Now that we're celebrating 100 years of Extension, let's turn our attention to... outhouses! In 1914, every home did not feature an indoor toilet.
The book titled, "Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, 1918" was published by the US Department of Agriculture. This book states that in 1928, a total of 15,087 sanitary closets or outhouses were installed in homes due to Extension. Just think of the impact that this had in the lives of these families.
Does anyone have an outhouse picture? Please send it and I will feature it on the blog.
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