The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-27
COTTON AND
CORN CLUBS
ORGANIZED
lContlnued from Page One1

( These objects were stated in the
beginning, and the boys corn clubs
organized in pursuance thereof. op
ened the eyes of the South 70 It's pos
sihilities in the production OF corn
and have stimulated an interest in az.
iriculture and especially in the produc
ticn OF home supplies. Practical les.
sons like the lessons in any system
OF education must he progress i've,
Hene we believe the time has arriv.
ed when a few of the best OF the
corn club boys can progress from
corn production 10 cotton production
and thus widen their useful llnowl-
edge and at the same time give them
a basis Tor a thorough system OF mod
: ern agriculture. The lessons of pre-
1 paration, seed selecting, and intens-
i've cultivation Will be continued as
/ applied TO cotton and in boil weevil
sections they will be shown the de-
partments method Of raising cotton
under boil weevil conditions. AS in
the case OF the boys ~orn clubs.
/ where the work is being organized
the county superintendent Of educa-
tion and teachers can bes, reach the
boys in all sections of the county
and thus can the teacher best be able
to maintain interest in things of the
farm and the boys to acquire valu.
able knowledge The lessons of di.
versification will be made prominent.
II will thus become an easv marret
TO impress the members of the clubs
with practical and economic princi-
pies Of farming such as abandonment
Of the system OF raising all cotton
and using OF more acres for food crop
more for soil improving crops and re.
atiyely less for cotton in each gen.
eral farm plan. The advent of the
coll weevil makes such system i'm
perative
N9 better agency can be found TO
Teach these great lessons than tlfr
energetic perservering Southern boys
who have made such great success
IN the corn clubs Nor lis il Drupos-
ed that interest in the corn clubs shat
be allowed 10 decrease. II is suggest
ed that the cotton clubs be organized
as an advanced class. The boy who
has made Il study OF corn Tor enc.
tive. or tiiree years is far more com.
petent to take up the more complicar-
ed sutdy OF Gotten. IL is recommends
ed therefore that boys entering our
clubs fer the first time be urged to
join the ccra clubs and that the cot.
ton clubs be organized, so far as pos
sible, from among the membership OF
The corn clubs. 1t will be all right,
especially for the larger boys. to con
tinue the corn work and at the same
time take up the cotton.
The members OF the cotton cubs
will be expected TO work at least two
acres. Thus practically every boy
VIII grow enough seed cotton 10 make
a bale. The boy is advancing IN tais
work and is more capable or handling
a larger amount Of land, Likewise
he. must have enough cotton so that
it can be ginned separately and two
acres is emphasized as the basis for
the work This plan will also have a
tendency TO classify the work. The
boy who has time and strength 60
work but one acre should be a mem
Der OF the corn club only.
1t is not SO important that a large
number OF boys be enrolled the first
year but Ii exceedingly important |
taat every boys crop shall be a first |
ciass demonstration. BY doing the |
same kind OF intelligent, persistent |
work watch has been done in the corn |
clubs, the boy can grow large yield |
Of improved cotton at a good profit !
IN the worst infested boll weevil sec
tions. Bows in Louisiana and Texas
have already done this.
It is expected also that the BOYS in |
these cluts will study cotton,grading
and standardizati so that they !
VIII be able to classify and market
their crops iutelligently.
During the past year cotton clubs
have been conducted with great sue
cess by our agents in Oklahoma, and |
ali ever the cotton territory bows
nave been enlisted as demonstrators
In ceiton where ne cotton clubs have
been in existence. Two boys near
Mineola. Texas, have obtained very
encouraging results. Taey have been
engaged in careful selection OF seed
and Intensive cultivation OF cotton
lor the past four years. in the year
1910 they produced bales Of cotton
IN four acres without fertilizer. They
sold the lint tor $3.50 and their seed
AZ ordinary market price would have
brought tlem $5i. Their cost of nro-
lucuon and marketing they figured
Al SS3, leaving them a net profit of
s32l for the four acres However
-hese boys were very fortunate in the
winning cf cash premiums at various |
airs IN Texas on their Gotten. amount
ng 10 $3.50 and their seed became
% vell-known for its splendid qnalit.
es aud years Of selection that they
we're able 10 sell los bushels of il for
100 per bushel Thus the.- ner mo
II was $654.50 on the four acres and
ney retained u bnshel- OF seed 10
lant the next year This was tie
esnlt OF persistent work. good seed.
Xoellent preparation and intensive
ultiyation Net every boy will be
Die To do. as keil as these. young
len did. but their~case is Simply gov.
as an example Of what can be ac-
DnF'hshfd Someg will Inc able 10 do
yea better t.ran this.
The meth OF organization. and pryz- +
and premiums. should be practical (
the same in the cotton clubs as
ley are in the corn clubs Some of
le same circulars Will apply. In
ct, We distinctly desire that the coz
y clubs shall not be regarded as
'parate clubs. but simply a part OF
Q Boys Demonstration work. and
ey viii be under the same manage.
ent fud Will be organized ia the
NE General way The same rules
awptds will hoia except as to the =