Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 10, 1914, Page 2

PAGE TWO Editor Times-Union: In Sunday’s issue of the Times- Union an article on the work of the girls’ canning clubs states that in the United States partment of agriculture are rec- ords showing that the 179 girls who reported results of club work last year from Florida de- valued their crops at $7,729. | work county found over 35 per cent In 1913 canning club was carried on in thirteen coun- ! tics in the state. { In January, 1914, the club work was organized in twenty- four counties, 2,036 girls en-! rolled and many splendid yec-, ords have been made by the club girls, but the drought com- ing just at tomato season in-| jured the crops of large num- bers of girls in the middle and nerthern part of the state. A number of girls followed Isabel Davis' method of irrigat-| ing with tin cans by each plant and where water supply was near several crops were saved by the girl carrying water and filling cans frequently. In Volusia county Mabel Lazue dug three deep holes, by the side of her plat, sunk barrels and daily watered her plat. She sold over $50 worth of fresh tomatoes and has several hun- dred No. 3 cans of tomatoes as a result of her work. Mabel Shelfer writes from Gadsden county she has made over $30 profit, " Mildred Adams in Dade county canned and sold 1,500 cans of delicious tomatoes from nrepared to the waste tomatoes given her by shippers and writes she now has thirty dozen No. 3 cans of! sauerkraut for sale. Deatrice Sanchez of Alachua county writes that she has canned several hundred cans of tomatoes but closes her letter THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., SEPT. 9, 1914. “o | the State Bankers’ & |most of the counties will be pro- ‘| vided with simple prizes. ners were in use. Mrs. Evers, the efficient Hillshorough coun- ty agent. has been indefatigable in teaching not only the club members but anyone interested in the work. I found a 1912 club worker in Hil'sborough visiting homes and canning for 23 cents per hour. Miss Warren, of Walton of her girls had figs on their farms. She taught them pre- serving. During the fig season Miss Powell of the United States department of agricul- ture came from Washington to Walton county to study the best methods for girls to follow in putting up a marketable product. One club member as a result of this work has 144 in- dividual jars of fig preserves to be sold to hotels. Other are housekeeper for home use. One club member from St. Johns countly writes that she has watermelon rind preserves for sale. Although the drought has cut the quality of tomatoes pro- duced down there are hundreds of good reports made. Now is the month for the girls to write| their essays and get up all data. I most certainly desire a . large percentage of girls to report. Last year the Mississippi girls won the championship of the South but I felt our girls would have had nearly as good a rec- ord if a greater number had sent in reports, October 1st the contests will begin. In each county a winner will be determined. E. O. Painter Fertilizer ~ Company gives to each county winner a gold watch. Nearly all of the tounties have oflered as first sell direct to the| All of the girls reporting in RIS ASREO FOPEF DI AIOIUI OO In this particular year when’ the people are being urged to plant greater amounts of food-| stuffs the canning club girl in' Tome ready to save all surplus will prove a great help. The United States and state appropriations are so limited that it seems best to have the work carried on in only eight-! een or twenty counties and on-' ly in counties where the county' superintendents and county) board of education endorse and ihclp the work. for hauling fruit In Alachua, Hillsborough,! i Dade, DeSoto and Polk coun-ig ities plans have already becn.g fcrmulated to employ a countyla canning club agent for ten| ymonths. In all these counties's the county is furnishing two-| thirds of the necessary money. Baker and other counties have| made appropriations for work|& to be carried on not less than!® six months. 4 Members of the staff ‘n;¢ Washington are working wi!h'g our Florida products to give di- @ rections and assistance to our Florida girls. It will be the;~ aim of the county agents to give the girls assistance in preserv- ing jelly making and canning! not only for home New York, Sept. 10.—The ink use but for{i .96 is in a precarious condition, the market, when they have a according to some of the local man- surplus. 5 4 lufacturers. The situation depends In looking over the list of COX', entirely upon the colors that can lege girls for next year I find a be procured from Germany, and number of our club girls whom with the exception of black all the I know to have little bank ac- colors have advanced to almost pro- counts of their own from club hibitive pricee, and in some in- work to assist in paying their stances are not buyable. All the college expenses. manufacturers were caught short of I have a list of products put the supplies of colors when the hos- up by our club members ;md‘timles abroad began. The price of collaborators, fic preserves, colors advanced sharply upon the canned figs, grapefruit marma- declaration of war, and the advance lade, orange marmalade, wild has continued right along until the I"“m jell_\' and other products. 1 present time. In the manufactured Association. BeueUsNEIEISIPISTIIS0NEIEIEEIP0LDSOTOHSE FARM WAGONS . We can save you money on Wagons. and 2-horse Wagons is complete, and if you need a Wagop this fall, see us. C. E. SHORT OF INK COLORINGS 'School Board In Regular Session Bartow, Fla., Sept. 1st—The Board of Public Instruction met in regular session in the office of the Superintendent with all members and the dent present. The Board canvassed the re- turns of the election held at Lake Alfred for the purpose of creating a Special Tax District and declared that tthe result as follows; That the Lake Alfred Special Tax District was creat- Superinten-' will be glad to put any pur- chaser in direct communication with the producers of any of these products. inks, the blacks are them ost plen- !tiful, and as yet there has been no scarcity in lemon yellow, but in [other colors the supply is limited. In the printing inks, such as a ed with a three mill levy for the ensuing two years and that J. C. Cox, C. F. Jester, and Her- bert Horton were duly elected with the follhwing statement: prize expenses to the canning “But you ought to take a peep|club short course in home eco- into my pantry. I have rows and rows of pickles, preserves, jellies and canned fruits.” In Hillsborough county 60,-|wwho makes the best record will’and the present annual expenditure 000 cans were sold to the club girls, farmers and truckers this: Over 100 _home can- \Women’s Clubs, $350 given byltlon. season, & PO BN S B Sugndid this SLPTPOFLHPOBP PR PP OP IR PP £4 e ————————————————————————————————— POTODBH BP0 CEOIIFISOCISOSOISOSTSOSO PO SO ELE0 D PR PRig GIOEQPUFOPOPN VOPS PSP PUFSOSIPIPIFPUSISISIID ———————————————————————————————————— DLBLIBLIS LD AP PSSP OIS GG LIS have kn eight or ten other held at College for county winner nomics which will be tthe Florida State women. The receive $100. ~n by the State Federation Fifty dollars giv- of AGNES ELLEN HARRIS. State Agent Girls’ . Canning Clubs. In the entire natlon there are 1,823,000 farms that use fertilizer dense black, there will probably be some shortage within a few months, [t appears to be only a matter of !ume before business will be at a i standstill. The manufacturers are is $115,000,000. was $ Ten years #go it plants can be kept running, from 53,000,000 for the ontire na- tpe present outlook. @qmmmm«mm*mw&w&m-oww-s»u«mwm-xmw-s’ww«»wwammmmwmmmm*m PRINTING YES, WE DO IT---DO IT RIGHT chary about stating how long thelrI trustees to serve two years, The Board canvassed the re- turns of the election held in Winter Haven Special Tax Dis- trict to determine whether said District shall lissue bonds in the sum of $40,000 and declared that the result of said election ROHH0H SO SO IS e e — 22 POIDVENENEUSTSOFOPOIFAS0 20 Our stock of | Q We sell ihe “COLUMBUS” make and the name is a guarantee of quality, MODEL HARDWARE Go, Phone No. 340 We Want YOUR Business POPOBPLFCE0 3 POTCIOPOF LS TI0P0 TODD, Mgr. was in favor of issuing bonds. Said bonds to b for the purpose of ere school building. The Doard passed res relative to the form and ination of the bonds to b sued for and in behalf o following Districts; Frosty Mulberry, and Bartow. b attorney was instructed to ceed with having said ! | validated. i Messrs. Horton, Cox, Jester, trustees of the lLak: fred school appeared bef Board and asked that the & imake an appropriation so § ‘a school building may be ¢ ed at that place. The [ agreed to permit the Lakf fred District to incur inde ness for the material for room building (24 x 30), a so agreed to furnish a for the school, provided t site of one acre or mor 'deeded for said building, ¢ County Board. Miss Verda Thompson. (Continued on Page 4. B0 SO Bt { A o A G 1 N S e Telephone Number 37 R &G S]] £ GENTLEMAN called at our office and said that he did not know we did & & & g @ % I o s 1o e oy %%mm@mm@m@ Send Your Next Order to (SR T SAPSSEHPHUSOIUPBUE P OFOFAS IO . E:. s AT THE HEA Lakeland Evenin The Lakela TELEGRAM BUILDING & F D Job Printing; that he had ordered some Printing done elsewhere, because ¢ he had been told that we confined our attention to newspapers, and did no Job Printing. This gentleman was a new comer, otherwise he would own that for years we did ALL the printing used in : this town; that right now we are doing more, ; probably than all the other printing offices in the county combined; th'at we have a larger investment in printing facilities than the ; printing shops in Polk County combined ; that we have built business on correct and workmanlike service; ment and know-how, and that we give an order fo ca.reful attention we bestow on a large catalogue wide newspaper. that we have both the equip- r 100 visiting cards the same or the publication of a State- We Do Do Job Printing; Indeed, We Do! g Telegram nd News irst House On Main Street OF THINGS, e teg