HOME DRYING, with the exception of some dry- 

 ing of fruit, had almost become a lost art in 

 American homes previous to the war. The war's 

 demands for increased saving of food and difficulty 

 in obtaining sufficient containers in which to can the 

 large surplus production brought home drying into 

 prominence again. 



On account of the demands from the county home 

 demonstration agents, the Office of Extension Work 

 South, in April, 1917, furnished instructions in im- 

 proved methods in home drying of fruits and vege- 

 tables, with the result that in 1917 there were dried 

 and stored for home use in the 15 Southern States 

 5,511,881 pounds of fruit and vegetables. 



The improved methods brought home drying into 

 such favor in the South that in 1918 the amount of 

 dried fruit and vegetables stored for home use in 

 the Southern States amounted to almost 6,500,000 

 pounds. 



The methods which have been successfully used 

 in this work by home-demonstration agents in the 

 South are described in this circular. 



