cotorec
agents, district agents, : special
lists.
The reports Of the work Of the
county home demonstration agents
ere most gratifying. 1t has been g
year of achievement, q year of meet
ing emergencies. The work in the
counties has grown in popularity,
Never before have the people realized
50 thoroughly that a home demonstra-
ton agent is q necessity and not a
luxury.
Possibly the greatest achievement
of the year has been the development
of the marketing system FOR dispos-
ing of the surplus products of home
garden, orchard, dairy and poultry
yard. The marketing system consists
of the cooperative producing and
marketing association known as the
South Carolina Home Producers as
sociation made up of home demon
stration club members and % club
markets, conducted on curbs or in
buildings.
According to the report of the mar
keing specialist, the demonstration
.ystem has enabled the farm women
system has enabled tie farm women
and girls to sell during this first year
in which the marketing system is IN It's
infancy more produce than home
demonstration work has cost the state
of South Carolina in 1921. This IS
in addition to what has been produced
that was used at home. The state Of
South Carolina spent last year for
home demonstration work S64, 4,647.74.
The women and girls sold through the
marketing system instituted by the or
ganization S99,715.64, gain to the
state in this item of S35,067.90.
Ranking close second in impor-
tance in the years achievements is
the. development of the woman S
councils. With II county councils
organized at the end of 1920 and 33
at the end of 1921 great strides have
been made. With the federation of
these councils into state council OF
farm women, the farm woman has
taken her place in the organized wom-
anhood of the state. She is develop
ing leadership and realizing her pc
tential power. 1t has been most gr&-
tifyins to watch her awaken to her
possibilities.
There were 354 Woman's Home
Demonstration clubs organized in the
state with membership OF 6,421.
The total enrolment in all Girls
clubs in the state during the year
amounted to 1904. There were $40
clubs in the 36 counties. These clubs
have held regular monthly meetings.
A record Of all club activities is kept
by each member, and at the close OF
the year these records are sent to the
state office. A yearly certificate IS
given those who have made an aver
age of IS per cent or more on the
years work. 52S certificates have
been awarded for 1921. Diplomas are
given for the completion of the four
years course.
Briefly summarizing the food and
nutrition department of home Demon
stration work, the state biscuit con-
test and nutrition classes are the out
standing features. The biscuit con-
test has definitely reached more than
one thousand girls, while the nutri-
ton classes are teaching the children
the necessity of right living in both
health and food habits. At present,
there are twelve organized classes in
the state and plans are to organize
more. With "eatable bread and
right living combined, mal-nutrit;on,
now so prevalent, should soon be a
thing of the past.
The dairy work has emphasized the
work in the improvement of farm
made butter used in the home as we'll
as that sold on the local market.
There is a quantity Of this butter so
poorly made that it is not salable and
hence brings in nothing; when proper
Iy made it is readily sold and is an
asset to the farm women. We haE :
also taught the food value Of milk
and the need for its more general use
for the children.
That the household management