Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12
Extension Agents Have
Worked, for Diversified
ton On Vance Farms

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that the largest amount she has taken
in during any one year was SlzOo;oo.
Both she and Mr.. Fuller agree that
about IS percent Of their income at
the Curb Market is profit.
Some Specialize.
Some Of the women at the market
specialize in one or two produclS.
Mrs. w. G.. Watkins has worked up a
very good trade in cakes OF all xmas.
She brings II to Is pounds of cake
to the market each week and also
takes special orders. At Christmas
time she and several others sell fruit
cakes. Mrs. Watkins also sells de-
licious pulled minis as well as all
kinds of surplus foods from the tarm'
She has found this source OF income
to be a veIa great help in running
her home and farm.
Mrs. r. c.. CaWthorne has spe-
cialized in flowers. She first raised
them for her own enjoyment, but
found that they sold well, also. She
has sold about $4,000 worth of glad
iolas, hvacinthS and hyacinth bulbs
tulips, ionquils, buttercups, mari
colds, zinnias, and snap dragons. she
does not raise foods especially for the
market but she does sell the surplus
There are about 25 who sell at the
curb market and profit nice income
so the four mentioned are only g
small part.
Home Demonstration Clubs.
In Vance county there are IA Home
Demonstration clubs with a member
ship of 457. These clubs meet once
each month. During the past two
wears they hayS had as their major
project Yard Identification" Johr
Harris, Extension landscape special
list, has drawn plans for number OF
wards and one school in the county
Along with regular yard beautl'
fication lesson each month one Other
appropriate topic Of Importance was
discussed. for example: storage
screening, canning tomato juice
clothing accessories, etc. This veal
the women will start a new major
project, namely Home Manage
ment." IT, does not mean that WorE
will stop in Yard Identification
Mr.. Harris says that he never con.
siders one of his projects completed
because a yard is something that re-
ouires constant care even after thu
basic plans are completed, and there
fore improvements are made iron
wear to year. Also there are large
number of farm couples who are Jus
starting landscaping their yards Que
to interest gathered from nelgnoor'
ing projects. So, the Yard Beautl-
fication'' project will continue Il
grow while new one is started.
Al Club Work.
All Club work has also been gooc
during the past year. The enrollmen
reached 524 with 1875 boys and 32s
girls. Most of these girls and boys are
active in club meetings and are con-
Quoting worthwhile projects. Each
Joint club of girls and boys met once
a month. The programs for these
meetings were based on topics OF
home and room Improvement. eep.
arate project meetings were hello
with the girls on other days. Miss
Ranes spent a Gay each month a
each school and held meetings with
small groups of girls according tc
their ages. These meetings were fol
the discussion of individual projects
ana special work in clothing. Projec'
work in clothing has been good
There were 81 entries in the county
Dress Revue. Magdalene Dlckersor
has done outstanding work in cloth
ing and will represent Vance county
in the state Revue in October.
A great deal Of canning is being
done this summer by the girls anc
Is girls are doing good work in yaro
Identification.
Ben Knott has done outstanding
work in Rural Identification" and
Ellen Moss and Johnny Gupton won
trips to the State Wildlife Camp al
Swananoa the last week of August
for their projects in "Wildlife Con-
servation."
Fifteen girls and bGes from the
county attended the state Short
Course in Raleigh this summer
Twelve of these won their trips by
outstanding work.
All Club work will continue to
move onward and upward q make
the coming year even better than the
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