Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-07
HOME MAKING TAUGHT
SUMTER GIRLS BY MISS
PARKNAN IN CL UBS
Report Shows Establishment OF
Canning Clubs in Commun-
ity Centers of County
MUCH PROGRESS IS MADE
Pure-Bred Poultry and Stock
Raising To Return Thousands
To Sumter Farmers


Miss Bonnie Parkman, econom-
les agent for Sumter county, has
lust completed compilation OF her
annual report, which viii be submit
ted TO tho county commissioners ~
,,oir first meeting in January ,,, al.o
,vbich shows remarkable pios III.
,.ado IN her department durihs ,' vn
- ,,aar In addition to hef u7',-
pas IN the organization and con On
% 94 " af canning clubs among onT
,,lral girls, Miss Farkman I' If sew
oTaanized the rural women uome
orsl communities into the ~ 80 rn-
~ q, ,,onstration club, when mas ,,l,.h
DI ihaJ ~ the stimulation Oh "i"N
added interest. .,.o orqaniz-
ed in the communities Oh nd Con
e. Croye Thalean, Shiloh anu sn5or ate
oard and the clubs later leu af ~.
corr q, total membership Oh nm,
% W.; Parkman states that the na,.
miss p, o = this work is first TO- 'l or
pose % ol in the sciences OF cor
rural women III ,lrinU and
rort cookery and home-Ina an 5or r
Nat il has been posltIVely " Ne
STATED that the greatest Pl $50 "a.
benefit is derived through aSs ~,
Kan in these newly ORGANIZED com
munity clubs boo,,n first
during last March, and pros[ ISf,,;7 u
steadily throughout the year " ~. ,,, ~,
in the beginning it was hecessu :, ;
- stimulate interest among rural
, ~ affiliated with the CUBS
HT;ss Parkman. in her annual report
declares that they ne wtahe the l!i'-
tiative in many community ala! La ?
and that their several commu,iil'il'''
have already been considerably oe-
reloned through their organized ae-
t;,-;+ias Courses included IN me
l,o1,a economies work among wom-
en- reflect every phase OF nome
making. Cooling, sewing nome
management, gardening, canhins'
preserving, poultry-raising and mai
i.atino and health work are lndlVlo-
ual subjects studied a.
Miss Parkman's report shows That
esDecial progress has been made
In the poultry-raising and market
inc work. with many new floc2s
added upon Sumter farms, pfac-
ticallv all scrub stock eliminated
and nurebred strains maintained al
most exclusively. With special a.
tention given to the production and
handling of eggs i'm a commercial
way, members Of Miss Parkman'
clubs during the past year have
demonstrated their abality to pro
,duce the largest number OF eggs
within a given time and over the
longest period from individual speci-
mems within their flocks. Although
local markets have furnished sui
ficient demand to absorb all poul-
try offerings heretofore, it IS plan
ned to ship poultry products up
to a commercial scale during the
coming year, when it is expected
poultry and poultry products will
bring a minimum of 100000 cash
to Sumter farmers.
Following closely a program Of
activities mapped out at the begin
ming Of the year, the Home Demon
-4.~: ~Iub women have assisted
in five short courses, of three days
each, in the Girls club work, as
well as chaperoning the girls from
their respective communities in
districts where the courses were
held. This was in addition to the
regular demonstration work
Four kitchens have been equip
ped through their efforts in the
county for the benefit of the home
demonstration agent, greatly assist
ing her in the work by centralizing
the meeting places They have IL
so assisted the home economic
agent in teaching the girls from
their own as we'll as acquired ex-