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HARLAN COUNTY. 



After receiving my commission as County Agent for 

 Home Demonstration Work for Harlan county I started 

 work on Marcli 16th, 1915. 



Accompanied by Miss Barr, I visited the County 

 Judge and members of the Fiscal Court in the interest 

 of the work. We found some objection to the work by 

 some members of the Fiscal Court due to so much loss 

 in spoiled cans last year. We succeeded in explaining 

 away this objection. We then went to Benham, where 

 we had a most delightful time, visiting a few homes 

 and the public school, which was in session. Nine mem- 

 bers were secured at this mining town. From this place 

 we went to Wallens Creek, where we visited five homes 

 and secured two members. 



After Miss Barr had gone away, I made a trip to 

 Evarts, Kentucky, where Professor Dizney and Eever- 

 end Trosper rendered me splendid service in arousing a 

 great interest among the people of that community. I 

 spent several days visiting the girls in their homes, and 

 secured a large membership for the club. While at 

 Evarts made a trip to Dizney, which is four miles from 

 Evarts, and secured four members there. 



After returning to Harlan I made a few trips to 

 points near this city, and secured four members, which 

 finished my list of thirty-two girls. 



On April 26th I went to Lexington, where I at- 

 tended the county agents' meeting, and received much 

 valuable aid in my work. Beginning in June, I began 

 my visits to the girls in their homes, where I helped 

 them in laying off plats, and giving instructions as to 

 plants. I also stayed in many homes where I assisted 

 the girls in performing their home duties, teaching them 

 by example, cleanliness and neatness. I always made 

 it a point to assist mother or daughter in whatever task 

 they had to perform. In this way I came in much closer 

 contact with them. 



This work I continued for a few weeks. The girls 

 had the thriftiest tomato plants I have ever seen. Just 

 about the time the tomatoes were beginning to set the 

 rainy season set in and continued so long that most of 

 the tomatoes rotted before they ripened. Many of the 



