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In making an apron and embroidering the club em- 

 blem upon it, many of the girls have made their initial 

 effort in machine as well as hand work ; and in one club 

 the members ventured further, and made canning club 

 dresses. 



The mothers of the past generation learned to cook 

 and to sew in the school of experience, but our girls are 

 not experimenting, they are in training to make effici- 

 ent, competent home-makers. Sixty future home-mak- 

 ers in Christian county, all laboring along scientific and 

 practical lines to live up to the reputation Kentucky has 

 so long sustained, "the best place outside of Heaven!" 



Eloise Nelson Geaves, 

 County Agent Home Demonstration Work. 



The Fiscal Court of Christian County recently ap- 

 propriated $500 for the Canning Club work, to which 

 the Extension Department has added $500, and Mrs. 

 Graves will be employed for the full year beginning Jan- 

 uary 1, 1916. 



CLAY AND OWSLEY COUNTIES. 



On the 10th of March, 1915, I began my work as 

 county agent for Clay and Owsley counties. 



The first day's journey was a tiresome one, over a 

 rough and muddy road for about thirty miles. I vis- 

 ited three homes on the road, and reached Buck Creek, 

 Owsley county, the 12th of March, and spoke to a large 

 crowd in the interest of the Girls' Canning Club. Very 

 few people had ever heard of the work, but everyone be- 

 came interested in it. I organized a club of twelve girls, 

 and visited several homes in the community, and gave 

 demonstrations in bread-making. I then went to Vin- 

 cent and organized a club of five girls and a mothers' 

 club of ten members. As I started on my way through 

 the county, I was compelled to stop for a few -days on 

 account of a deep snow. While waiting for the snow tide 

 to run down, I visited about twelve homes, doing some 

 work in sewing and cooking; also repaired a sewing ma- 

 chine for a lady who appreciated it very much. I trav- 

 eled over a part of the county, but was unable to keep 

 some of my appointments on account of high water. I 



