466 TwENTY-FiKST Biennial Bbpobt 



material. In all, seventeen girls made caps and aprons. 

 Members were also given demonstrations in drafting 

 patterns and making garments, such as gowns, under- 

 skirts, bungalow aprons, etc. 



Possibly the greatest chance to get in homes was 

 secured while giving demonstrations in sewing. All 

 resentment to entering the home was soon dissipated, 

 and an opening made for general work to follow. 



Only twenty-five members put out plats. Of these, 

 four plats were drowned out, and two others were ruined 

 by insects. Efforts to have girls use spray were futile, 

 and not only were plajits damaged, but the fruit also, 

 and very seriously. Not only were l^he tomatoes pro- 

 duced of a very poor quality, limiting the amount of 

 standard quality, but the yield was not up to the aver- 

 age. In addition to these discouraging features, there 

 were members unable to buy equipment and cans, and 

 in this way much fruit was lost. 



At this point I will relate a few cases of human in- 

 terest, which bring out not only possibilities of work, 

 but actual results. One member, living too far from any 

 point to market fresh fruit, was also unable to purchase 

 cans. The previous winter she had to wear her broth- 

 er's coat to school. She was very anxious to make 

 enough from the tomatoes to buy a cloak. Her motli-^r 

 was a widow with a large family, and the profits from 

 the tomatoes were the only chance to enable the girl to 

 secure necessary clothing to attend school. She got the 

 cans. This same member had saved gallon molasses 

 buckets used by the family. In this way she saved one 

 hundred and forty quarts of tomatoes for home use by 

 sealing wax. 



Another case is a mother with five daughters. Tlie 

 mother is very anxious to' keep girls at home, and find 

 remunerative empl^jyment for them and herself, rather 

 than have her girls go out from home to work. Only 

 three of these girls were eligible to the club. They put 

 out their one-tenth acre and secured a canner large 

 enough to can several hundred cans per day, and so took 

 care of the entire crop raised. 



I have this year given forty-six demonstrations, and 

 made one hundred and nine home visits. Girls have 



