The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-11-08

At the annual meeting OF the SON.
erset County Farm Bureau which was
held in Skowhegan last week, the re-
ports were given in different projects
Including clothing. The project oil
the woman making dress forms Is
that she may do her own fitting more
easily. There have been approxim-
ately twenty-five made in the county
A great deal OF work has been done
with foundation patterns. The pur-
pose being to have each woman drait
and know how to use foundation pat
terms, fitted to herself so that she may
be able to make dresses and waists
without nttings or alterations Many
have also been Interested in the MILL
merry branch and sixteen sewing KITS
have been reported as being equipped.
TIL other projects were reported as
follows:
FARM MANAGEMENT REPORT
Farm ccounts--Purpose: To de-
termiae the combination of crops and
livestock best adapted to their condi-
tions. and to increase profit by dis
covering the leaks. Twenty DOCKS
are being kept to date. Poultry &C
counts started, 3d. potato accounts
started, 4; milk accounts started, 3.
POULTRY PROJECT
Nine caponizing demonstrations
were held, witnessed by 81 people.
One hundred sixty-three birds were
operated upon, with fine success, less
than 2.4To deaths resulting.
Chick raising demonstration-Pur-
nose. To demonstrate to poultry
men Of the community that early
Matched chicks from properly mated
hens, brooded and reared correctly,
will grow better, the pullets will ma
ture earlier and lay more fall and
winter eggs and are therefore more
profitable than late Matched chickens
Two chick raising demonstrations are
being carried at present
FOODS REPORT
Nutrition-Purpose (aD To help
women plan better balanced meals
thru knowledge of food values and
the relation of food to health. (b)
To increase the use of milk, fruits
and vegetables, and coarse breads
(c) To make a family food preserya-
ton budget. Id To teach new meth
DDS OF preparing food ingredients. (e)
TO correct constipation thru proper
diet.
Eighteen foods meeting have been
held with total attendance of 236
At these meetings, women have start
ed the following demonstrations, aim
ing to improve their food habits and
their health: Thirty-two women have
started vegetable demonstrations
which means agreeing to serve a veg
etable other than potato each day for
three months. Eleven women have
started milk demonstrations, which
means agreeing to serve each day q
quart of milk to each child under ten
and a pint to each adult in the fam
lily. for three months. Eighteen wo-
men have started fruit demonstrations,
which means agreeing to serve a fruit
each day for three months. Seven
teen women have started green's DEM
onstrations, which means agreeing to
serve greens twice weekly. Eighteen
women have started whole cereals
demonstrations, which means agree
ing to serve one whole tcereal daily
Twenty-nine women have started wat
er demonstrations, which means drink
ing from six to eight glasses daily
Twenty-three women have started the
orange or tomato demonstrations,
which means serving oranges and to-
matoes twice weekly. Twenty-Five
women have started the constipation
demonstration, which means agreeing
to follow the corrective constipation
diet. Fifteen women have started
the increasing weight demonstration,
which means agreeing to follow the
recommended diet for increasing
weight. Fifteen women have started
the reducing weight demonstration
which means agreeing to follow the
recommended diet for reducing weight
Nineteen women have started the food
calendars, which means agreeing to
serve balanced meals, keeping check
of same on food calendar each day
for three months.
DAIRY REPORT
T. b. Eradication work---Approxim-
ately 200 cows were tested in Cam
bridge in September. No reactors
were found A great ,deal of inter
est in this work was SHOWN. In
Fairfield out of 23S cattle tested there
was one reaction. One first-class silo
built, at a total cost of sol.
HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT RE
Household accounts-Pufpose: TO
interest the women in keeping simple
household accounts, showing cash ext
penditures and the value of the prod
ucts furnished by the farm toward the
living: also to help them in studying
the summary to see If the expenditure
Is wisely distributed.
Communities given out No. kept
Accounts
Arson, North