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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



SUMMARY OF COUNTY 



CLOTHING PROJECT 



Four groups began the project so late 

 in the season that their second dresses 

 have not been made. These groups are 

 planning to finish up the work as soon 

 as possible so that the figures in the dress 

 column will be larger than they are now. 



Number of women adopting project 

 1.31. 



Number of women carrying project 

 through 9.5. 



Number of women carrying part of pro- 

 ject 36. 



Machines in good running order 109. 



Women who are using binder and hem- 

 mer successfully 94. 



Aprons made 237. 



Guide paterns in use 86. 



Women reporting improved practices 

 in choice of color and line 86. 



Women reporting improved practices 

 in selection of material 92. 



Women passing on information 71. 



Women receiving information 2.53. 



Women reporting increa.sed confidence 

 in handling clothing problems 122. 



Prevent Weed Seeds 



Persistent weeds need insistent treat- 

 ment. Insist that they be pulled out by 

 the roots and carried off the place. This 

 is the only way to insure getting the land 

 cleaned. Remember that one year's seed- 

 ing means several years' weeding. It is 

 well to know your land before you sow 

 your crop, particularly with reference to 

 weed infestation. Reports have come in 

 that not a few carrots have had to be 

 plowed in because the weeds got the better 

 of them. They are one crop which starts 

 very slowly and must be handled with 

 care during their early growth. Put the 

 strong, quick growing kinds on land 

 where weed control is more serious, other 

 things being equal, and there will be less 

 difficulty than if the weak growing types 

 of plants are started on weedy areas. 

 This is a matter of labor saving which is 

 important. The .season is rather late for 

 advice on hoeing because the bulk of the 

 hoeing comes in late spring and early 

 summer. However, most growers need 

 little advice on this subject. Their great- 

 est need is for more efficient labor at the 

 right season. This paragraph is to call 

 attention to having the right tools. Some 

 are better than others. Study them and 

 try out some. You may find it a big 

 saving 



Does the Iceberg lettuce succeed with 

 you? I keep hearing reports about suc- 

 cess with it. One Massachusetts market 

 gardener reported that he was succeeding 

 well with it, planted 14" apart, was sell- 

 ing nine heads to a box, and getting a 

 good price for it. It is too large to put 

 more than nine heads in a bo.x. 



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Important Changes in the Household Arts Department 



SMITH'S AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL 



The new head is Hazel A. Ross — Graduate of Franiinghani, 

 Student at Harvard, Woman's Industrial Union, and Hyannis. 

 Ten years in charge of Cooking and Lunch Work, Pilgrim High 

 School. A leader in war work. A (community and home 

 worker. 



A new law requires country towns to pay part of traveling expenses 



THKKK-YE.AK COIKSK IN< I.l DKS 



Cookery 



Preservation of Foods 



Household Sanitation 



Sewing and Dressmaking 



Millinery 



Laundering and Renovating 



First Aid and Home Nursing 



Child Welfare 



Drawing and Designing 



Home Furnishings 



Handicrafts 



Household Management 



Household Arithmetic and Accounts 



Textiles 



Household Science 



Engli-sh Literature 



History 



Civics 



Social Problems 



Household Magazine Reading 



Physical Training and Games 



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