EXTENSION DIVISION. 183 



Counties visited: Allegan, Kent, Saginaw, Wayne, Ottawa, Manistee, 

 Sanilac, St, Clair, Hillsdale, Berrien, WaslitenaAv, Monroe, Branch, 

 Newaygo, Antrim, Barry, Kalamazoo, Jackson. 



ANNABEL CAMPBELL, 



Extension Specialist in Poultry. 

 East Lansing, Mich., June 30, 1920. 



REPORT OF EXTENSION WORK IN PIOME ECONOMICS. 



The extension work in home economics has been carried on the past 

 year by three specialists. One in foods, one in clothing and one in 

 household management. The household management specialist has 

 acted also as State Leader with one assistant located in the Upper Pen- 

 insula. During July and August additional help was employed to assist 

 with the canning work. The health specialist also remained with us 

 until August 15. !*!<*•! 



The Home Economics Extension section lias tried to be of service at 

 all times by : 



(1) Assisting the home demonstration agents in furthering their 

 work by providing them with all new technical information, helping 

 to plan projects and also helping to carry them out. 



(2) Assisting the county agricultural agents who were interested in 

 bettering tlie home conditions by giving to tlie women of their counties 

 instruction and help in all matters pertaining to the home. 



Contrary to previous custom, each specialist this year has confined her 

 efforts entirely to her one line of instruction. We have found this plan 

 much more satisfactory. More intensive work has been done and much 

 more accomplished. 



The following projects have been carried on: 



Foods: Coral Havens, Specialist. 



Canning: Although it might seem with the previous campaigns in 

 canning that nearly all of the State of Michigan would have been reached 

 still many communities asked for the canning demonstration and all of 

 July and August was devoted to this work. 



'Nutrition: The following subjects were taken up at the Extension 

 School and in response to calls for single talks and demonstrations. 



(1) "How Our Food Affects Our Health." 



Talk on fundamental principles of human nutrition which should be 

 of interest and value to both men and women. 



(2) 'The Stuff That Sturdy Cliildren are Made Of." Lecture or 

 lecture and demonstration. 



(3) "Liquid Meat." Demonstration lecture on use of milk and 

 cheese as meat substitutes. 



(4) "Can We Live Better and Spend Less." Demonstration lecture 

 on planning of balanced meal from Michigan farm products. 



Milk Campaigns: From the last of February until the last week in 

 May the time was devoted to milk compaigns or at least stressing the 

 use of milk. 



