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12. Many visitors cain^to admire as well as to inquire ; 

 the men outnumbeping the women. This brought our 

 work conspicuously before a large number of people, and 

 the co-operation of the Consumers' League added to 

 its already excellent reputation. An invitation to talk to 

 the cabbage patch women from Mrs. Alice Hegan Eice 

 was accepted, and a short talk on "Gardens" and "What 

 Can be Done in Back- Yard Gardens ' ' was given May 10. 

 After the talk many women came to ask questions, and 

 several garden plats were visited. The interest aroused 

 has borne some fruit, and had further encouragement 

 and help from us through visits and demonstrations in 

 canning by our Jefferson County Agents. A visit was 

 made to Bourbon county later in the month, to help with 

 organization. Several club meetings were held, and 

 visits made, as well as some special instructions given 

 Mrs. Mitchell, our Agent. 



Consultations, office work and the selection of suit- 

 able containers for our club products completed the 

 month, and ran into the early part of June. Then came 

 visits to Rockcastle, Laurel, Harlan and Bell, instruct- 

 ing and helping agents and visiting their clubs, and in 

 the homes of their girls as well, to learn more of environ- 

 ment and local difficulties. During July visits were 

 made to Henderson, Whitley, McCracken, Muhlenberg, 

 Hardin, Lyon and Logan. At Williamsburg a talk and 

 a demonstration in canning were given at a farmers' 

 meeting. The men not only listened attentively to what 

 was said, but many attended the canning demonstra- 

 tions, examined the canner and besieged us with ques- 

 tions. The visit to Eddyville to give demonstrations 

 and instructions in tomato canning to the warden and 

 to some of the convicts in the State Prison was exceed- 

 ingly interesting. The men had put in several acres of 

 fine plants, a cannery had been installed, sheds built for 

 protection from sun and rain, tables and all necessary 

 equipment provided. One division gathered and brought 

 in the tomatoes, another selected and washed them; the 

 scalding was in charge of yet another, while peeling, 

 coring and packing were in charge of men more carefully 

 selected, as were also the men who did the capping, etc. 

 Two things impressed me forcibly during this visit, viz. ; 



