The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-31
THE FLORIDA BOYS CORN CLUBS

The approaching opening of the ma
tional corn show in Columbia, S. c.,
| brings to mind the fact thta Florida
is not making preparations to attend
and participate like it should.
/ Director Rolls of the experiment
station, and Prof. Vernon of the same
department, will attend, and it is an
nounced that one boy contestant in
the boys club contest will represent
Florida.
Interest is lacking somewhat, be-
cause probably sufficient publicity
has not been given the corn and to-
mato clubs of the state
From Prof. J. J. Vernon the follow
ing figures and data are obtained:
Last year y counties were organ
led in the boys corn clubs, with a
membership of 1854 Twenty-four
counties will be in line this year
Girls tomato clubs were formed in
II counties. with a membership of
553, and this year there will be II
counties with the girls canning clubs.
The year just closed was an off
corn year in the state, because of the
rains both winter and summer, and
for this reason many of the young
club members became discouraged
and quit, only 179 reporting in the
close up; but many made excellent
yields at low cost of production, de-
spite the adverse circumstances.
The 179 members reported total
of G907 bushels, with a net profit of
over $4,000.
The fourteen highest boys are cred
tied with results which total 911.93
bushels at cost of 30.2 cents per
bushel, and a net profit for each av-
erage Il acres of $49yO3. as against
the formers average of s bushels per-
acre, and net profit of $500 per acre.
The "A Highest
Richard Miller, Baker, Santa Rosa
county, yield 1928 bushels, cost 26c.
Wesley Smith, Louana, Walton
county. yield 1913 bushels, cost 3S.7c.
Corbett Smith, Louana, Walton
county, yield 719 bushels, cost 39.4c.
Eustis Smith, Westville, Holes coun-
ty, yield 1925 bushels, cost 2Sc.
Robert l.. O'FarreIl, Atmore, Ala,
Escambia county, yield Sc bushels,
cost 2Sc.
Claude L. Afford, Grand Ridge,
Jackson county. yield Sc bushels, cost
SIC.
Joe Mckinney, Lake Butler, Brad
ford county yield Sc bushels, cost SIC.
Percy Mcleod, Dukes, Bradford
county, yield so bushels. cost SIC.
Harry McCully, Berlin, Marion
county, yield Sc bushels, cost $40.
Harry Wester. Grand Ridge, Jack
son county, yield S0.5 bushels, cost
3S1sc.
Carradine Anger, Madison, Madison
county, yield 81 bushels, cost 35c.
Sidney Wester, Grand Ridge, Jack
son county, yield IS bushels, cost
391ac.
From the 179 members of the boys
corn club reporting the average yield
of corn was 1888 bushels per acre at
an average cost of 64c. per bushel;
while the average yield made on sim
liar land by farmers was reported by
the county agents of the farmers
demonstration work as about bush
els. The average profit per acre was
$16OS.
There was a total of 6907 bushels OF
corn grown by the boys reporting,
which is worth over $4,000 on the mar
ket, with an actual profit, over cost
of production. of over $4,000. No
doubt there was twice as much corn
grown by boys who failed to report.
From a financial standpoint this
makes a creditable showing, but the
benefits the boys received in added
knowledge and efficiency is of vastly
greater MISUNDERSTANDING Me-
tropolis.