Milford chronicle., 1933-04-07
FEEDING THE FAMILY

During times of prosperity Feed
ing the Family" is perhaps the big
gest and most important job in the
life of every home be it rural or
town home.
Now that every home is definitely
affected by lowered incomes and
financial strain by extra outside
calls, the Feeding Of the Family
still remains the most important
job in the home, and must be car
ried on i'm such a way as to retain
and promote the health welfare of
the entire family. This can only be
done through wise planning. plant
ing and growing of vegetables for
Use while fresh and to provide for
canning and storing for winter use.
In view of these facts sixty wO-
men have agreed to work out plan
with the assistance of Laura b.
Rutherford. County Home Demon
stration Agent, whereby they will
produce sufficient quantities of a va
riety of vegetables for home Gse
during the entire year, providing,
of cOurse) there is seasODablC wea-
ther for growing.
These women represent every
community in which there is a home
demonstration club and will act as
demonstrators in the food and eco
nOmic value of home gardens in
their communities.
They will be given special aid by
the Extension Service of Sussex
lection of seed; amounts Of seed to
buy for different size families;
planting dates; successive planting
for continued use of ground space
and efficient use i'm consumption
while fresh and canning and sIor-
ing for winter use.
The names of the women in each
community follow:
Harbeson--Mrs. Ed. Veasey, Mrs
Sallie Thompson. Mrs. iinma Red
heffer. Mrs. Esther Prettymau, Mrs.
Alma Smith.
COkesbury-Mrs. Granville Lamb
den, Mrs. Harley Wilson. Mrs. ]. N.
Russell, Mrs. Eli Elliott. Mrs. Hat
tic Fleetwood, Mrs. Alfred Messick.
Mrs. Lottie Warrington. Mrs. Fred
Wyatt. Mrs. James Houston. Mrs.
Arthur Ellis.
Georgetown-Mrs. Vim. Brumb-
ley.
Delmar-Mrs. Thomas Hearne,
Mrs Richard Morris. Mrs. Edward
Krewatch, Mrs. Ellen Barrell, Mrs. /
S. f. Culver. Mrs. c. c. West.
Reliance-Mrs. Henry Wheatley. |
Mrs. r. Glen Mears, Mrs. o. J.
Wheatley, Mrs. Herman Wheatley, |
Mrs. Chas. CoulbOurn, Mrs. f. w.
West, Mrs. J. Nagen Gest. Mrs. Olen !
Taylor.
Sycamore-Mrs. Emma Mitchell.
Mrs. Clifford Calhoun. Mrs. Henry
Mrs. Alvin James.
Ocean View-Mrs. Woodhurn
James. Mrs. May Bunting, Mrs. NJ. l..
Hickman.
Nassau-Mrs. John Wilson.
Owen StatiOn-Mrs. Lena Fike.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hamstead, Mrs. Norman
Buell..
Columbia-AIrs. Frank Hitch. Mrs.
Mac Dickerson, Mrs. !. r. Ellis.
Mrs. Pratt Cooper, Mrs. Earle Coop
eT.
Trinity-Mrs. VIM. F. Hastings.
Mrs. Leon Wheatley, Mrs. VIM.
Belts. Miss Ethel Condor. Mrs. Ed
gar Jones, Mrs John Williams. Mrs
Frank Friedel. Mrs. Ralph Wheat
ey, Mrs. Enos Nichols, Mrs. Elmer
Nelson.
Hollymount--Mrs. Otis Joseph,
hrs. John Stevenson, Mrs. Carl
orettyman.
These women have agreed to keep
record of the returns from their
,ardens as well as the cost of pro-
luctiOn. in order that they may
,rove to their own satisfaction the
economic value of such effort.
If there are people in any of the
represented by these
,arden demonstrators who have
lad no personal contact with the
Iome demonstration work these
women will be glad to pass on the
they have relative to
gardening. so do not hesi- /
ate to ask for the information.
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A bright and happy home is where /;