The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-01-19
COUNTY AND HOME DEMON
sTRATIoN AGENTS
Resume OF Conference And Farm
Bureau Convention Held At
University of Maryland

Agents was held at College Park on
January z, 8, 9, 1884.
On Sunday, January z. Tau Chap
ter, Epsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity
held its annual meeting and dinner
at the Lord Calvert Inn.
The first regular session OF the
conference was called to order by
DR.. T. B. Symons, Director, of the
Extension, at nine o'clock Monday,
in the Auditorium of the Agricul-
tural Building. DR.. R. A. Pierson,
President of the University OF Mary
land, greeted the agents and well
coined them to the campus. DR.. q.
B. Smith, Assistant Director of the
Extension Service Of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture gave a talk
on the subject, "a Look Ahead. !"
Mr.. o. E. Baker, Bureau OF the Ag-
ricultural Economics also OF the U.
s. Department of Agriculture talked
on Future Needs for Farm Land. 7"
This first session was joint meet
ing, but in the afternoon the Home
Demonstrations Agents met in the
rooms joining Miss Kellars office
and the County Agents met again In
the Auditorium. Miss v. M Kellar,
State Home Demonstration Agent,
presided over this meeting.
The first speaker was Miss Helen
Shelby, clothing specialist, her sub
ject was Clothing Outlook Based
on the 1888 Records" She gave
some interesting statistics compiled
by the reports handed in ty the
clubs. $21.62 was the average for
clothes per family of four in the
state of Maryland for 1888. A
greater per cent was spent for outer
garments than any other type OF
clothing. The next highest was
foot wear. She made pleo to the
Agents to encourage the keeping OF
records by the Homemakers Clubs
and by individual club members.
Miss Margaret McPheeters, Nutri-
ton Specialist, outlined tse 1884
foods and nutrition program. She
also stressed the Importance of rec
ords. Miss McPheeters made the
statment that eight to ten per cent
of the food consumed by the farm
family could be raised right on the
farm.
Miss Florence Mason, District
Agent, gave the 1894 Home Beauti-
flying Program which includes Buy
ing Bedding, Making Slip Covers,
Upholstery, Hooked Rugs, Floor
Covering, Home Lighting, for Eff
ficiency and Enjoyment. These are
state wide projects and she did not
discuss the plan of work outlined by
individual counties.
At the afternoon session the
agents were very fortunate in hav-
ing two speakers from the U. s. De-
partment. Miss Ruth O'Brien in
charge of the Textile and Clothing
Division, Bureau of Home Econom-
les, U. S. Department of Agriculture
gave very interesting talk on cad
justments in Clothing Standards. !"
Miss Miriam Birdseye, Nutrition
Specialist, Bureau of Home Econom-
les, U. S. Department of Agriculture
gave as her subject "The Present
Scope of Nutrition Work. No one
listening to Miss Birdseye could
have left without feeling the great
need and without getting vision of
greater service. The last speaker
on the afternoon program was Mr..
W. r. Ballard, Extension horticul-
turist, who talked on the Merit
System In Improving Home
Grounds" The Monday evening
session was in charge of Miss Mar
garet Smith, Home Demonstration
Agent of Talbot county. The ses-
sion was In the form of a group dis
cussion on problems of organization
and programs.
Another joint meeting was held
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Farrell, of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
spoke first. His subject was 1.-THE
Philosophy Of the New Deal" Mr..
F. B. Bomerhger, President of the
Cooperative Bank of Baltimore
spoke on "Coordinating Credit
Agencies Under the Farm Credit
Administration" Representatives of
the State Grange and Farm Bureau
extended greetings. Among them
was Mr.. C. T. Cockey, pres dent of
the Maryland Farm Bureau Fedora
tion. To many the most interesting
speaker of the morning was Mr..
Norman ]. Wall, Director Of Agri-
cultural Finance Bureau, Agricul-