1912 girl's club, tomato club booklet by Pearl Propst

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Contents The Object of girls Canning Club are: To stimulate interest and wholesome cooperation among members of the family in the home, and to provide some means by which the girls may earn money at home and at the same time get the education and viewpoint necessary for the ideal farm life, and to incourage rural families to provide purer and better food at a lower cost and to utilize the surplus and otherwise waist fruit of garden and orchard, To furnish earnest teachers a plan for aiding their pupils and helping their communities.

I joined the club to provide means by which I could earn money at home and at the same time get the education and viewpoint necessary for the ideal farm-life. The Girls Canning Club was organized to bring the girls together socially and cause them to be more friendly with each other. By joining the club I have learned to can, and to utilize the surplus and otherwise waist products of the garden and orchard.

My study of plant life is very limited as I have never paid attention to them untill this year. Till another year I hope to be more successful and accomplish more. I have learned that transplanted plants have a stronger body will grow faster and do better in case of excessive dry weather and will produce more, larger, and better fruit than those not transplanted. I pruned my plants by cutting off all limbs below first bloom except two, and find that they will do much better.

History of Tomato Work I joined the Girls Tomato Club of Catawba County in January 1912. April the 10th papa plowed my garden with two horse plow and on 2nd day of May with one horse plow and harrowed it with small harrow. Depth of plowing about 7 inches. I sowed my seed at intervals first March 27th second April 10th third April 28th the late ones being a failure.