1G2 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



feeding of children of pre-school age. The startling prevalence of mal- 

 nutrition among children emphasized the need of the work. Both men 

 and women have been interested in her talk on "Community Health". The 

 child welfare work, a large proportion of which has been carried on in co- 

 operation with the home demonstration agents, has been carried on by 

 holding child welfare days, at which time talks and exhibits were given on 

 the care of children, proper feeding and proper clothing, importance of care 

 of the teeth, etc. 



The work in clothing has been very popular. There has been much 

 interest in talks and demonstrations on textiles, dyeing, use of patterns, 

 cutting and fitting, use of sewing machine attachments, etc. 



After the armistice was signed and the necessity for the use of substi- 

 tutes was over, the interest in foods gave precedence for a few months to 

 interest in clothing and health. The war has, however, created a real 

 interest in foods among the women of this country, and the prevalence of 

 under nourishment among children emphasizes still further the need of 

 knowledge of nutrition. 



In April this department entered into a cooperative project with the 

 Bureau of Animal Industry, Dairy Division, to increase the consumption 

 of milk. A milk campaign was put on in Detroit. Talks on the importance 

 of milk for children were given before 60,000 children and 3,000 adults. 

 As a result of this campaign the consumption of milk during the following 

 three weeks increased 10%. 



It has not been possible to do much along the lines of Home Manage- 

 ment as a separate project. A household account book was published 

 because the demand for one was so great. Of the 1,000 published, 412 

 are in actual use by women who have promised to keep the accounts for 

 a year. This project is being carried on by the home demonstration 

 agents. At the end of the year the women keeping accounts will hold 

 coinnmnity meetings, at which time discussion will be held on home bud- 

 gets, the value of the living received from the farm, etc. 



The Home Economics Extension Schools have presented work along 

 the lines of health, clothing and foods. Due to the influenza, many 

 schools had to be cancelled, so the number given was one less than last 

 year. 



Home Economics Extension Work has been given in 66 counties of the 

 state through Extension Schools, single demonstrations and lectures, 

 training schools for leaders, conferences, exhibits, fairs and special cam- 

 paigns. The number of people reached in this way is as follows : 



Extension Schools 37 1825 



Canning demonstrations 78 3071 



Food talks 28 5211 



Food substitutes 92 4568 



Health talks and demonstrations 39 2100 



Clothing talks and demonstrations 45 2603 



Volunteer training classes. 14 538 



General Home Economics talks 41 3485 



374 23401 



Milk campaign 70,000 



Fairs 10,000 



