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FARMERS' WEEK
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HOME CONVENIENCES
DEMONSTRATED.
' The women Thursday morning
listened to a discussion by representa
tives of local business houses of dif-
" ferent labor-saving devices for the
farm home.
The different makes of power
washing cuuchlnes were discussed us
to the good ami poor points In each
make, both from the standpoint of
efficiency In wushlne and in tho wear
and tear on the chillies.
Tho matter of water systems on the
. farm was Bone into and uu Idea us
to the cost of Instillation and of I
oepration was brought out.
The Biimll motor was taken up and
lis many uses in lightening the house
wife's Inborn werni discussed.
A discussion on the care, cleaning,
oiling and operation of sewing ma
chines wus'-speciully Interesting and
of value to' those - present. I'ortable
machines were discussed anil the
value of the electric motor 11s an nt
tachnient'wn gone Into.
Miss lirewsler, homo demonstration
ngent, closed the morning session by
demonstrating the working of the
bread mixer and Its relation to the
quality of the bread produced.
The afternoon was Riven over to
talks on home decoration, special at
tention being Riven to curtains and
the use of cushions. The use of color,
schemes nlonR these lines wus brought
out in 11 helpful way.
PROF. BOUQUET ON GARDENING.
Tuesday nt 2 I'. M.. Prof. Houquet
Af O. A. C. met with 75 Rurdeners to
discuss the different phases of gar
dening In .luckfion county.
He had met the (irants Pass growers
tho day before and reported that the
gardener) and business men in our
neighboring city were pulling together
to put truck growing on a better basis
in thut locality, lie reported that the
biiHiimss men responded generously In
hnpalnir n movement for belter seed
nnd Hint ns a result of the conference
in iters for Hie best or seed were wired
east at the close of the session.
lie urged the mailer ol' good seed
mion the .lackson county growers,
pointing out to them that poor seed
are always the most expensive in the
long run.
He said that he would always and
everywhere In Oregon preach the oronoo to tno prevailing winus ami
doctrine of, "take care first of the'stonns, especially sleeping porches,!
settlers we already have. Then
, pointing out that tho (irants I'ass
' sign, "It's tho Climnte," was not a
catch phrase, hut that the Valley of
the Rogue does have a climate dis
tinctly its own and that the vegetable
men should capitalize tills natural ad
vantage. He cited The Dalles as a
section that is turning Its warm soil:
and sheltered position into dollars In
the shupe of early vegetables, (.'(mi
llion sense, good seed and standard
1 IO.M K I ) KM O X ST 1 1 ATI O X
(Continued from I'ago 6)
We fail to touch tho future American
tempera nee by allowing him. to have
3
all he wants ol whatever ho wants to
t. The Ulblo nays, "Ho ye temper-
e in ull things." So tint only In
teaching him the proper things to eat
should be eaten moderately, nre we
helping to build a man or woman of
i..iu i.... ..p ...ill
health, but a man or woman of will
power und backbone.
The help you need is available
through the home demonstration
ugent. To show you thut I know what
1 soy, and that wonders may be per
formed wllli the adult as well ns the
child by right feeding, I will givo a
little personal experience. I am just
a common farmer's wife, no wiser than
any of you who read (his article, but
one who grasped the importance . or j-uss their various problems nnd to
proper feeding. Maybe, bocauso hiy'luno a good time. Knelt wns given a
attention was being continually at-jciiid Willi her namo and community
traded to the way my husband fed on It, to serve us nn introduction to
his cown, and I wus so careful what
1 fed my chickens In order that they
would develop strong bodies and resist
diseases. I was raised on a farm, und
my parents were as well educated as
tho average parent lit Hint time, but
how Utile they knew or the value of
proper food, and how we children havo
been nt n dlsndvimtage ull our lives
because, ol' that lacki or knowledge,
which wns not available lo them.
Through the lectures given by the
home demonstration ugeut, 1 became
very much Interested In roods and lo
practice some or the things she tunght
me. 1 will not take time or space to
tell you what u change has come into
my life. It was u tragedy (und one
that is linppenlng every day turning
us) that a body so young as mine
should have been so starved lor the
proper food. I found, also, that lt cost
intieli less to live when you eat the
food most bennriclal, nnd "Oh, the Joy
of having n little pep!"
I used to say, as 1 have heard many
others any, "Wo are such poor hands
for vegetables that It doesn't pay me
to raise a garden." Now even if it
were true, I'd be too ashamed to
acknowledge It. Hut Instead. 1 hnve
n garden, summer and winter, .right
here iu Jackson counly und can even
eat carrots raw, and honestly sny that
I like them us well us a piece of cake.
Tho home demonstration ugent can
give you plans for a so-called kitchen
gnrden, which takes very little time,
and will aid you to give health to
your family and dollars to your pocket
by snvlng the dreaded doctor bill.
Wo people on n liiini use lots ot
milk. It is nn indispensable article
of diet for adult us well us child (the
dentist will tell you to drink It to save
your teeth I. but we must have some
thing else with it. and "be ye cnreful
whul that something else Is." Many
of you will say. "My children are just
us healthy as Mrs. A.'s children and
she is a crank on nutrition." Others
will suy, "Our forelnthcrs never heard
of nutrition nnd they weie healthy
enough." Your child may lie able to
Btnud It for n while, until he Is grown
to a mini or womanhood. Ills mind or
body Is put under u load, then comes
the breuk. You do not realize thut
you had anything to do Willi Hint
break. Neither did my mother, uud
Hho used to take such pride in her
rosy cheeked youngsters. Did you
ever stop to think how much nearer
our forefathers lived to (lie thing lied
grew for them, the whole grain, the
fruit and tho vegetable? The Indian,
for example, ns long us he lived on
(lie IUIubs us Ue' rcv lie was never
j.wr.Miv 21-2-1
crops especially adapted to our valley,
coupled-with co-operation of garden
ers and business men will mean added
dollars to Jackson county, said l'rof.
Uouquot.
The statement that tho broccoli
crop of IJouglas county is of eijuril
value with the fruit crop of Josephine
county, set many to thinking of the
possibilities nlonR these lines. He
spoke of the seeming Importance of
cabbaRo, spinach, tomatoes turnips
and green onions under southern
Oregon conditions.
.Mr. Deinmer of Medford, In this
connection told of his experience with
broccoli, stntliiK that ho had raised
seven good crops in as many years
and that he had the assurance of a
Rood crop this year, when the Douglas
county crop Is practically a failure.
! l'rof. lloiuiuet touched on the neces
sity of insect control, advocating dust
ing as the best method. Don't spread
over too much ground, ho said,
standardize your crops, your puck und
your packages.
Ho assured the growers that Ills
department at (). A. C. was for them
to use anil he urged Ihoin to make
their wants known, und closed alter
assuring Iheni that he would attempt,
to visit tile valley ngaln soon.
REMODELING HOUSES.
The matter of remodeling tho farm
home was taken up Saturday morning
ill an Instructive way. Krom drawings
and plans many suggestions were
given thulj might be used In many
Jackson county homes.
The kitchen was discussed at length.
Mako the kitchen light, cheery, handy,
compact; the wife spends much of her
llmo there and should have her work
shop as pleasant and as convenient ns
possible.
1 he front door should be reached
by a hall from the kitchen, to save
carpets and the Inconvenience of
being obliged to pass through dining
room or living room, or both to reach
the front door.
1 In the matter or modern equipment,
water,, lights, .plumbing, etc.. It was
i pointed out that too often money Is
suveu over u scries m .yearn mi ui.-m:
oonvpiiienceH instead of pulling thi'in
ii nun hniuih "11- ' " "
lOPH Oil I
llonies should lie planned' with ref-1
was anoiner vniuaiiie nun given.
The afterno ublect. art in the
handled ' in ' an original
home, was
manner, the thought stressed luring
that no home Is a real home unless
some considerable time und thought
is given to the matter of harmony
among those of tho family, und that
the home where kindly consideration
and helpful coopeartion exists is in
Its very atmosphere artistic nnd
beautiful.
sick, leeili never decayed, used teeth
to crack nuts; but lake him away
from nature and give him civilization
and our food and ho soon succumbs
to disease.
I tlilnlt that the first duty of every
nouseKeeper, no sue wne or moiuer,
limners wile or hankers wile, is I"
luiM'ti i fund lwf ftim v ni'niinr v nn
," ".. " , ",, :' " ". im S..n
undernourished child of the well-to-do ,
,
I
I'lease remember
nber this, "It isi
net with dollars and cents that we can
buy health lor our futnro Americans,
but with plain common sense."
A JACKSON COUNTY
KAU.V1KKS' WU'TO. '
HOME ECONOMICS MEETING.
On November IS, 4.1 women who
I represented lit different communities,
'gathered at Hie Hotel Medford to dis-
all the other ladles present, lt was
good lo see Mrs. II., whom you hadn't
seen for two years, or Mrs. C, who
was a great friend ol your sister's
back ill Iowa. And tho luncheon was
; i
good. Isnt lt fun to sit down lo n
meal which you haven't hud to pre
pare, and know you don't have to
wash the dishes? That in itself was
worlli the lid cents.
After I tin luncheon, when everybody
talked her head nearly off. Miss
Kliuiheth (lure played two piano solos.
They were honutirully played uud.
made overyone happier
as one in i up main oujens oi me
liiccuiiK nas ni m i ai-.iiiaiineii, iil1
whole procedure was Informal und
plenty or time allotted for visiting.
Miss Wnolsey. tho county librarian,
told how easy it Is for everyone in the
county to have the use of books rroui
the library, although she never comes
Ifito Medford. Not only the books In
the counly library, hut from the slate
lllnary as well, aro to bo had for the
asking.
The general subject for discussion
was the urogram for the winter. A
reiireseiitntlve from ench community
gave u report nt the nativities or her
group nnd told what moy wantei
assistance wit ti In the future. So.no
hud done much, some little, but nil
were enthusiastic when it ennio lo
t lie future more community clubs
more help from the agent nnd more
meetings oT this kind.
There seemed to be n very general
reeling that the demand for help with
menu planning and child feeding. was
growing, as people come to realize
more nnd morn the close relationship
between diet nnd health. As the
pi c sent agent is particularly interested
In this part of the work, it seemed
advisable for her to do as much as
she could along this lino. Some
women wnut to gain weight, while
others want to lose; all 111 nil. there
seemed plentv of candidates for the
"eat right club, unci it Is hoped that
brunches will be fnnued In many com
munities. THE ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR.
One ol the newer lint a most im
portant appliance to the average ranch
home Is the electric refrigerator. The
better class of ice boxes or rerrlnern
tors can be made Into electric refrig
erators by the addition or the neces
sary unpinatus. or one may purchase
the complete electric refrigerator with
Its motor and compressor and linve It
installed, it Is also quite feasible to
Imllil hitti ones linimi. csnnclnllv if one
erectius a ugw bulldltijj, u rcfilseru-
Wanted School Boys and Girls to
.What Ih Hit mutter with tho -iliovc
car loon of unr did fiii'iul .IIkum?
VIim M.iil Tribune ;uul Sun aro
Koliitf to allow Uu hoys mul Klrls that
attend hc Ki'.'iilo HclmolH nnywlicro hi
the county, to HUpply the hleiiH foi
the uhove nirtoon, and havo tin five
Unit HUlnnlt the iR'Hl, or tho five whi
ne th as its Hpeclal invited kupnIh at
tin pertrii'iiiaiMie of " BriiifJIriK
Kather in Ireland" when it alifieais at
the Hunt's (Valerian, IVIru:iry tl.
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l'lb'(lon of the refrigerator may be
made as nearly perfect as possible;
otherwise a constant loss in refrigera
tion will be had at considerable ex
pense to the user, The electric equip
ment should be carefully selected and
one should make certain' that if Is
properly installed and hacked by a
reliablo company with local service, ns
the average householder is more, or
less nt sea when It comes to servicing
a refrigerator should It become neces
sary. There are several reliablo plants
to be had and these liro reported to be
giving excellent service under proper
conditions.
The universal sale of this appliance
in handicapped by its first cost, but
nt,1(,,. ,,,,,,..,,. M)iiances. the first
cost Is the imporlant one nnd thn great
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THE VACUUM CLEANER.
Tho ulcctrio sweoner or vacuum
cleaner :is another of the excellent
labor-saving appliances. II cosls prac
tically n cent un hour to operate and
the in or 15 minutes dally or semi'
weekly use easily keeps tho cost
around 21) or 110 cents u month.
Tho advantage of picking up the dirt
that Is naturally trumped into the rugs
and carpets is a big item, because the
dirt thut Is picked up with the cleaner
and deposited In tho bug can be car
ried out or doors and disposed or, or
burned, wlillo if it were possible to
raise tho same amount ot dirt from
the rug by the ordinary broom, a large
portion of the dirt would settle as dust
me iiiiiiiiuie iiiiu oiaperies
would ho Impossible to remove.
on the furniture and draperies and
Ue
pealed sweepings and dustings do not
remove the dirt from the room nearly
us effectively as the electric. sweeper.
A few minutes' use ot tho sweeper
without the nccompunylng dust rag
und the disagreeable Inhaling of the
dust makes it worth while for every
houscwiro to own n itischlnn
(Julio u number or progressive
dealers have the vacuum sweepers for
rent, but when one considers Unit the
occasional rental payment will, in
many Instnnces, pay for the mnchim
und permit the use of It at one's own
convenience, it (mphiisi7.es tin? ini
portance of owning nnd using one's
own machine
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RAN FflANffSCO, ,lan. 31. Tho
lbruaiy 1 was announced here
"j uim nam weamer
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Supply Ideas
than Wednesday, February 4, as the
contest closes then and tlio winners
will be announced and the prizes
awarded on Thursday, the fth, by
three judges not connected with thru
office.-
First prl.o, 4 seats; 2nd prize, 2
seats; 3rd prize, 2 seals; 4th prize,
2 seats.
These seats will be reserved and
the person accompanying the wlunitru
can either be a grown person or
chllil.
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