468 TwENTY-FlBST BlENNIAL EePOET 



Breadmaking has been taught in the homes, and 

 different ways of preparing vegetables, importance of 

 browning their biscuits, muffins, ©to. Installment of 

 household conveniences has been urged, such as running 

 water in the kitchen, which has in some cases been se- 

 cured. In other homes, where they have been unable to 

 can fruit successfully heretofore, as a result of this sea- 

 son's work, their pantries are full to overflowing, and 

 everything has kept. 



The co-operation of the Superintendent of County 

 Schools has been secured, and the girls have been al- 

 lowed time off from school in which to can and put up 

 fruit. He considers it more important than any study 

 they have. The co-operation of the press, the mer- 

 chants, and the Board of Trade of Paducah has been 

 very much appreciated. The McC'raoken Fair Asso- 

 ciation has given us a large tent at the fair for our ex- 

 hibit, and we expect to demonstrate canning in its va- 

 rious features for three days. Demonstrations have 

 been made to the Lone Oak Home Economic Club, at 

 which fifty or sixty ladies have been present. 



Eighty home visits have been made. It is believed 

 that the best results of the season's work have been ac- 

 complished by the home visits. In almost every home 

 visited neighbors and friends have been invited to see 

 the demonstrations. 



Three hundred cans of blackberries, besides black- 

 berry jams and jellies, have been put up ; three thousand 

 and twenty cans of tomatoes, besides catsups, chili 

 sauce, pickles, thirty dozen glasses of jellies, and about 

 one thousand jars of various kinds of fruits and vege- 

 tables are ready for winter use. 



Mes. Allie S. Cope, 

 County Agent Home Demonstration Work. 



M'CEEARY COUNTY. 



On the 11th of April, 1915, the Canning Club work 

 was begun in McCreary county. A Club of sixteen mem- 

 bers was formed at Whitley City, one of twelve mem- 

 bers at Pine Knot, and one of ten members at Steams. 

 Later a few more members were added to these clubs, 

 and other clubs were organized at Kingsville, Green- 



