The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-01-14
Work Returns
More Than Cost
Home Demonstration Com.
munity Markets Pay

men and girls Of South Carolina
have been enabled to sell. through
community markets established by
the home demonstration depart
,nent of Winthrop college during
the last year. the first year for the
markets. more produce than homo
! demonstration work cost the state
OF South Carolina during the year.
South Carolina spent last year for
home demonstration work $64,-
64774. The farm women and girls
sold through the community mar
kets. % in number. s99,715.64
worth CT produce-a gain to the
state in this item alone of $35,-
067.9Q. This was in addition TO
what was produced that was used
at home.
This. according to the annual re-
port of Miss Christine n. South,
state demonstration agent was
probably the greatest achievement
] Of the year and has been the devel-
opment of the marketing system
for disposing Of the surplus pro-
ducts of home garden, orchard.
dairy and poultry yard. The mar
keting system consists of~the CO.
operative producing and market
ing association known as the South
Carolina Home Producers asso-
! ciation. made up of home demon
stration club members.
! During last year there were 36
white county agents. u negro
agents, three district agents and
seven specialists. The report Of the
work Of the county home demon
stration agents are most crafty
ing. according to Miss South.
Never before she says. have
the people realized 90 thoroughly
that home demonstration agent is
a necessity and not = luxury"
Ranking a close second IN the
years achievements is the develop
ment CT woman's councils. With
~ county councils organized at the
end of 1920 and SO at the end Of
1921 great strides have been made.
With the federation Of these coun-
/ ellis into a stat council Of farm wo-
men. the farm woman has taken
her place in the organized woman
hood of the state. She is develop
ing leadership and realizing her po-
! tential pwer It has been most
gratifying to watch her awaken to
her possibilities.
There were 354 Women's home
&c tmonstration clubs organized in
the state with a membership OF
5.421. The total enrolment in all
girls clubs in the state during the
yearAamounted to 4,904. There
] were $40 clubs in the 3G 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. 4 yearly certificate
is given thone who have made an
.. erase of IS per cent. or more on
the years work. 52S certificates
having been awarded for 1921. DI-
plonas are given for the compile
ton of the four years course.
( Briefly summarizing the food
and nutrition department Of home
demonstration work. the state bis
tcuit contest and nutrition classes
are the outstanding features. The
biscuit contest has definitely reach
ed more than 1000 girls. while the
nutrition classes are teaching the
children the necessity Of right Iiv-
ing in both health and food habits.
at present there are II organized
classes in the state and plans are
to organize more.
The dairy work has emphasized
the work in the improvement OF
farm made butter used In the home
as well 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
..othing: when properly made it is
readily sold and is an asset 10 the
,,,:: woman.
That the household management
work has meant much TO farm wo-
men by making their work
pleasure instead Of drudgery IS
shown by expressions from some of
those benefited. One W o m n
writes. Il feel the Improvement in
my kitchen makes my work SO
much easier Another says. Il
never knew my housework could be
made so easy and SO pleasant and
Yet another. My kitchen is SO I'M
proved the rest Of the house must
be done over to so with it
Girls sewing clubs have proved
most popular in South Carolina the
past year. as indicated by the large
number of girls enrolled. There
We're 1.5lS sewing club members in
the 130 Clubs scattered over the
state. These girls are learning to
choose and care for their clothing
as well as to make practically all
kinds Of garments for themselves
and others
"Bettcr poultry and the mar
kctins of standard products" have
been the two phases emphasized
in the poultry work this year.
Enthusiastic interest has been
manifested on the part Of both the
women and the girls in their re-
spectivc projects
Primarily the object OF home
demonstration work this year has
been TO enable the farm woman to