Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
GETTING RESULTS AMONG
FARMERS BOYS; BANKS AIDING.

Washington Mm IN number Of
banks in the South which have found
it profitable to help farmers introduce
better stock. said the Department of
Agriculture Office of information to-
day, have found that it is a good in
Westment to lend money to the boy and
girl members of the pig clubs with
which to buy good young soWs. This
new movement to encourage chill
dren to take an interest in agriculture
seems to have started in Arkansas and
has spread to other States. Tt is very
active in Georgia, where in 10 of the
IL counties in which the pig-club
work is now being carried on the
banks have offered to lend money to
Junior members for the purchase of
pure-bred pigs In other counties
wealthy residents, seeing the advant-
age of the plan, are also assisting the
children with loans.
In. some instances the endorsement
of the members parent or guardian is
required when loan is made, in
others no security is asked. In all of
the counties, however, each boy who
borroWs is required to grow one acre
of corn so as to have abundant feed,
have some corn to sell, and pay off
his obligations. A bank in Brooks
county, Ga, last year loaned as high
as $40 each to boys over their own
signature without security, and in only
a few instances did the borrowers ask
for an extension of time"
Bankers Asked to Aid.
Ion o,okY,o l. -,
number of North Carolina bankers to
| help out Tar Heel lads who desire
money to improve and enlarge their
stock of pigs.
Secretary Houston, who is said to
be one of the best organizers in the
United States, is beginning to get good
results. The Democrats are proud of
him. Mr.. Houston does not chase
wild geese but gets down to practical
business. He is trying to encourage
rural credit in way that it will count
for good. He wants to have the boys
help themselves by going to men with
money with business proposition.
Country boys in all sections of the
country are buying cattle and hogs
with money provided by bankers who
supervise their purchase and keep
track of their animals
InStiIIs Thrift.
"This movement by the banks in
stills thrift into the boys and often
starts them with bank accounts. One
bank in Macon has set aside $500 this
year to loan to boys who wish to
purchase pure-bred pigs. Recently
Well-to-do farmer came into the bank
q for &70
The cashier asked him why he did it
when he had substantial checking
account of his own in the bank. "Oh,
I just wanted to see how the boy han
dies this obligation. If he does not
pay it, will, but it will be worth SO
to me to know what kind OF boy
have" replied the farmer.
I'm one county a wealthy man
wanted to do something for the worthy
poor boys, so he bought pure-bred
gifts and loaned them to 20 boys.
These boys must join the pig club and
do all that is required by its rules.
This fall their hogs must be bred and
next spring two gifts must be del1V-
ed to the owner by each boy at wean-
ing time. When the boys have COM
piled with all the requirements the
mother and remainder of the litter
became the property of the boy. The
two gifts delivered by the boys are in
turn loaned to two more boys in the
county who are required to do as the
first boys did. This plan is now In
operation in two counties.
Cali of the breeders who offered to
sell pure-bred pigs to members last
year at $40 each have renewed their
offer this year, and few new names
OF breeders have been added to the list
OF those cooperating to place
Georgia on pure-bred basis. The
State is developing a new standard of
agriculture, due largely to the activ-
ity of the juvenile farmer. This new
agriculture spells pure-bred pigs and
100 bushels Of corn to the acre. Last
year 5000 members of corn clubs
raised an average of So bushels OF
corn on an acre of land, while the
average yield of corn per acre in the,
whole State was under 1S bushels.
The pig club boys, in some instances,
raised pork at three cents a pound.
II. E. c.. BRYANT.
LORD KITCHENER APPEALS