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Show AGRICULTURAL IIELr FOR CITIES PLAXXED. While the United States Department of Agriculture has for a long time been conducting work of benefit to city folks, it is now undertaking, directly and for the first time, to help the city woman in the work of promoting food production, food conservation and household thrift. H To carrj on this work through dem-onstrations dem-onstrations and through other cduca-tional cduca-tional methods, Congress made appro- , priatlons for women city agents of tho !H department. The cities, through their various organizations, help to support : the movement, which is carried on by the department, in co-operation with the state college of agriculture. The work of tho Bureau of Chem- jH istry and of the Office of Home Eco-nomlcs Eco-nomlcs has been of benefit In respect to foods tci city women, though not s more so than to country women. The s Bureau of Markets, though its city - market work, affects both the country H y producer and the city consumer. :H Those in charge of the home demon- 'H stratlon work in the various states welcome the authority and the oppor-tuuity oppor-tuuity to work directly with urban dwellers. In former years they have often held extension schools, meetings IH and demonstrations in canning, pre-serving, pre-serving, cooking and other lines of food conservation In towns and cities jH for country women on account of the 'IH convenience of holding them there, ! and the town and city women have in- 'H cidentally derived much benefit from such meetings. Tho plans for the city demonstra-tion demonstra-tion agents call for the employment of workers who will co-operate with, and jH work through organizations already in existence or help to form new ones where none exist They will assist the city women in their problems concern- iH ing food production, prevention of jH waste and the conservation of food. jl The actual lines of work jncludo . home gardening, poultry raising, can- lH brining of fruits and vegetables, proper methods of storage in the iH homes to prevent loss, utilization of jf leftovers, economic methods of buying, jH prevention of unnecessary waste in the ;H consumption of food, introduction of jH new foods as partial substitutes for meat and wheat flour, proper diet and - other activities. In general, these city agents arc or- ganized as a part of the extension jH work for womou of a slate. In somo IH states this work is made a special di- ,H vision, while In others it is a very in- IH tlmatc part of the regular homo dem-onstration dem-onstration work. In some Instances the city worker is appointed as an as- sistant to tho regular county home ' demonstration agent, who already has :H influence in the city. ,H In other cases city agents aro ap jH pointed independently. Where there M is a strong farm organization or coun ;H ty farm bureau tho agent may bo of- :H flcially associated with tho work ol that organization. |
