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any fair, and if the selecting of the birds is done by young 

 people who are either members of the clubs or of the local 

 school, their skill will be shown. Even more interest will be 

 manifested if the birds be raised entirely by the young people. 

 This may be stipulated in the list. The different classes and 

 the different breeds may be included in the list and awards 

 be made for the best. 



Special Girls' Work — Sewing. — Offers for sewing are so 

 common that a list may be easily made by the committee. 

 Among the features commonly included are: (1) Patching 

 plain goods; (3) patching figured goods ; (3) patching heavy 

 cloth; (4) plain hemming; (5) hemstitched handkerchief; 

 (6) handkerchief marking; (7) plain aprons, without bib; 

 (8) aprons with bib and pocket; (9) white underwaist or 

 corset cover with buttons and buttonholes; (10) white under 

 suits; (11) kitchen dress — one-piece; (13) kitchen dress — 

 two-piece; (13) other displays of needle-work. 



Bread making should include plain white bread, corn 

 bread with sour milk and without sour milk, wheat flour rolls, 

 tea biscuits, and many other special forms of bread. 



Other baking may also be included to provide for exhibits 

 of many different kinds of cookies, cakes and perhaps pies. 



Special Cooking. — A niimber of forms of cooking, such 

 as puddings, preparation of rice, cereals and home drinks, not 

 included in either of the above groups, are sometimes found 

 in fairs. 



Canning. — (Fig. 156.) Home canned fruits of various 

 kinds may be listed separately and in groups. Canned vege- 

 tables may be divided in like manner. Those in glass should 

 be entered separately from those in tin. Chowchow, catsup, 

 sweet and sour cucumber pickles, mixed pickles, mince meat 

 and green tomato mince are sometimes listed. 



Collections of a large number of products or forms of pre- 

 serving tomatoes or other single vegetable or fruit add much 



