xt7dv40jvd02 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7dv40jvd02/data/mets.xml   Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station. 1926 journals kaes_circulars_001_4_192 English Lexington : The Service, 1913-1958. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station Circular (Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station) n. 192 text Circular (Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station) n. 192 1926 2014 true xt7dv40jvd02 section xt7dv40jvd02 A  
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CIRCULAR NO. 192 I  
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· THE HOMEMAKERS* ASSOCIATION IN ·  
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"There is no more important person, measured in influence ° `  
upon the life of the nation, than the fE1l'Hl€I`,S wife; no  
more important home than the country IlOlll€.n—TI1€O£lOl`G  
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Published in connection with the agricultural extension work carried  
rm by co—operation of the College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky,  
with the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and distributed in furtheriince ¤-X
of the work provided for in the Act of Congress of May S, lllll.  
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  lating a new attitude toward homemaking, a keener appreciation
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  of interest in the mental, moral, social and spiritual aspects of
 ; homemaking_ in community homeinaking which involves the
  problems of better rural education, community health and
  sanitation and better rural recreation. Thru participation in
  these activities, the rural homemaker herself is developing
  poise, self confidence and powers of self expression which are
  giving her personal satisfaction and are increasing her in-
  fluence fo1· good in her home and community.
  Extension education in agriculture and home economies
 li was given great impetus in 1914 by the passage of the Smith-
  , Lever bill which appropriated Federal funds to he divided
  among the states in pi·opo—rt.ion to their rural population a.nd to
  be used in promoting an educational program in aigrieultnre
_   , and home economies. ln order to receive these funds each state
  is required to raise an, approximately equal amount to sup-
  plenient tlhe ldederal fund and to be used for the same purpose.
  Every state in the Union has met the terms of the act and is
  carrying on a program ot extension education in agriculture
 H i, , and home econoniics. The administration of these funds and the
  supervision of the program were delegated to the state agricul-
 *` ll tural colleges of the various stiates.
  ‘ In order to carry on this program in Kentucky, the College
  of Agriculture of the University of Kentucky has created an
  Extension Division in Agriculture and Home Economies and
A  maintains a staff of supervisors, specialists and county agricul-
5  _ tural and home demonstration agents whose time is given to the
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  . The home economies extension progra.m is under the hir
  mediate supervision of the State Leader ot home demonstra-
  tion agents and her assistants. This staff helps in determining; ‘
  policies, building programs, in problems of organization, atl-
Ptiffiy ministration, publicity, development of leadership, iinanec and
  general activities of the extension organization and in the
  organization of new counties.
 

  
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  culture, `U11lV9I'SllY·Of Kentucky, mul the county in whieli she
  works. She is zi \\"Oilll?lll well t1··a.inetl in home economlies. The
  home tlcmo11st1·21tio11 argent is not it walking (ll(’ll()1l2l.l’}' or Oll-
  cyclopetlizi nm- 121 personal servtmt of the homema.ke1·s in the
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plan the program and put it across and gives personal help and .    
advice when necessary. She may be consulted in her office or , Y ·  
called intiothe home in regard to matters requiring her personal V _ . i j  
supervision.   2 y I  
THE HOME ECONOMICS EXTENSION SPECIALIST i "  
The home demonstration agent with her many activities I t ,  
and interests in a county cannot be a specialist in all phases of . · ,    
her work. She can, however, call into t.he county specialists , I `· ._  
from tliestate extension staff who conduct training classes for I . I .  
  local project leaders. These leaders, in turn, become instruc- · T  
’ tors intheir respective communities and by so doing not only .   ° _ V ·  
I make a real contribution to better homemaking in their com- , i "  
munities, but gain initiative, poise, self confidence and become T · { [  
potential leaders in other phases of community betternient. ‘ ' ' `  
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$3*: THE PROJECT LEADER j it  
Q The project leaders are homemakers selected by their re-  
wi speetive Ho1nemakers’ Clubs to help carry on a project of in- `  
terest to the community. They are chosen because of their p  
interest in the project and their ability as leaders. These leaders  
"'· meet about once a nronth at the county seat in all—day session, _`  
my at which time they are given specific instructions by the special- v' · A  
ist or the home demonstration agent. This meeting is called , -  
a leaders' training conference. The leaders, in turn, repeat this    
W information to their community groups. It is customary for ' .  
hl. each community HOH1€m&k€FS, Club to select two project leaders  
,.,_ for each project. i ·  
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,H_ The extension projects carried on in Kentucky may be ' i 
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iid · ]. Food.  
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cs 3. Home Improvement.  
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  The program carried on in any county is of its own building.
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  forms the basis of a subsequent meeting of the advisory council,
  at which time the county major program is planned. The
  county major program is carried on cooperatively by the
  specialist, home demonstration agent and project leader. The
  p specialist trains the local leader who, in turn, is the teacher in
  her community. The home demonstration agent helps to select
 i, the leadc1·, makes all local arrangements, secures local coopera-
  tion, plans local meetings, checks up on project leaders, secures
  records of aecomplis·h·me11t. and supervises the demonstrations.
  In addition to her part in the county major program the home
  demonstration agent carries on a minor program in the county
  based on thc particular interests of the community groups. If
  the lioinemalcers of the county are quite unanimously interested
  V in one major project, more can be accomplished by concentra-
`   ting on that one project for a. year. If, however, there is con-
  V sidcrahle diversity ont interest probably the ·mterest of more
 ti members will be retained by choosing two projects each of four
  or tive lllfilll-l1S` duration.
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  interest to every woman. Wlltetlter she sews or whether she
  buys her clothing ready nrade, every woman desires to be as
 ti  beautifully, appropriately, stvitaibly and comfortably dressed
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  ceals he1· had points, the material and style suitable to her
 Q,; occupational and social needs. Since selection is fundamental
  to all clothing work, the beginning course in clothing is selection, _
  supplemented by simple constructive processes applied to the
  construction of uinlergarmcnts. ,,,, ,4
  E/cincnlory Constructi0n—Tl1e clothing selection course is
  followed by clothing construction, which includes a study of:
 
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  them. The rural woman has had little opportunity for creative
  expression of her innate love of the beautiful. The millinery
  work is giving this opportunity for self expression and many
  women are surprised at the work of t.heir own lrands.
  TUI-]O}'Ii‘7”L{]—Tll€1`8 are ta limited number of women who have
  done considerable clothing work and who wish to go on and
{Pt attempt something more difficult. A course in the making of
  t tailored garments is offered to these groups. Here, again, the
  women are sm·prised at their own aecomplislnnents.
 it FOODS PRO.1EcT
  The foods project as carried on in Kentucky may he t·lassi·
  tied under four headings; Selection, Preparation, Production,
  F-.,  P rese rv a t ion .
  iS'elect·zYo11—'l`l1e selection of the food thru the whole of life
,;_,_Q$  and particularly from infancy thru adolescence is fundamental
_   , to growth. vitality, resistance to disease, and general health.
  Since the h~o~memaker selects and prepares the family meals, it
  _ is in her power to determine whether her family has the food
  which will furnish the necessary elements to huild strong hones.
  pure ltlood, strong nerve and muscle, provide for maximum
  _ growth and development, maintain good digestion and elimina-
  tion or the reverse. Malnutrition, particularly among children.
  ‘ low standard of health, frequency of minor ailments. indicating
  low resistance, are evidences of poor food selection. The purpose
  ot the food selection program is to teach the homemaker: (1)
  T the importance of food in relation to health; (2) the food re-
  quirements of persons of various ages and in various conditions
  and occupations; and, lastly, (3) how she in her own particular
  i locality Ellld on, her means can provide for her family a health-
  ful diet.
  Prepa2·atioiz—'l`l1e selection of food is the hrst a.nd funda-
  mental step in a satisfactory family diet. Once selected, food ~
  must `be prepared, so it is appetizing, attractive and digestible
  and must be attractively served. The aim of the food prepara-
ii   tion project is to teach the principles of cookery of the ditferent
  food groups, to teach enough nutrition to stimulate an interest in
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·e better meal planning and to provide better cooked, more V _  
‘}’ digestible, more appetizingaiid more attractive meals for the t ii '  
y family group. _ .  
]'mduel1im1—l1i order to have a well-selected variety of p ; t  
·e fruits and vegetables during: the summer and a surplus to be _ `  
d stored or preserved for winter use, the family garden must he °  
>f given eareful eorsideraitien. The Horticultural l)epartment ` ` I  
ie has given the Home Economies Extension Department invalu- · · _. - 1    
uhle help in earryiug on a. garden project. · ° 1 » .  
])}'('Sl')'I/‘(((f(}7I—·—;k healthful diet in the winter in a farm ·` · . 1  
luune is more er less dependent on the eanned and stored feeds i 1 i  
1* available. The homemaker needs not only to thoroly under- ·   ; j  
1» stand methods of food preservation but she must intelligently , ` i  
make a food preservation l>udg·et whieh will provide her family . 1 · i 1  
Y1 with adequate amount, quality and variety of pi·esei·veil toed, 1 i _  
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it The ohjeet of the llome linprovement project is to make  
»d the homes of the country more convenient and efficient work- i  _
s, shops for the aeeomplishing of the many tasks of housekeeping `  
in and more attractive and satisfying places in which to live.  
1- iilrll/.(’-¤\'((l`f’)ig ]\rff(‘]l(‘7lS—Slllt'€ the kitehen is the workshop ix _`  
il. ef the home, the poor arrang·ement and laek of facilities for car- ' ' A  
Q rviue on the work in the kitchen effectively; adds mueh to the i ; -  
se homeinaker`s burden. lu an effort to lighten the mechanieal  
.) task of liousekeeping a “‘wife-saving kitclien°’ program is i  
0- offered to the women of Kentucky.  
1S Jlome F'I(I"}l~’f.S]lI.’I1[]—B€Hlltiiflll home environment is not a `  1
11` matter of expensive furnishings but intelligent seleetion and  V
1- 2ll'l'2lll§1'(‘lllt‘lliv. This course is teaching: the homemaker how to t I ;  
make her walls beautiful backgrounds for her furniture, pie- V ·  ` ; 
11- tures_ and for her family itself; how to tlceorate and care for _ '  
1d · floors and woodwork; how to select and make curtains and  
I0 drapes; to select, frame and hang picture; how to secure pleas- _  
a- ing eolor coimbinations in the home; how to refininsh furniture;  
1t how to make and use other useful and beautiful home acces-  
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  , higher standarrds of health. Many eonnties are earryiixg on a
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  defects eorrec-ted, health clnhs in rural schools, and many other
  improved standards of health.
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I COMMUNITY AND MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES  
3 'I`hc intcrcsts of rural wonicn arc widcning and with this  
3 Widening intcrcst thcy arc sponsoring inany actiyitics of cont- A ji
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Q ‘`._   ` V RESPONSIBILITY SHARED BY HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT
  i AND MEMBERS
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  Much of thc success of the Home Economies Extension pro-
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  gram in any county is duc to the finc Ica·dc1·sh1p and thc lllltlflllg
I—‘;fi_`  service of the county homc dcinonstration agent. She is thc
  hub around which the entire county program revolves. She
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  keeps the machinery \\'O1‘k11]g', hcr enthusiasm is the constant
  inspiration of the club lTI(3l11I)€1'S with whom shc comes in contact.
  Her trannng and experience in home economies make he1· of
  invaluable service in thc 0St2lI)IlSIlIIlg oi better homo practices.
—.j ?_  Thc succcss of thc Home Eeonoinics Extension program is
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equally depemlent upon the menrhers of the }IO1'11(}11I&kCI’S7 t ,_ — `  
Association. Their assumption of responsibility, their partlicripa- p .` · i  
tion in the activities of the organization, their unselfish con- _ _ elif?
trihution to its prograin, are essential to a worth while piece of i 4 y , T  
work. \Vha.t they put into their organization. in terms of time, y i `  
interest, eltort, participation, determines the value which they, ii  
in turn. receive uml the contribution which they can make to U · . _  
their communities. . . _ V ,‘`—  
STEPS IN ORGANIZING A •—10iviEMAKERs’ ASSOCIATION AND ·   it "  
sEcuR1NG A HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT V j p  
The Home Economics Extension service is willing to give _ p T _  
assistance at any time to counties interested in organizing a T `  
lloim-niukersl Association aml employing a home demousti-a.t.ion T { ` A  
asent. The State Leader or Assistant State Leaders will meet E ,` `, i ‘  
with representative groups ot women to help them make plans h · t i 
for securing a. inenrhership uml informing the pulhlic regarding ‘_  
the work. i »  
FINANCIAL SUPPORT I  
Eince the extension program is a cooperative undertukiiig  
it is prel’erahle that the financial responsibility he shared equally ~  
hy the county uml State Agricultural (`ollege. The county p  
fumls usually are secured hy an appropriation of the iiseal court   · A  
uml are supplemented hy State uml Federal funds made avail- V  
ahle hy the Smith-Lever Act. In addition to the county l’i1nd`s ’ _» `  
appropriated toward the salary of the home demorstration ,  ‘· 
agent. the county furnishes an oilice with sullieient ottiee equip-  
" ment such as chairs, desks, {iles, typewriter. to adequately carry  
on the work of the organization. The etiieiency of the home T V  
' demonstration agent as a. Home Economies Extension worker ,  
¥ is greatly increased if the county will furnish full or part time l , i  
B ollicc help to do the routine office work which must be done. _. i  f
t » PROCEDURE IN SECURING A i-l0ME DEMONSTRATION AGENT ` _  
. l. \Vhen the women in ia county have expressed interest in _  
E Home Economies Extension work, some interested woman  
._ will call a county meeting of a few representative women V  
s from each community in the county.  
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  2. A member of the Home Economies Extension staff of the  
  University of Kentucky will meet with this committee to  
  explain the Home Economies Extension organization and  
  ptrogram and to help make plans for seeuring a home  
  dein—