Putnam patriot., 1915-10-08
COUNTY AGENT WORK
Has Exhibit at County Fairs
Annual Pair of Boys and Girls Achieve
mens Club

During the past two weeks, the
Windham County Agent has been
/ busy with work 1T the Fairs, having
an exhibit at both the Woodstock and
/ Brooklyn Fairs. This exhibit consist
+ ed OF charts showing the various ac-
/ Invites in which the county agent has
been engaged, a map showing the loca-
/ ton OF the demonstrations, etc.. being
conducted by Mr.. Kennedy, series of
cuts, both properly and improperly
made, in pruning; also set of prun.
| ing tools which were very kindly loan
ed to the Farmers Association by
/ Chandler Il Morse of Putnam.
One OF the most striking features Of
! the exhibit was an exhibit of different
articles having the same food yalue. A
/ quart of milk was placed in the center,
aud around it we're arranged the
weights of various meats containing
equivalent food value. The value of
milk as food is in many cases not
fully appreciated. Very many con.
slider il drink rather chan a food, and
take no account of its food value. This
little exhibit showed that milk is
worth per quart for food, compared
with beefsteak, SO cents; eggs, % cents;
lamb chops, II cents; oysters, 81 cents;
broiler chicken, 81 cents.
Besides having this exhibit at the
Fairs, Mr.. Kennedy did considerable
judging, both al Woodstock and at
Brooklyn.
On Friday evening, Oct. lst, Mr..
Kennedy was at Natchaug Grange in
Chaplin, and spoke on County Agent
work. On Wednesday, Oct, 9Th, She
tucket Grange of Scotland held its an
nual Fair. Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy
were there and helped in judging eX.
hibits. The grange is primarily an ag
ricultural association, and any grange
should be able TO put out an excellent
exhibit of farm products, and home
work such as canning, etc. On the ev-
ening of Oct 9th Mr.. Kennedy was at
the meeting of SeneXet Grange in
!
the Fruit and Vegetable night at thet
grange.
Plans are now practically completed
for holding the annual fair of the Boys
and Girls Achievement Club on Oct.
18th, 1915, at The Board of Trade rooms
| in Wilimantic. This fair will be held
in the afternoon, opening at | O'Clock.
| rhe forenoon will be given 10 prepar-
ing exhibits and arranging them in the
| hall. Children who are enrolled in
| the Boys and Girls Achievement Club
in the Windham and Willimantic
schools, and who have sent in their
monthly reports regularly, are eligible
to exhibit at this fair. The three pro
ducts which the children were To raise
this year with corn, potatoes, and to-
matoes. The exhibit will consist of
five tomatoes, five potatoes, or three
| stalks of corn with ears, exhibited by
each child. Mr.. Kennedy and some of
the Board of Trade rooms during the
forenoon TO receive and arrange the ex-
hibits.
The Boys and Girls Achievement
Club, as worked out in the Whitman
tic schools this year, is new idea in
Boys and Girls club work, and so far
has proved a great success. 1t is en-
tirely boys and girls club, having no
outside supervision. The boys and
girls in each school elect one boy and
one girl as leaders. These leaders are
| responsible Tor the work of the chill.
dren, and for getting their reports sent
in regularly. These reports are print
ed forms sent out by the county agent,
having blank spaces TO be filed in by
each child. The leader sees that each
child has his report properly filled out,
collects them and sends them all to
the Farm Bureau office. Thus the
children themselves handle the entire
proposition. A good many, naturally
drop out after having joined the
Achievement Club, but those who are
really in earnest stick 10 their job and
keep their gardens cultivated all
through the summer. It is not ex-
pected that every child In the school
will become a farmer, but any child
who undertakes the work and on his
own responsibility carries il through
to a successful completion, will devel-
OPP sense OF confidence in himself and
his ability to accomplish things, which
will be Of great service to him no mat
ter what kind of work he decides tc
take up later in life. II is hoped that
the parents Of all these children will
make it q point to visit the Board Of
Trade rooms during the afternoon Of
oct. 18th No admission fee will b.
charged.