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At Shamrock, four miles from Middlesboro, in an- 

 other direction, I enrolled nine girls. On returning in 

 June, one had moved away, one couldn't get any land, 

 and four dropped out. Two of the remaining girls were 

 fine workers, and their mothers were doubly interested. 

 The other girl was rather a shiftless sort; she would 

 never come to the sewing classes, and ran every time 

 she saw me coming. Her crop failed, as it was in such 

 a low place, but I went to her home every time I could, 

 as her father and mother were so interested, and I gave 

 them the literature, and one or two bulletins. I enrolled 

 one little girl in June who had heard about the work, 

 and wanted to join. She only had about seventy plants, 

 but she made a great deal off of them. I gave a light- 

 bread demonstration and cooked dinner another day, in- 

 cluding potatoes with milk dressing, plain omelet and 

 biscuit. In another home I showed the mother how to 

 make a plain white cake with icing, and was also able to 

 help her with her sewing a great deal. The girl in whose 

 home I made the light bread couldn't afford to buy tin 

 cans, and as she could get twenty cents per dozen for her 

 tomatoes, all during the season, I advised her to sell 

 them, and she made $20 on her plat, besides canning one 

 hundred quarts in glass for home use. 



In the eastern part of Middlesboro, called the East 

 End, about one and one-half miles from the center of 

 town, I organized a club, enrolling ten members, four of 

 them having one-tenth acre plats, but on my return three 

 of the girls having one-tenth acre plats had moved away;- 

 another girl married in two weeks; one could not get 

 any land, and one hired out about July first. The re- 

 maining five were very much interested in sewing, but 

 I was never able to get into their homes. Their crops 

 failed, too ; the largest number canned for home use was 

 sixteen quarts. 



Dr. Foley suggested that I visit Straight Creek, a 

 mining camp two miles from Pineville, as the coal op- 

 erators there were so anxious to have the home life of 

 the miners more pleasant. This is a large camp, and 

 some of the girls had good sized plats, although not near 

 the one-tenth acre. I enrolled fourteen here, but I was 

 never able to get more than five to the sewing classes. 



