The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
The Boys Corn Clubs and Girls
Gardening and Canning Clubs.

the afss 1 eh" e 6s sS@"g fSs saot3 1g
2 and other cities interest the boys and girls of
Too boys and girls have been leaving the farm for the
with the consumption accordingly of necessities
% @ % & 4 am ssS RS SsS the
thq1nghu men and d women men for long time M r M farm l.
of livelihood than the city, and accordingly and
d. To place before the boy family, the community
%s fs%Ss a" example Of crop P'd''" under "''" scientific
he % % : s6 bsn and @ Ss sst ss
out Of it inspire the boy with the love Of the land showing him
ing an expense account Of his undsrtaEng " A'D
ant period in their lives and stimulate friendly rivalry
az To example crop production that
W a nf Ga a eaS hs e v %g Of @
effort THESE m s had esa%pes Of what possible under intelligent
by how G od While lie ON visit one of hd the county
to be OR preacher Ha or engineer pears like s stuff Mis-
help me farm since she showed how to figure interest mort
thought adn e s @op So 4 t5 STUPIDITY The s Wt
Cooperative Work inapguated BY Depart
with Ps''s ana why not GET "s
boy more about raising day than Smith could month
Bu Smith was working on facts given him by the Department of
the father opened M eyes vide just fon my time
f1easn to feed family mule Now enough
Mississippi and the crop in five years Bows
every the South have records of pronp over 200 h
in Corn Clubs.
the direction s tb stated in and S under
the girls work being
food To s"s "a rural families provide and better
fectve part of the farm economy.
(2) To stimulate interest
members of the family in the home
(3) 10 provide by which girls may money
at home and at the time get the education viewpoint
sary for the ideal farm life
lD To the for practical demonstration in home
80 To furnish teachers plan for aiding their pupils
and helping their communities.
Now thousands Southern girls are enrolled in gard
Gg and canning clubs and surprising results have
ELEVEN counties OF Florida have them and
Putnam County be represented Florida girl twelve
years DID, last season raised and ma
toes. - ~
Last season sixteen boys in Putnam County started in corn
contest but only four held the boys brought
DAY was spent discussions and that instructive and
entertaining evident uniform maintained dir
ing the two sessions of three hours each The boys pioneers
IN good work IN Putnam county live the history noa
pe movement and record them here with of
% corn agd eaeh on an acre of ground Wesley H. Mican,
and Jacob Thomas 35 bushels Leslie produced his corn At
me minimum cost and realized profit any of the
ana was given the first prize $35 in gold Prizes
The meeting conducted by Prof Vernon u s Farm
R agent for Florida E. Wadp Expert Agent
Oh te w. D F. Railway and the officers of Trade
sum OF money sufficient to agent IN Putnam conn
~ Tor tour months during the coming been subscribed
@ and the s. Department of Agriculture all that is needed
is from the boys to enroll for and the gs for
gardening and canning clubs. ~ @' 1
There will be fifty valuable prizes awarded 70 +bos h
take part and show results ~ W 'N0Se WHO
Those willing take hold help themselves and be belped
are requested to send their Secretary of the Ro 81
Trade aatka Florida and they will be supplied with banIS nd
needed information. NpP VIII" oanAS ahd