GIRLS' HOME CLUBS 



was fortunate that the development had made progress before 

 the war came on. It made for increased effi,ciency and pro- 

 duction in thousands of homes. A West Virginia farmer re- 

 cently remarked that the Extension Act, and the Federal 

 Reserve Act were mainly responsible for the winning of the 

 war, because one provided for finance and the other for food. 



Let one of the Canning Club Girls tell her own story of 

 her four years' work, for she tells what multitudes of others 

 would tell with slight modifications here and there. This is 

 the history of the career of Jessie Woddell, of Arkansas, in 

 the Canning Club : 



"In 1915 at the age of 13 years, I joined the Girl's Canning 

 Club under the supervision of Mrs. Sarah J. Trussell, Home Demon- 

 stration Agent for Garland County. 



I have been a member ever since. The first year, not knowing 

 very much about the cultivation of tomatoes, I only gathered 2,400 

 lbs. of tomatoes from my own tenth acre. I sold most of them fresh, 

 only canned for home use. I took an exhibit of my canned products 

 to the county contest for Boys' and Girls' Clubs and won a pair of 

 dial scales which, though a small prize was nevertheless appreciated. 



The second year I gathered 3,240 pounds of tomatoes from my 

 tenth acre. I canned 200 No. 3 cans for the market and sold the 

 remainder fresh, making a net profit of $46.36. I took an exhibit 

 of my canned products to the county contest again and won a 

 rocking chair for a prize. 



The third year being an ideal year for tomatoes, I gathered 

 4,276 lbs. canned 720 No. 3 cans for the market for which I received 

 $2.49 per dozen, and sold the remainder fresh, making a profit of 

 $151.85. I took some of my canned products to the county fair and 

 won a cash prize of $25.00. 



The fourth year, 1918, being a very dry year my yield was only 

 3,500 lbs. I canned 100 No. 3 tin cans for market, for which I 

 received $3.00 per dozen and sold the remainder fresh. I received as 

 much as 12^ cents per pound for fresh tomatoes. I made a net profit 

 of $211.20. I sent an exhibit of my work to the Arkansas State 

 Fair at Jonesboro, and have been informed that I won first prize for 



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