EXTENSION DIVISION. 161 



Council of National Defence, Women's clubs, the public schools, the 

 farmers' clubs, the Grange, the State Board of Health, the Red Cross 

 (Central Division, state organization and local chapters), and various 

 church organizations. 



FOOD CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION. 



During the first three months of the fiscal year the work of i his de- 

 partment consisted almost entirel}^ of war emergency work: that is, the 

 use of wheat and sugar substitutes, and the preservation of fruits and 

 vegetables. Much of this work was done in cooperation with the food 

 Administration. 



One method which this department used during the summer to try 

 and meet the demand for help along the line of the use of wheat and 

 sugar substitutes was to hold training classes for volunteer demon- 

 strators. Fourteen such classes were held in fourteen different counties; 

 their was an attendance of 538 women. These women in turn gave demon- 

 strations on the use of substitutes and on cold-pack canning to 2,144 other 

 women. 



COUNTY FAIRS. 



It has not been the custom of the Home Economics Extension De- 

 partment during previous years to take an active part in the county 

 fairs. Usually a county fair is not very fertile soil for educational work 

 in this line. 



This year, however, because of the unusual food situation, we, to- 

 gether with the State Food and Drug Department, cooperated with the 

 Food Administration in carrjdng out Food Conservation work at the 

 county fairs. 



This department drew up suggestive plans for a Food Conservation 

 Exhibit. These were sent out bj^ the Food Administration to all food 

 Administrators, food conservation chairmen, county agricultural agents, 

 home demonstration agents, and directors of fairs. 



All requests which came to the Food Administration for demonstra- 

 tors were referred to us. We took care of as many as possible and helped 

 the Food Administration find volunteer workers for the others. Special- 

 ists from this office assisted a local committee or took charge of the food 

 conservation work at fifteen county fairs. (This does not include fairs 

 in counties where there are home demonstration agents.) The work con- 

 sisted of helping put up the exhibit, giving demonstrations in canning and 

 the use of substitutes of conditions were favorable, giving short talks, 

 judging, etc. 



The type of work which we felt accomplished the most was to stay in 

 the Conservation booth and answer the questions of the women who would 

 stop for a few minutes and explain their particular difficulties. Hun- 

 dreds of women who could not have been reached in any other way were 

 helped in the use of substitute foods or went away with a more cooperative 

 feeling toward the Food Administration. 



PROJECTS OF SPECIALISTS. 



Miss Parker has emphasized this year the need of looking after the 

 health of the community — sanitation, clean milk, etc., and the care and 



