The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1929-04-25
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Iar for the farm nome.
wlnx Madpe Reese of the De-
MIS- .sssut Of Agriculture, Wash
palsmenn G. opened the confer
ing.o an;th a short address. She was
enee m by each of the women
ii9olscc;alists at Washington stat, state
s spSs,r and by the assistant direct
IousssIE rtension, Miss E. Belle
q :, Who explained the plan for
s sSd division Of the work.
uManv conferences of farm wo-
have been held all over the
a an.antry.n Miss Reese said, but
81. sys Is the first Farm Homemakers
s rausr ) Conference that has been
s IA 70 discuss standards for the
farm home"
Che brought out that in order to
.a;ntain an adequate standard of
l E1r the farm home, the cues
a t;an NAV be "How large farm
/; S necessary and what type must
it be-"
mestionnaire sent out by the
Home Demonstration Agent and
answered by a goodly number of
.hp farm women of the county was
u r as the basis of the discussion.
Some interesting facts were brot
ant in these figures, among them,
that while only 81 per cent had
telephones, 81 per cent had radios.
In order to cover the ground we'll
the women divided into five
groups. The home plant exterior
and the home plant interior, nu-
triton, clothing and family fin
ances were the topics discussed.
Each group then reported their
recommendations back to the gem
eral group for adoption.
Working separately, two groups
came within SO of the other in
computing the amount needed for
family clothing. The finance group
after much discussion arrived at a
figure of $3.50 for 5 people while
the clothing made it 1869.
Washing machines were consid-
cred as more essential than bath
tubs by another group, for as one
woman expressed it, the wash tub
Gould always be used for the bath
and a well-fhrnished bathroom,
while desirable, did not Tighten the
labor Of the farm woman nearly as
much as the power washing ma
chine.
Running water in the kitchen
was deemed essential by all anG
simple systems for it's installation
are to be the subject of further
INVESTIGATIONS. Husbands willing.
ness to help seemed to be the de.
termining factor in many cases.
Outstanding recommendations Oh
the clothing group were that child.
rem should be provided with places
to put clothing and taught to put
It away both in closets and in
drawers, as early as possible.
That all girls should be taught
to sew so that they may be able te
construct simple well-made gar
nents and that this program be
classes in schools and 4-H clubs.
The women also asked for in.
structions on proper selection OF
clothing in regard to design fol-
their types, line, color and mater
la IN order that wiser choices be
made in buying the ready-made
garments.
attractive surroundings for the
iarm home keep up the spirits OF
ne family, promote family pride,
and give the place a greater eco
aomlc value as paint, well-kept
FENCES and attractive paintings
gave a thrifty look to the commun-
ny said the chairman of the group
On exterior of the home.
Community spirit may be shown
slso by substituting home signs
ior advertising products by
strengthening mail boxes, cleaning
W the sides of roads, etc.
iney also agreed that it was
much better to fence the chickens
uut than to try to fence the farm
house, or if fence were needed, to
make it as attractive as possible
snd to hide undesirable objects,
FENCES and buildings with plant
Inc finance division worked out
: budget of $3.50 as the amount
~. ass:sessary to properly maintain
N nus standard for the farm home.
t sas family to consist of mother,
.asner and three children. Of this
amount the items were as follows:
FOOD, 360-$200 for staple gro
t = that can not be produced on
o me farm. s35 for citrus fruits and
r u.asr varieties for canning not
p,oauced. $25 for vegetables to add
s, n1ae.y and vitamins in winter
Ivy Ior meat to provide for meal
! uay' A days a week, the other
no,,' e uays being provided for by
I'm OF poultry raised on the farm
lo, ulotning, $360-divided as fol-
II, j. 500 for shoes for the fam
MI for hats and caps, $75 fol
eIa. shers clothes, $75 for dads
r., ii Is, $50 for 16 year old daugh-
fo,' POI Tor IL year old son, SCI
vi IA ! year old son.
., haucation is provided for with
heal amount y of 1925, $1OO for mus.
for Instruments and lessons, $27. 81
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