The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-23
BOY CORN CLUBS IN
NORTH CAROLINA
Claimed That Tarheel Boys
Stand at Head of the
List.

r r. Browne. OF North Carolina.
writes for the press a very interesting
account Of the good work OF the boys
corn clubs in the old North State lie
says:
Under recent arrangement, the
corn club work In North Carolina Is
being conducted jointly by the Ma
tional Department OF Agriculture, the
state Department OF Agriculture and
the Agricultural ana Mocha meal Col
lcge, with c. r. Hudson. OF Raleigh.
state agent in the farmers co-opcra-
tive demonstration work general SUI
pervis!nS agent. T. l.. Browne Of West
Raleigh, assistant State agent in
charge OF the Boys Corn Club" work
and ~ Is. robertson as his assistant
This work has been conducted in this
state during the past five wears. ana
has resulted in adding TO the states
annual corn crop thousands OF bushels
IT mas also brought to tho "Old North
state the distinctive honor of having
within her borders the BOY Corn
Nlng OF the nation, in the person of
Shariie Parker OF Hartford County.
who produced in 1911 235 bushels of
corn on his contest acre. This work
is destined TO be one OF the most no
tent Factors in convincing our bows
'hat there is profit in farming. and
mus nelp TO keep in the country
large number OF our brightest Young
men There are several thousand bovs
III me state, each growing corn with
average yields Of moro than sixty
n"sht!S per acre. when the average for
me state is only about eighteen
bushels per acre
In 1912 there were two bovs Who
grew mofc than l75 bushels on ,hair
acres; hve hos made above $50 bush
e!s' twenty above l25. and sevcntv-fivo
above 100 bushels. The largest villa
was made By Richard Brock. OF W:yna
county, but his cost of production yns
80 great mat the state championship
!" George West. Jr.. OF Kinston.
lemon County. who made n vicld 90
1910 bushels at a cost OF IS ccnts M.
bushcl. per
mere are enrolled in the corn clubo
tniS year about $500 boys. ana al
ihongh very small per cent have sc,,
:" thc,' hhal reports, up TO date uiit.
number have reported more tb,,, ,oo
bushels. ana several above I5o ION, ~
on their acres JUSTICES
Inc state Department OF Acricri,
: ives HoVo to be awarded i'm prizes ~
'Ho Corn Club Boys" The tir.t ,,
~! Is open TO all the club bows of
~ ~ o'hte. rs free trip to WASHINGTON
"n'cn $oo Is set aside. The stare
IL then divided into about TON
OF about ten counties 80 "iS,'ic's
hn
palahcc or this state fund IS uscI =,
,.n 'm ~. iaVe cash prizes to each Of those
ou" "iStrlcts. ranging from sI5 IN 90 IN
Ht'e Is also a state prize OF s5o 49,
a MIRO prize Of $50 given by tho Iinsl
c c.mhS seed Company, OF Atlanta. Thc
1n,,, 'tlil%er Association of Al
l,ih'a' gave free trip to tho .fNot;o,,,,
bin snow which was held in Colum.
rnnor ~ me TWO boys making tho best
tcoor"S IN each of the ten dietrin,
several boards of county commissionors
sent boys. and The Greater lVcst..rr
North Carolina Association" sent 80.
boys. AS Il result. there werr nft,
.nrt9 North Carolina boys who a,tcnG-
81 'ni' great exposition. During thc
''Ip TO Columbia tho boys were v,nII
cared for. Not one was sick ~ , m,',
curing the trip. and it proved Ia Ne NO,
o'iN Il pleasant and interesting ,,ir
n"t OF great educational value ~ ~
boys. cruz 10 inc
-, one OF the encouraging features OF
me corn club work as the excecdin,.I,.
low cost per bushel at which these
large yields are made. The average