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yet sold, the girls and tlieir mothers were wanting in- 

 formation on various subjects — hence while not working 

 every day, 8, hours a day, never a day passed that I did 

 not, in the interest of the work, answer telephone calls, 

 write letters, make visits or stay in the room where we 

 had our canned tomatoes stored, sending out orders. 



So, without a break, the work of 1914 ran into that 

 of 1915. Ifi March the fiscal court, seeing the good ac- 

 complished, voted a salary of $250.00, and the school 

 board pledged $50.00, thus making the term of employ- 

 ment 8 months. 



Today, November 15, the work of the County Agent 

 is not over, nor can it ever be, unless the work is taken 

 completely out of the county; and not then would the 

 work of the County Agent cease unless she died or the 

 people could forget the office she had held. Otherwise, 

 I think she would still be consulted about canning and 

 the preparation for table use of the canned goods, the 

 making of labor-saving devices, etc., etc. 



This year, 1915, has been a very busy one. We be- 

 gan with a club enrollment of 62, but of that number only 

 52 remained in the Club. The ten that failed did so for 

 various reasons. Three were married, two had typhoid 

 fever and five became indifferent. The fifty-two remain- 

 ing attained different degrees of success. Some have no 

 goods for sale, but all have enough to supply the family 

 with wholesome food, giving them at all times a well- 

 balanced ration. 



The girls are much more anxious to standardize 

 than they were last year, and the quality of their work 

 is evidenced by the number of premiums they have won. 

 At the State Fair Mercer won the county exhibit prize, 

 also five individual prizes. At the school fair. Jewel 

 Matherly, a member of the Canning Club, won, the prize 

 for the best can of tomatoes over all other contestants. 



A member of the Mercer County Canning Club, 

 Emma Bruce Gabhart, won an $8.00 canner for having 

 the greatest variety of products for home use. She had 

 52 products. 



Our State Agent, Mrs. Wolcott, early in January, 

 1915, sent out a young woman to demonstrate in cooking, 

 so as to interest the women in our work. The result 



