The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-26
ALL SECTIONS REPRESENTED.
NORTH AND SOUTH INCLUDED IN
MEETING OF YOUNG FARM
ERS.
Boys and Girls From This Section Will
Sec Those From Other Parts OF
Country I'm Capital.

washington, NOV. 2V.--When the
canning club girls and the corn club
boys from the Southern States arrive
In Washington on December IL, there
will be boy and girl representatives
OF the potato, corn and canning clubs
OF the Northern and Western States to
join them in receiving diplomas from
the secretary OF agriculture. They
will also be shown the sights of The
capital. their expenses being paid by
individuals and local or state organ
izations interested and not by the de-
partment.
There will be 12 canning club girls
from as many OF the Northern and
Western States and 15 or 20 boys,
champion winners OF the potato and
corn clubs. Five States sending "pota-
TO boys IRE Massachusetts,. Ohio.
Utah. low and Michigan. Colorado
will send a sugar beet club" boy
who will be the champion sugar beet
grower OF the state and the sole rsp-
resentativs of the club work which
has recently been started In this line
by the department OF agriculture.
The work of tho clubs which the
department has encouraged in the
various states TO interest the younger
generation in agriculture has been go
Ing on in the Northern and Western
States for only about a year and
half. The work was started sooner i'm
the sCuthern States rs these were
considered to have a greater econ
omicai need for IL. Also. tho Cen
erai Education Board OF New York
city offered to help out tho work in
the South In order to remedy bad
agricultural conditions and this board
has materially aided In inaugurating
clubs TO interest boys and girls in
growing corn. tomatoes and cotton.
In the meantime an urgent demand
arose In the Northern and Western
States for similar cooperative work
Tor young people. The successful
club work In the South furnished Ali
impetus for "a nationwide work and
the youth OF the North and West have
taken up the national club work with
much enthusiasm. In the coopera-
tive arrangement with the Southern
states. each State had u leader Ia
charge OF tho club work whose ex-
.yor ~
ment and half by the local organiza-
tons interested. The demands OF the
North and West have been so urgent
that eight States are now waiting TO
pay half the expenses OF this club
work. but the department OF agri-
culture has not at present the funds
20 furnish the other half. However
the work Is continually being push
ed into new territory as the funds
become available.
The individual and local organiza-
tions throughout the North and West
have been most enthusiastic regard
ing the work OF the boys and girls.
Senators and representatives some
times aid the work by generous con-
tributions. Last year five congress
men from Illinois alone each furnish
ed successful boy growers OF corn
with a trip TO the capital. Other
congressman from the New England
states. New York and West Virginia
brought club champions TO the capt.
tai.
As an example OF the int crest taken
by individuals. the work OF well
known society leader OF Cleveland,
ohio. may be cited. She has devoted
from three To four months OF her
time during the past year To orgam2-
ing aud promoting girls canning
clubs. She has paid visits to the f2s
girls In her county who have taken
up the work and among tho girls who
will shortly visit Washington arc two
champions OF that district who come
a. her expense. Her two daughters.
aged IL and l6 years. are among the
club members. and although not com
pet!ng for a prize. they have done
the work OF raising tomatoes on "a
one-tenth acre plot and canning the
products
In districts where corn does not
grow rapidly but whcro there are
plenty OF young people eager TO grow
something II has been found that
potato clubs are more satisfactory
than corn cluba An organization of
boys and girls was started last year
In Massachusetts, To grow potatoes.
and there are now 5000 young peo-
ple enrolled in potato work. most If
them beirg boys. as the girls are en-
cOuraged rather to take up tomato