Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27

(sNIaR0 YOUNGSTER in Alcolu, South
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sNI1S Carolina, asked his father for
&W6vR acre of ground. The boy wanted
S@G to raise corn. The father gave
@xMHNR him an acre on condition that he
3S4SJA clean out all the stumps and pay
G9TSkS@ all expenses. When the boy had
cleaned the land the father took
that acre and gave him another. The boy cleaned
the new field. He good soldier, fighting in
the new cause even if he was only recruit
The recruiting officer, James H. Kelly, ad-
miring the youths pluck, advised him to pillow
twice and pillow deep. When the father refused
to pay for the fertilizer, Kelly promised to make
good any loss
That boys corn crop measured eighty four
bushels to the acre. His fathers corn, on three
sides of the boys, made nine bushels to the acre,
and it went to the pigs; while the boys crop
sold for seed corn at two dollars bushel
Ever since that father has been going about
telling how he and his son learned to raise corn.
NORTH, east, south, and west the States and
the federal government are recruiting
American boys and girls to the ranks of brand
new army. 1t carries no blazing standards, this
army, nor does it march the streets behind
blaring bands. 1t has no slogan, "Down with
anything: it cares not rap whether women
vote or not. Its mission is to build up, not tear
down. And it works silently, patiently, fruitfully.
It's not call to arms: it's the call to the
pillow and the home, making for peace and plenty.
Corn clubs, potato clubs, poultry clubs, canning
clubs-that's what the movement means.
At first this movement was confined largely
to the twelve Southern States, which, in the
seventh year of this effort, showed total en-
rolment of some seventy thousand boys and girls.
Last year the same movement was extended through
the Northern and Western States, from the Eas
the Pacific Coast This territory responded with twe
two thousand initial enlistments. At this writing
rolls show sixty thousand for this territory,
the government able to finance the work in but
of the territory waiting for it.
This is cooperative movement, the United st
Department of Agriculture working with State
county officials in the organization and manager
of the clubs On the one hand the Office of farm
ment has charge of the territory referred to; on
other the farmers cooperative demonstration fea
of the department, headed by Bradford Knapp,
fostered the movement in the Southern States.
To begin with, the organization of these clubs IS
fully planned. There is a State leader and organ
who working under the direction and suggestion
the Department of Agriculture, undertakes the &C
work of getting the boys and girls together and well
them into working unit Then the county SC
superintendent is urged to supervise and promote
work of the club in the county. Thus he becom
county leader, and usually appoints township lea
who in addition enliss the services OF leader or tea
in each individual school district who agrees to el
members, visit club plats, and offer encouragement
the members during the season when their work !
progress. And lastly the boys and girls clubWor
the school district is organized into local clubs