The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-05-27
PRESERVING FIGS
TOPIC OF KIWANIS
LincOln's Big Crop to be Market
ed This SeasOn-Ladies are
Interested.

Mrs. F. A. Eldred, marketing a.
gent of the extension department, A.
& M. College; Miss Eva Legett, Home
Economics Agent of Lincoln County;
Mines. o. F. Grantham, Floyd Mid
dleton and Albert Davis of New
Sight; Mines. ]. Q. Brister, ]. E.
woodward, Brooks Hardy, Eugene
Mccormick and Misses Boykin and
Hobbs were guests of the Kiwanis
Club Wednesday, the club expressing
its desire to cooperate in launching
the fig preserving project in town
and county.
Mrs. Eldred Interestingly told of
the success achieved in other parts
of the state by women and girls who
did this work. In Adams county, six
thousand twelve ounce jars were
marketed at five dollars per dozen or
fifty cents per single jar Tiny four
ounce jars were also marketed in
some places. Mrs. Eldred illustrated
her talk with specimens of Mississip-
pi All. Brand figs, and a jar of
standard California commercial
plants product, with which the Mis-
sissippi preserves compared very ia
vorably. Mrs. Eldred said it had
been learned that in Lincoln, as in
Adams county, most of the fig trees
were in town backyards rather than
in the country.
Mr.. Perkins, president of the XII
wants Club, commended the project
and stated that the distribution of
the fig preserves would give favor
able advertising to Brookhaven.
Mr.. Perkins also stated that 60
carloads of truck had been marketed
at about $500.00 per car. On We'd
nesday thousand crates of tomatoes
were shipped at $3.50 per crate. Cab
bage had risen to $1.75, carrots to
soc and beets to 90. A carload of
Irish potatoes was being shipped at
$3.50 per bushel. A ton and half
Of beans were being canned at the
local plant which is running full
time.
A clipping from the Times-Picay-
une in which Gulfport and Jackson
eounty's need for cooperation, such
as exists here, was voiced, was read
by Mr.. L. H. Bowen.
An invitation from the McComb
Kiwanis Club to attend the Ameri-
can Legion picnic in McComb July 4
was read.
Judge D. M. Miller commended the
movement, and the activities of the
Home Economics agents stating that
Mrs. Miller had profited by their in
struction to such an extent that she
won a prize for the best bread over
sixty contestants at the Jackson Fair
and had also won distinction in max
ing better butter" One Copiah la
ly has an order for 500 little jars
of preserves from the Pullman Co.,
for use in their dining cars.
Mr.. F. V. Becker briefly commend
ed the movement, as did Miss Boy
Kin, who told of $500 earned by one
of her relatives from a small number
of fig trees.
Mr.. Perkins announced that the
next fair would probably be a five
county fair and that meeting in its
interest would be held at the Court
House at 10:30 the following day.
After the luncheon the ladies re-
mained for more detailed instruction
in preserve making.
Mrs. Eldred made it clear that it
was not necessary to be a member
of any other club in order to do this
work-the putting UP of the preserv-
es according to directions, and under
the supervision of the state home e.
economies department, represented
here by our county agent, Miss Leg
EFT, made one member of the Fig
Preserve Club"
Preparations necessary at this time
are estimating how many IL ounce
containers (about one pint) will be
needed, the purchasing of a cooking
thermometer; and securing printed
directions and any needed informa-
ton from Miss Legett.
One lady present at the luncheon
is preparing to preserve three gross
-432 pint jars and in ALL twenty
gross Of jars have been requested by
prospective preservers.