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extended to Michigan. The purpose underlying the 

 appointment of home demonstration agents is de- 

 scribed as "the buikling up and improvement of 

 the rural home along lines similar to those which are 

 being followed in the development of the farm." ' 

 The lines of work undertaken by these workers in- 

 clude phases of home management, the production 

 and preservation of food, the planning of meals, the 

 care of children, home care of the sick, making and 

 remodeling clothing, improving home surroundings, 

 while there are many opportunities afforded for com- 

 munity service. The advantages, construction or in- 

 stallation of household, particularly kitchen, equip- 

 ment and conveniences are exemplified, which, with 

 better arrangements of the room and its furnishings, 

 materially reduce the labor of the housekeeper. 

 Household accounts and budgets are installed 

 through encouragement of the agents. There is in- 

 struction to groups of women, often at the school, 

 in new and approved methods of canning fruits and 

 vegetables. At school, also, children are weighed 

 and tested and the consumption of milk is encour- 

 aged with striking benefits to the subject. The hot 

 lunch at school is introduced, and there are general 

 nutrition instruction and demonstrations. Home 

 nursine: features the work of the home demon- 

 stration agent, and in times of epidemic, especially 

 in isolated communities, the "F D.A." has become a 



>U. S. Dept. Acrr. Bull.. Circ. H., Jan., 1921; Status 

 and Results of Home Demonstration Work — Nprthern and 

 Western States, 4, 14. 



