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If interest is manifested in the movement, further details will be given 

 in a later bulletin. The following suggestions are now offered as a ten- 

 tative outline for organization: 



1. Membership shall be open to boys and girls of twelve years of age 

 or over. Housekeepers also are eligible to membership and may assist 

 in directing the work. 



2. A club shall consist of at least twelve members, with a maximum 

 membership of fifty. 



3. Club work shall be under the supervision of the Department of 

 Heme Economics, College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York. 



4. The fruits and the vegetables used shall be limited to cherries, peaches, 

 pears, plums, apples, grapes, quinces, and tomatoes. 



5. Only standardized recipes, furnished or approved by the Department 

 of Home Economics, shall be used. 



6. Only such goods as have received the approval of the representative 

 of the Department of Home Economics shall receive the club label. 



7. Clubs shall be responsible for marketing their products, but assist- 

 ance will gladly be given by the Department in order to aid in establish- 

 ing permanent markets. 



In order to aid in the development of the above suggestions, the Depart- 

 ment of Home Economics stands ready to send to a limited number of 

 communities a club organizer who will assist in the enterprise in every 

 possible way. Such assistance will consist of instruction for three days 

 in principles of canning and methods to be used, suggestions for equip- 

 ment, and investigation of local markets. The work of the organizer 

 will be followed by that of a person sent from the Department, who will 

 supervise the work of canning, standardize and label all products, and 

 help with the packing. As has been stated, club labels will be used only 

 on cans of a high standard of excellence in order that the club label may 

 become a guarantee of standard goods in the future. It is equally impor- 

 tant that uniform cans and jelly glasses shall be used by the clubs. 



For the first year, the problem of marketing canned fruit will be the 

 greatest; but, just as tomatoes canned in the South have found a place on 

 the market, so it is hoped that a desire on the part of the public for New 

 York State canning-club products will soon be manifest. Housekeepers 

 who cannot do home canning are buying tinned goods. Will they not 

 gladly buy fruit that is known to be wholesome and that has the delicate 

 flavor retained by fruits canned in glass? 



Success, not only in marketing but in every step of the enterprise, 

 depends on the ambition of the young women and men in the country 

 and on their determination to build up a profitable home industry. 

 Axe there such young persons in your community? 



