The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18

| The subject for the meeting next
Sunday eve ming is "The Gifts OF
God" with Mrs. Angie Snyder as the
leader.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
IOWA LADS AND LASSES.
More That $4,000 Enrolled in Best
Kinds of Clubs.
Iowa boys and girls to the number
of 1928 are at present engaged in
developing some particular phase OF
agricultural or home economic edu-
cation in which they are individuals
ly interested, according to the report
of the agricultural extension depart
ment of the State College at Ames.
The report shows the enrolment
of members in the various clubs fol
the year closing Dec. 81 next to be as
follows: Acre corn clubs, 1921;
canning clubs, 3,l36; gardening
clubs, 2,O72; cooking clubs, 1,1S6;
sewing clubs, 1,748; baby beef clubs,
6S7; baby pork clubs, $50; miscel-
laneous clubs, 1873. Enrolment in
the baby beef clubs closed November
1. Enrolment in the other clubs
will continue until the end of the
year.
All Sections Represented.
Every county in the state is repre-
sented by enrollments in one or more
of the clubs, according to the report.
In AZ counties there is definite coun-
! ty organizations with county leaders,
There are some district leaders who
have charge of work in territory in
Guiding several counties:
"The development of the boys and
girls club work in Iowa has been ex-
tremely rapid said the report.
Iowa was the first of the northern
and western states to organize under
the cooperative arrangement with
the United State department OF agrt-
culture and employ a state agent in
charge of club work"
Club Increase Nation Over.
A recent report from Washington
stated there had bean an increase of
more that 1000 in the membership
of the various boys and girls agri-
cultural clubs of the country. It was
claimed in the report that fully 1000
of this increase had been registered
from Iowa. Nearly every state in the
union has been organized to carry
out this work under cooperative ar
rangement with the federal depart
ment Of agriculture.
The report said that one object of
the club work was to enable young
people, both in and out of school, to
develop some particular phase of ed
ucation in which they may be indivld-
ually interested. This, it was point
ed out, would give them chance to
carry out in the home during the
summer vacation, the practice and
application of the principles taught
in the school. When a junior be-
comes member of any particular
club he agrees to comply with the in
structions sent him, carry GU the
work faithfully and report as requir-
ed for the particular work under
taken. This work the report stated,
provides for a special study of ma
terials, methods and relationships,
connected Herewith.
Work of the Corn Club.
I'm the corn club" the report con-
tinued, "the member makes a study
OF the varieties of corn, adaptability
to soil and climatic conditions, selec-
ton of seed corn, testing for germin-
ating strength, and grading for the
pplanter. He also makes special
study of the soil in it's relationship
to corn production, the fertilization,
preparation of seed culture methods,
treatment for insect pests and plant
diseases, corn harvesting and selec-
ton of seed corn in the field.
'In harvesting the project acre the
member makes a shelled corn test, a
moisture test, and selects ten ear
sample which gives him his training
in seed corn judging and in the valu-
alton of corn on dry shelled corn
basis. He is expected to make a
special study of seed corn selection
and adoption so that in the ensuing
year he may be provided with corn
of strong terminating properties and
high yielding value.
Feeding of the Corn.
1.-THE report calls for detailed state
ments on all these subjects. The corn
club boys work does not end with
the raising of corn, but he is asked
to study methods of feeding, and is
given chance to enter the baby beef
and baby pork feeding contests by
which he may make study of ra-
lions and methods of feeding, so as
to get the greatest returns for the
feed raised"
Wherever possible, it was stated,
the county unit of club organization
was preferred, and school superin-
tendents or other public officials were
named as county leaders of the par
ticular line of club work undertaken.
Where there is no county organiza-
ton, responsible persons have been
selected as club leaders.
Death of Mrs. A. b. Cornell.
Mrs. A. B. Cornell passed away at
her home in east Van Vert Wednes-
day evening at II O'Clock, after a
lingering illness of several months.