452 TwENTY-FiEST Biennial Rbpoet 



girls had. barely enough for home consumption, with 

 none at all to can. In July I made preparation for can- 

 ning blackberries. I secured from my grocer a number 

 of small baskets and wrapping paper to line same, so 

 the berries would not spill out of the cracks. I made 

 several trips with canner, cans and baskets to the homes 

 of different club members, endeavoring to fill cans with 

 first-class berries, but it was impossible to get them be- 

 cause of so much rain, which made the berries mushy, 

 and we only filled twenty cans. I thought it was better 

 to have no berries than to have them of an inferior 

 quality. 



After our loss in tomatoes and blackberries, we 

 turned our attention to beans, peaches and other fruits 

 and vegetables from the home garden and orchard, and 

 considerable interest was aroused in this way. 



On Saturday, August 28th, we had a demonstration 

 and exhibit at Harlan, and the girls had a splendid ex- 

 hibit, receiving several nice prizes offered by local citi- 

 zens. We sent a portion of the exhibit to the State Fair 

 at Louisville. 



The girls manifested a great interest in the work, 

 and, in view of the hard weather conditions, we have had 

 a fairly successful year. 



(Mes.) Bella Skidmoke, 

 County Agent Home Demonstration Work. 



HENDERSON COUNTY. 



My appointment dated from March 16th, and came 

 suddenly and without warning. It found me unac- 

 quainted with the work, and not knowing just how to 

 start about it. Therefore, each step I have taken has 

 been like a blind man groping his way. 



In addition to this, the condition in Henderson 

 county are not propitious to the rapid advancement of 

 the work. In the first place, she proudly boasts of her 

 conservatism, and in the next place people are not yet 

 educated up to it. 



Last year the agent struggled hard to arouse inter- 

 est in the work, but only about four or five girls actually 

 kept up with it. Eighteen were enrolled at the begin- 

 ning. The eleven faithful ones still evince a keen inter- 



