Show RURAL housewives ARE TAUGHT TO APPLY BUSINESS principles V t A I 1 e i home demonstration in the kitchen prepared by the united states department ol of agriculture home demonstration work tho it 1 comparatively new Is looked upon Us it permanent so belef beneficial I 1 caal if have a ve been the results obtained by home demonstration agents working in rural homes the fundamental purpose of tills work according to a report just issued by the united states deportment department of Agil agriculture culture to Is to assist tho rural housewife to apply business principles to her dally daily tasks for or tho the purpose of making the farm home as efficient as the form farm thereby producing a more satisfactory and ami permanent type of rural life the report referred to Is department circular which bettig with the results of home demonstration work in the 83 33 northern and western states became operative cooperative co movement the work actually begun in august 1014 1914 when an agent was appointed in erie county N Y on state funds funda in 1010 1910 it became a operative cooperative co movement supported by federal state and local funds during that yr year four agents were appointed in 1010 1910 the nu number aber had bad grown to more than oft then war emergency unda funds were cut off and in the following year the number dropped to although in this one year the force of workers an a well as a state and federal funds fundo were reduced nearly one half tile the appropriations made by the local people for or home demonstration work nearly doubled and agents were retained in ID direct response to requests re frona from the people whom they served according to the circular home demonstration agents afford an avenue by which the state agricultural colleges and the united states department of agriculture offer the practical results of their research find and experiments in home economics to housewives of the country these agents encourage tile the rural housewives to bring from their store of practical knowledge and experience tile the lessons they have learned in home management that will bo be valuable women in n tile the comm community uniti andi 0 so o help to make this information available to all the home demonstration agent Is a teacher who makes makes liberal use of practical demonstration rather than the lecture or text book the most successful home dem demon on str atlon agents accord according ipg to the circular slut aim to train local leaders who by putting the best practices into their own homes extend the instruction to td larger numbers of women at least two thirds of the agents time Is spent with farm women in their homes dle discussing the varied problems of housekeeping and other matters in which farm women are interested aside from interesting women in better homo home modern conveniences food production arid add preservation better food for the ahr family fH home nursing and the selection and making of clothing the agents are devoting their efforts to promoting community enterprises three types of such enterprises are arc developed the economic type which includes food preservation tile the hot school lunch operative cooperative co laundries operative cooperative co buying and selling associations ciati clat ions ons laborsaving labor saving devices and salvage shops the social type Is concerned with such things shingi as recreation centers civil improvements and rest rooms the educational type embraces farm home tours libraries and magazine circles and the like local aid needed A county organization in extension work which desires the appointment of it a home demonstration agent should first farat communicate with the extension tendon ex service at the state agricultural college or with the agricultural agent in the county the circular suggests it Is I 1 necessary for abo local organization or county to give some financial support to the home demonstration agent though the greater part lo is cup piled by flie state i and federal funds to supply that thai a snare nare which in required of the local organization there have been organized within the past two years in the majority of f the 39 33 northern and western states whet what Is I 1 popularly known as the family or new farm bureau this to la an association ek atlon of people In interested terestea in rural ruml tha membership of which comprises men women and young people who getie rally pay a uniform membership fee of 1 a year |