FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



HOME MAKING 



THE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE 



Just a word for the County Extension 

 'Tis a benefit, truly unique; 

 For to all classes 'tis helpful, 

 And many its services seek. 



It gives us the bright Farmers' Monthly, 

 A journal that's helpful and good; 

 Gladly we read and commend it. 

 As all clubs of the county should. 

 It teaches of spraying and dusting, 

 It tells us of certified seed; 

 How we should sow our alfalfa. 

 What dressing our soil will need. 

 It gives all the poultrymen pointers 

 On feeding and housing withal 

 That chicks may be early maturing 

 Thus bringing good profits to all. 

 Clubs for the children we value. 

 They are helpful in many a line; 

 Thrift they will teach and contentment 

 With the thought that all service is fine. 



All the canning clubs existing 



As our ladies know full well 



Are a source of joy and profit 



And in them we can excell. 



Our surplus produce we are canning 



Both for home use and the trade 



And the "Massachusetts Aggie" 



Gave us most efficient aid. 



When the clothing course was opened 



Thirteen women started in; 



All well trained yet each one feeling 



That new pointers they might win. 



Seven meetings kept them busy 



While the needed work went on; 



And the garments they completed 



Were a marvel to each one. 



Many slips and some guide patterns 



Bloomers, waists and nightgowns fine 



While a list of two score dresses 



Showed their skill in every line. 



We might mention coats and blouses 



Undergarments thiity-three ; 



While two step in combinations 



Made some showing, you'll agi'ee. 



Ten passed on the information 



Helped that much to show to all 



That our agents are efficient 



And are always there on call. 



Both our leaders Clapp and Howlett 



Were as faithful as the sun 



Always there and ever watchful 



That the work might be well done. 



As we estimate our savings 



On this clothing scheme alone 



To the M. A. C. we're grateful 



For the helpful spirit shown. 



Then the millinery project 



Was a subject well worth while 



Yet creations we concocted 



Might cause Gertrude Franz to smile. 



Still some knowledge we were gaining 



And most pleasing was the task 



The good comradeship was pleasant 



And what more could leaders ask. 



We have hats of brown and henna 

 We have hats of tan and blue 

 The result to us is pleasing 

 As it shows what we can do. 



Still other projects were considered 



That our good ladies have enjoyed 



All were helpful and each subject 



Kept us busily employed. 



For no matter what the outcome 



Of the classes here and there 



All have gained some added knowledge 



And a helpless group is rare. 



Mrs. E. L. Clark, Southampton. 



A SUMMER VACATION 



Farm and Home Week— July 28=31 



One of the best vacations you can spend 

 for this summer is to attend Farm and 

 Home Week at the Massacuhsetts Agri- 

 cultural College. There you will not only 

 have a good time but receive much useful 

 information as well. 



This year the program is bigger and 

 better than ever. You will have a hard 

 time choosing which day's progi-am you 

 will most want to hear so save all the 

 days and hear everyone. You will en- 

 joy them. 



Tuesday, July 28, 1925 



A. M. 

 9.00 Making Old Furniture look like 

 new 



Mrs. Harriet J. Haynes, Ex- 

 tension Specialist, Home Manage- 

 ment, M. A. C. 

 10.00 A Succession of Bloom and De- 

 sirable Combinations of Peren- 

 nials 



Assistant Professor R. T. Mul- 

 ler, Dep't of Floriculture, M. A. C. 

 11.00 Planning the Home Flower Gar- 

 den 



Professor Clark Thayer, Dep't 

 of Floriculture, M. A. C. 

 P. M. 

 1.30 Planning and Furnishing the Liv- 

 ing Room 



Marion L. Tucker, Extension 

 Specialist in Clothing, M. A. C. 

 3.00 The Co-operation necessary to 

 make a 100% child 



Dr. Caroline Hedger, Elizabeth 

 McCormick Memorial Fund, Chi- 

 cago. 

 4.30 Tour of Demonstration Garden 



In Charge of Mr. Grant Sny- 

 der, Vegetable Garden Dep't., M. 

 A. C. 

 Evening President Lewis 



Wednesday, July 29, 1925 



A. M. 

 9.00 Cooking with Milk from Soups to 

 Desserts— The pit, Fernald Hall 

 Demonstration and lecture. Lu- 

 cile Bower, Extension Specialist 

 in Food Preparation and Preser- 

 vation, Cornell University. 



10.00 Food for Thought Playlet— Nu- 

 tiition group, Greenwich, Hamp- 

 shire County. 

 11.15 Demonstration: Making a Kimono 

 Dress 



Mrs. Ruell Wright, Leominster, 

 Worcester County. 

 P. M. 

 1.30 Poetry for Children 



Mrs. Caroline Barney, Lynn, 

 Mass., Chairman of Literature, 

 Massachusetts Parent Teacher 

 Association. 

 2.30 The Place of Music in the Home 

 Miss Fannie Buchanan, Victor 

 Talking Machine Company, Cam- 

 den, N. J. 

 3.30 Humanizing the Home 



Mrs. Elizabeth Stone McDonald^ 

 Field Editor, Modern Priscilla. 

 Evening Conscious Health 

 Dr. Hedger. 



Thursday, July 30, 1925 



9.00 Whole Grain Foods the Family 

 Will Like. The Pit, Fernald Hall 

 Miss Brewer 

 10.30 The Problem of the Adole.scent 

 Dr. Hedger 

 1.30 A Retail Store's Service to the 

 Homemaker 



Miss Leila Gerry, Comparison 

 Department, R. H. White Co., 

 Boston 

 3.00 The Health of Adults 

 Dr. Hedger 

 Evening Recreation in Home and Com- 

 munity Life. 



W. R. Gordon, Specialist in Ru- 

 ral Community Organization, 

 Pennsylvania State College 



Friday, July 31, 1925 



9.00 Tour of Demonstration Garden 



In Charge of Mr. Snyder 

 9.00 The Parent Teacher Association's 

 Service to the Community 



Mrs. E. V. French, President 

 Parent Teacher Association, Mass. 

 9.30 What we Learned from the Home 

 Surveys 



Lucile W. Reynolds, State Home 

 Demonstration Leader 

 10.00 The Value of Canned Foods in the 

 Diet 



Laura Comstock, Nutrition Ad- 

 viser, Eastman Kodak Co., Roches- 

 ter, N. Y. 

 11.30 How I Got My Start in Commer- 

 cial Canning 



Mrs. Grant, Wind.sor, Conn. 

 Mrs. Usher, Danvers, Mass. 

 1.30 A Trip to Europe 



Mildred Thomas, Worcester 

 County Home Demonstration 

 Agent 



Marion L. Tucker, State Cloth- 

 ing Specialist 



Lucile W. Reynolds 



