J*:XI»KKIMKNT STATION KKI'OKTS. 



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h ('(»n,sisfs of iiutiidilv ;irlicl«'s \Ni"il(»Mi lor tlic ('oiiiily h'nrni IJiucmu 

 News Jilso iioli«'«'s I'or nil couiilv |»!i|t<'rs ol' worU (n l»r ;^i\('n in <<Mm(\ 

 iiiid results oC work nccornplislicd. 



I'KO.IKC'I' A( TIN iriKS AM» HKSII/IS. 



h'ood.s (uid \ lit I it inn 



Tile tiilfritinii |ini|)l«>iii is llic (>\ci- |)i't>s(Mil .iiiii ii ndoiilil nl I \ llir most 

 itii|iort:iiit |)t-obl)>lii to lie coiisitirl'cd in tlic liuiiir. n<'«':iUN«* nl tlic i^ivAi 

 nnitilx'r of mikIcI'w <>ii>lit (liiMit'ii roiiiid in our schools to<lii\ the follow 

 in^' phiu li:is liccu W(U'kcd (Uif with the id(>:i in mind |li:it it would reiicll 

 llic ^i'(>:it(>Kt nuinhci' in llic least tiiu<'. 



A Hcric^i of !<lori«'s wvvo writ leu for the sclio(d cliild. one sloi'.v for 

 «>!ich month. Tiicv consist of ;i ^^ood ;^i-owth story. :i uulk story, ii 

 \('}^^('l;^ld«' sloiy. :i fruit story, etc., strcssin^i the important f(»ods foi' ii 

 {^rowiii}; child. 'IMic slorlfH wcro prcHeritcd by I lie Icnclu'i-s ms a IocuI 

 lender. W'hcncNcr |<ossildc the nndlu-rs were invit«'d in lo he;ir |lu' 

 stoi'V :ind ;isked to coo|»er;ite in ciirryiu;: out the feediufi |d:in. 



An a result of this work duriu;^ the |i!isl year Ncry ;jood results have 

 been obtained. statis(i<'N of this woilc beiiij; jiiNcn in report of (he Niilfi 

 Hon Specialist. 



In one school in a northein county it was reported (hat the story day 

 was the \illap' t'Ncnt. lon^J budded foi'waid (o. all nndhers }^oin^ w lu-n 

 e\«'r possibbv 



The teachers have always i'epor|e<l wonderful improvrments in (he 

 ediciency of (he pupils as a r(>sul( (d' (his work. This has seemed a much 

 worth while work. M brink's (o the child the value of certain foods Wtv 

 ;:i-ow(h, 'I'he UKdher is (d'(en times in\i(ed in when (he story is yivcn, 

 so her cooperation is secured and in (Uir- stale has done moic than any 

 thin;; else to briii;^ the value id the winde extensicui W(uk before the 

 people. 



l<\)od selection for (he |>re school ami (he scho(d cliild has been em 

 phasi/.e<l tliiiui^h<uit the year and is the most impoitaiil |iait <d' tli<- dis 

 cussiiMi f(U' (he nuditiiui work in (he series i>\' meelinj^s bein^i hcdd. 

 l'eopl(> all o\(M' ar'e thinking; and (alkin;:: in (ernis <d' proper nuti-itioii 

 thertd'ore autluMilic informatiim is essential. l''our small leallets were 

 ;>:(dten out during; th<> suniinei- Ity th<> Specialist hoping; to meet smne (d 

 the demands loi' such niat(>rial. Most (d' her iiiilrili<Mi work is based <hi 

 I hem. 



I'rrMcrration 



This is always Ikuu^j (alk«'d,. but \eiy few demonstrations are beiu;i 

 held with (he exc<'ptifuis (d" meat canning;. 'IMiis is a {^rowiu"; project 

 In a f(>w instance's nei;;hbors ha\«' ;i(me (oyethei- and have c.inned a whole 

 beef at one (inie. (he men <'Ut(in;; up the meat while the women canned. 

 They f(>(d (hat a sribs(antial amount id' money is saved by the cannin;.; of 

 their home jirown meal besides the convenience and the excellencv ol 

 (he product. In one (oiiimnnity an estimate was put on (he value ol 

 (heir proiliud and il amtmnled to ab(Mit^T(K |{eporls turned in bv loial 

 leaders fi-<un (uie county showed IL'I (piarls td' pouKry caniU'd, Itrd 

 (piarts (d' veal and LMTt ipiarts of pork. 



