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We thought as we listened to the reports and admired the concise way 

 in which they were presented, that politicians will do well to recognize 

 the potential power of the Farm Bureau when the women have the 50-50 

 interest in it which they are beginning to realize is theirs for the taking. 



PROJECTS EXHIBITS AT STATE FAIR 



We hope everyone saw the exhibits in the home economics class room 

 and lecture hall at the state fair. Our own enthusiasm ran high over the 

 really wonderful work of the women who were responsible for these ex- 

 hibits, and the quality of the exhibits themselves. 



Eleven of the counties with county-wide projects, that is, all town- 

 ships in the county working on one subject, put on exhibits to show the 

 work done. They also showed the work done on minor projects, or work 

 that is done in some of the townships. The exhibits included maps, re- 

 ports, posters, exhibits used elsewhere, pictures of clubs, work in school 

 lunches, etc. There were dress forms, demonstrations of the alteration of 

 patterns, and in some of the exhibits the costumes for different figures 

 were shown as indicative of their major project — clothing. 



Poweshiek county took as a home management project, "Planned 

 Spending of Time." "Set a hen and get a short cut" was the high light 

 of their collection of pictures. Pictures and photographs of household 

 conveniences were shown, also of groups. Programs for the year from 

 the various township clubs were shown. All of tne programs had the 

 project in mind. Booklets of clippings which related to the topics chosen 

 were made and exchanged. 



Clinton county had majored on the five months' clothing project and 

 showed by pictures and forms what was done each month. 



Scott county won first prize. Their exhibit was well planned, and their 

 series of charts and surveys were exceptionally good. Their project was 

 nutrition. Jones, Marshall, Franklin and Woodbury counties also took 

 nutrition as their project. Franklin county called attention to their proj- 

 ect by spelling out the name of the county in milk bottles. A fortune 

 teller's booth with health fortunes attracted attention. 



Beautifying the home grounds was Mahaska's project; the map and 

 model homestead were most interesting and attractive. Most of the ad- 

 mirers looked at the model farm as a really truly farm with trees and 

 grass despite the comment of one who knew: "They dyed their own 

 sponges for trees and they greened their own sawdust for grass." 



Junior club work was the project of Johnson county; their exhibit 

 showed photographs of club groups, and gave reports of the work done. 

 In Webster county all but two of the twenty-three townships were in the 

 poultry project. Sixteen out of the twenty-three flocks are record flocks. 



Story county had a very excellent exhibit carrying out their project of 

 clothing. The tied and dyed work exhibit in the Story county exhibit at- 

 tracted much attention. 



Woodbury county, "where the tall corn grows," showed a miniature 

 milk booth. 



West Pottawattamie had an interesting exhibit showing the suitability 

 of clothes, use of remnants, etc., among other attractive features. 



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