FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



HOME MAKING 



INTERESTING DAYS 



July 27, 28, 29 and 30 



It is time we began to make plans to 

 attend Farm and Home Week which 

 starts Tuesday, July 27, and lasts until 

 noon Friday, July 30. The Homemaking 

 program is particularly good this year. 

 Thursday is local leader day and so 

 every woman who has been in our ex- 

 tension group will be interested in Thurs- 

 day's program. 



Hampshire County should have the 

 largest attendance of any county in the 

 state because the college is right in the 

 center of the county. Let us make what 

 should be, so, and "this year take advan- 

 tage of the fine program that is offered. 



Home Making 



Tuesday, July 27 



Meeting in Large Tent, near South 

 College, unless otherwise noted. 



9.00 A. M. Planning Three Meals a 

 Day on a Limited Budget. 



Mrs. Myrtie Van Deusen 

 Rouse, Hays, Kansas — 

 meeting in Fernald Hall. 

 10.30 A. M. The Decorative Use of 

 Flowers in the Home. 

 Professor Clark L. Thayer, 

 Department of Floricul- 

 ture. M. A. C. Meeting in 

 Clark Hall. 

 1.30 P. M. Home Renovation of Furni- 

 ture. 



Mrs. Harriet J. Haynes, 

 Sturbridge, Massachusetts. 

 3.00 P. M. Modern Home Conveniences. 

 Professor C. L Gunness 

 and Assistant Prof. M. J. 

 Markuson, Department of 

 Agricultural Engineering, 

 M. A. C. 



Wednesday, July 28 



9.00 A. M. Individuality Expressed in 

 Home Furni.shing. 

 Miss Marion L. Tucker, 

 Department of Home Eco- 

 nomics, M. A. C. 

 10.30 A. M. Shall We Live on a Budget? 

 Dialogue — Mrs. Myrtle 

 Van Deusen Rouse, Hays, 

 Kansas. Miss Agnes Don- 

 ham, Boston, Mass. 



1.30 P. M. Literature for Children. 



Miss Marjorie Knapp, Bos- 

 ton, Mass. 



3.00 P. M. The Therapeutic Value of 

 Housework. 



Mrs. Ida Harrington, Home 

 Information Center, Cedar 

 Hill, Waltham. 



4.00 P. M. Reception in Rhododendron 

 Garden. 



4.30 P. M. Inspection of Home Vege- 

 table Garden. Rear of 

 French Hall. 



Thursday, July 29 



9.00 A. M. The Economic Value of 

 Positive Health. 

 Dr. James J. Walsh, New 

 York City. 



10.00 A. M. Symposium by Leaders. 



10.30 A. M. Leadership in Extension 

 Program. 



Miss Marion Butters, As- 

 sistant Director, New Jer- 

 sey Ext. Service. 



11.00 A. M. What Does the Farm Wo- 

 man Want? 



Mrs. Julian C. Dimock, 

 East Corinth, Vermont. 

 1.30 P. M. What the Mirror Reveals. 



Mrs. Evelyn Tobey, Teach- 

 ers College, Columbia Uni- 

 versity, N. Y. 

 3.00 P. M. The Significance of Leader- 

 .ship. 



Dr. Orlo J. Price, Execu- 

 tive Secretary of Rochester 

 Federation of Churches, 

 Rochester, New York. 



Friday, July 30 



9.00 A. M. Demonstrations in Food 

 Preservation. 



Meeting in Flint Labora- 

 tory, Room M. 

 This session will consist of a number 



of demonstrations in food preservation. 



A brief question period will follow each 



demonstration. 



10.45 A. M. A Five Foot Shelf for the 

 Home Maker. 



Mrs. Arthur P. French, 

 and others. 



WASH AWAY IVY POISON 



Thorough washing soon after exposure 

 to poison ivy reduces the danger of in- 

 jury, says the United States Department 

 of Agriculture. The poison usually re- 

 quires some time to penetrate into the 

 tender layers of the skin, and until such 

 penetration has taken place much or all 

 of it can be removed. 



Make a thick lather and wash several 

 times, with thorough rinsing and fre- 

 quent changes of hot water, using ordi- 

 nary alkaline kitchen soap. Running 

 water is preferable for this purpose. If 

 a basin is used, the water should be 

 changed frequently. Even after inflam- 

 mation has developed, thorough washing 

 should be tried in order to remove from 

 exposed surfaces of the skin all traces of 

 the poison that can still be reached. 



For the inflammation, simple remedies, 

 such as local applications of solutions of 

 cooking .soda or of Epsom salts, one or 

 two heaping teaspoons to a cup of water, 



are helpful. Fluid extract of grindela, 

 diluted with 4 to 8 parts of water, is 

 often used. Solutions of this kind may 

 be applied with light bandages or clean 

 cloths. Such cloths must be kept moist 

 and discarded frequently in order to 

 avoid infection. When the inflammation 

 is extensive or severe it is be.st to con- 

 sult a physician. 



THREE ACRES OF DISHES 



Local Women Use Dish Drainers 



Drying, three acres of dishes a year-, 

 walk'ng a quarter of a mile to bake a 

 lemon pi; and pumping fifteen tons of 

 water in a year are some of the domestic 

 feats performed by the rural housewife 

 who does not follow good methods of 

 home management. 



A dish drainer eliminates drying about 

 three acres of dishes a year. Experi- 

 ments show that the housewife can save 

 one and one-half hours a day in doing the 

 dishes. A dish drainer will save this 

 time and give the housewife more time 

 for rest, reading or other pleasures. 



Some of the women who have bought 

 the Dumbleton dish drainer which has 

 proven so popular are Mrs. H. D. Stan- 

 ton, West Chesterfield; Mrs. Arlin Cole, 

 South Worthington; Mrs. Edward Cole, 

 South Worthington ; Mrs. Homer Gran- 

 ger, South Worthington; and Mrs. 

 Charles Walker, Greenwich Village. All 

 of these women firmly believe it is worth 

 every cent it costs in the amount of time 

 and energy it saves. 



Hctter Kitchens for Kelfer Homes 



(Niiitinued fr<iin pag'' 1. column 2 

 rest of the house. Make a direct con- 

 nection from kitchen to dining ?-oom in 

 the common wall between them. See to 

 also that there is easy access to front 

 and back doors, to the telephone, and to 

 the stairs to the cellar and the second 

 floor. 



Arrange for adequate ventilation in all 

 weathers and for good lighting at all 

 work centers at night as well as during 

 the day. 



Screen windows and doors against 

 household pests. Flies particularly are 

 a menace to health. 



Choo.se finishes for floor, walls, and 

 woodwork that are durable, suitable in 

 color, and can be kept clean easily. 



Select furnishings that fit the wall and 

 floor space and will pay for themselves in 

 usefulness. Weigh the pros and cons of 

 built-in or movable pieces, and compare 

 prices carefully. 



Make sure that there is an abundant 

 .supply of hot and cold running water and 

 a sanitary drainage system. 



Decide on the most comfortable height 

 of working surfaces. 



Group all equipment, large and small. 



