428 TwENTY-FlEST BlENNIAL EePOBT 



HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK AND GIRLS' 

 CANNING CLUBS. 



Intboduction. 



Like the Farm: Demonstration Work the Home Dem- 

 onstration Work and Girls' Canning Club Work is not 

 directly under this Department, but is maintained by the 

 Federal Department of Agriculture and the State Uni- 

 versity of Kentucky. The work was begun by this De- 

 partment, but when Federal funds were provided, and 

 the Smith-Lever act passed, the State Department of 

 Agriculture reduced the amount of money expended 

 along these lines. During the past year, this Depart- 

 ment has only helped the work over the rough places, 

 and has expended less than one thousand dollars in the 

 work. 



However, we have asked the State Agent for reports 

 of the work being done throughout the State, in order to 

 advertise what Kentucky is doing in the way of develop- 

 ing the Girls' Club Work, and better home conditions. 

 This work is beyond the experimental stage, and has 

 reached the point where it needs the hearty support of 

 State and county officials, as well as the active co-opera- 

 tion of all citizens interested in the material development 

 of the Commonwealth. 



The reports submitted herewith show for them- 

 selves the splendid results obtained in twenty-five coun- 

 ties in Kentucky now maintaining agents in Home Dem- 

 onstration and Girls' Canning Club work. 



J. W. Newman, Commissionee or Agbicultuee. 



