590 Reading-Course for Farmers' Wives. 



II. Main Program. 



A. For P^irst Year Readers, Practical Housekeeping, Bulletin No. 3, 



Farmers' Wives' Reading-Course. 



1. Consider the last half of the questions on discussion 



paper. 



2. Is the keeping of household accounts essential to the 



good management of the home? 



3. How may. they be kept with the least labor? 



4. Name ten of the best utensils for the kitchen which are 



not essential but which really add to the convenience of 

 doing work. 



5. Does it pay to can vegetables and fruits in preference to 



buying them ready canned, taking into account the 

 labor employed. 



B. For Readers of the Second Year, Reading in the Farm Home, 



Farmers' Wives' Bulletin No. 8. 

 Discuss last half of questions contained in discussion paper. 



C. For Readers of the Third Year, Human Nntritiuii, Farmers' 



Wives' Bulletin No. 13. 



1. Discuss last half of questions upon discussion ])aper. 



2. Discuss the amount per week, necessary for feeding each 



person in the family. Can this amount be lessened 

 and furnish necessary nourishment ? 



3. Can cooking be done Avith less time and labor without 



detriment to the bill of fare? 



4. Discuss the dietary for different members of the family. 



5. How can good food habits be secured in children? Dis- 



cuss the question of school lunches. 



D. For Readers of the Fourth Year, Farmers' Wives' Bulletin 



No. 19. 

 Consider the last half of questions on the discussion paper. 

 Let each member explain the making of a good egg dish. 

 What are the best means of preserving eggs. 

 How does the expense of eggs on the table, when they are 



the highest, compare with that of meat ? 



