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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10
government Plans For Sugar Beet Worl

government Plans For Sugar Beet Work
During the present year the United
States department Of agriculture will
undertake field studies Of sugar beet
production. The object of this work is
primarily to determine the conditions
under which sugar beet production Is
feasible and where possible to Increase
the net returns for money and labor In
vested by beet growers. In order to
accomplish this the relation of the sug-
ar beet to other farm operations will be
studied.
: In previous general surveys the areas
In which sugar beets may be profitably
grown under present agricultural and
economic conditions have been located.
These include sixty -one of the seventy
seven areas where sugar beets have
been grown previously and one or more
new areas. In those areas where sugar
beets have been previously grown and
are no longer profitable other lines Of
agriculture are being worked out In
80 far as the contributing factors for
Improbable sugar beet production, such
as diseases, inferior cultural methods
and other factors interfering with sug-
ar beet production. have been deter
mined, special demonstrations will be
carried on to show how these difficult
ties may he overcome. .
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10

club project In poultry, pigs or baby
beef is added
Such systems as these. however, are
not practicable In every locality. and
state agents sometimes have to resort
to unusual methods to interest the
youngsters In useful work. The state
club agent in Washington, for exam
pie. was confronted with a rather diff
cult problem in the vicinity of Bel
lingham. north of Puget sound. Much
Of that country is owned by the fed
eral government and by large landhold-
ers and is mostly covered with large
forests. Here the problem of giving
the boys interesting and educational
work was solved by means of the An
CORA goat. The large estate owners
are pleased to have goats forage in the
forests, as they clean up the under
growth.
Another example Of agents adapting
their plans to circumstances Is the
canning of salmon in Washington and
Oregon, mainly along the Columbia
river. There thousands of tons of
salmon have gone to waste annually.
AT present twenty-five clubs Of about
twenty members each are canning
salmon, turning what has heretofore
been wasted into well preserved ar
ticle of food.
In the girls clubs new members grow
tomatoes only. During the second year
they divide their gardens in half and
grow tomatoes and a few other crops.
The third year they have more crops.
Some Of the combinations are toma-
toes. beans and beets and tomatoes,
peppers and okra. After these have
been mastered the girls begin to fill
their gardens with perennial vegeta-
bles and fruits. In this way by the
time club girl Is ready for the high
school or college she will have started
a permanent garden or orchard.
Effect of Club Work.
The effect of this club work is by no
means confined to the members them
selves. Many Of the county agents
have found that is the best possible
introduction to the home of the men,
bers' parents. In practically every
club it has been noticed that some Of
the parents and neighbors Of the men,
bers invariably adopt the methods Of
the boys in their various projects.
The yields and profits that the boys
obtain are the best possible demonstra-
ton Of the value of their methods. 1t
has been said. for example, that sim
gle corn club boy in one community
did more for sound corn culture in his
county than five years of public lectur-
ing could have accomplished.
In the same way the success Of the
girls with their canned products has
paved the way for women county
agents to demonstrate simple useful
lessons in cooking to the mothers. 1t
is an easy matter for an agent who
has gained in this way the confidence
of the farm family to secure the intro
duction of a number of simple but i'm
portant improvements in household
management.
The new movement of organizing
mother-daughter home canning clubs
in the north and west is an instance
Of this, for it is an outgrowth and ex-
tension Of the work already done by
the girls canning clubs.
The club project is confined entirely
to the canning Of fruits and vegeta-
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10
Raising 1roilers.

The boys and girls poultry club
work carried on by the United States
department Of agriculture. the state
agricultural colleges and the local
agent or teacher is divided into two
classes. The age limits Of members Of
each class are ten and eighteen years.
One class matches eggs and broods the
chickens; the other keeps poultry for
egg and meat production. However
members may do both classes Of work
II they choose. s
1t is required Of the members that
they set at least three sittings, or for
yty-five eggs, and rear the chickens for
ut least four months.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10
FARM CLUBS FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS
V~-H0W TO USE A CANNING
!, OUTFIT,
Prepared by United States department of
agricultural

Prepared by United States department Of
agricultural
IMMENSE quantities Of fruits and
vegetables will be canned this
summer and fall by the thousands
of members of canning clubs In
the United States.
Clubs have used many kinds Of cans
for preserving, and each can has Its
distinguishing merits. The tin can,
besides being cheap, Is easily made air
tight and is also favored by those who
wish to pack fruit and vegetables In
commercial quantities because 1t Is not
easily broken. 1t is not difficult to
learn how to solder the caps on tin
cans, as the cans may be purchased
with ring of solder already attached
to the can cap The fundamental
principles of Gaping tin cans are the
same as are used in any other solder
ing operation. The cans used In pre-
serving fruits and vegetables are
known to the trade as packers cans.
Soldering Outfit.
The ordinary outfit for soldering the
caps on tin cans and making them air
tight consists Of
4 A Gaping iron, used to melt the SOL
der on the solder hemmed cap and
unite 1t with the can top.
Tipping copper, commonly known as
/ a soldering iron, used for melting and
applying solder to the small vent hole
in the center of the cap and to leaks.
A small brush, porcelain, glass or
crockery cup. something that cannot
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10

boys and girls are members shows
something of the scope of boy and girl
club activities: Corn potato, forage,
market garden. cotton, milo, Kaffir, fe-
terita, sugar beet, pork and crop pro-
duction, poultry, canning, bread, moth
er-daughter, farm and home handi-
craft, etc.
Tho Object.
The primary object of the clubs,
which are being organized throughout
the country with the assistance of the
department, but in cooperation with
the state colleges Of agriculture, is to
aid young people to become more eff
cient and more contented farmers and
home builders. By cultivating in boys
and girls habits of industry and thrift
the possibilities of farm and country
life are revealed not only to them, but
to their elders.
The best methods of handling farm
products and preventing waste are
demonstrated, the spirit Of co-opera-
ton in family and community is de-
veloped and the dignity Of the farm.
er's vocation enhanced by presenting 1t
as a skilled occupation. capable of re-
turning adequate rewards to the com.
petent.
Finally the school life and home life
of boys and girls are brought into
closer relationship and the rural school
teacher aided in the task Of making
agricultural instruction vital thing.
The clubs may be organized under
the leadership of the county superin-
tendent Of schools or any Of the teach
ers under him. If the educational au-
thorities of the county are not yet
alive to the possibilities Of these clubs
the county demonstration agent may
take charge Of the movement, or If
there is no demonstration agent in the
county such organizations as local
chambers Of commerce, the grange.
women's clubs, ETC., may assume the
leadership. The names and addresses
Of the boys and girls included in the
clubs are collected and sent to the
state agent. who will furnish organiza-
ton and cultural instructions upon re-
quest.
Experience has shown, however, that
the difficulty is not in organizing
club with large enrolment Of men,
bers, but in inducing these members
to complete their work and to report on
the results. The test of efficiency is
not SO much the organization of new
clubs as continuing interest In those
already formed.
Keeping In Touch.
The leaders duty therefore is to
keep in touch with the members Of the
club, encourage. those who need en-
enlargement and to see that once a
project has been started 1t is carried
on to completion.
To assure this continuity of interest
various schemes have been evolved to
make the club work progressive. Thus
in the case, of the boys clubs a num-
Der Of rotation systems have been de-
vised. In the south, for example, there
is- a two year rotation, in which corn
is followed by winter cover crop of
oats or rye with clover or vetch to be
turned under. The second year cow
peas or soy beans or peanuts are
grown. followed BY winter cover
crop. which is turned under and fol
lowed by corn the third year. In Ala
bana and Georgia there Is three year
rotation. which consists Of seed cot
ton, corn and oats and cowpeas.
In the north corn is followed by for
age crops. alfalfa and clover. and q
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10

BOYS AT STATE FAIR, LOUISIANA, WITH
PRIZE PIG.
These lads. from Scott. La. won Sweep
stake prize at Lafayette with this pig.l
was certainly given enough attention,
as is shown In the following account
by Oregon's state champion:
my pig soon learned to come when
called her 'Oink, oink, piggie; oink!'
II liked to see her grow, and when
she was through eating would scratch
her back, and she would lie down. She
gained two and fraction pounds a
day.
II taught her to walk up board
with Stats on to a platform for her
meals, and she would soon go there
and wait for me.
''She soon gained on her brothers and
sisters so much that one would hardly
believe she was of the same litter. She
is very tame, and l kill the lice and
fieas on her 80 she will be healthy.
"She goes in swimming nearly every
lay, for we have creek running
through our farm. She always had
plenty Of fresh water. She could 60
into the orchard and eat the fallen
fruit, and in plum time she added
some extra pounds to her weight. She
could 60 into an oat field or the pasture
or in the clover field, and in addition
she had many byproducts Of the gar
den, such as pea vines, cornstalks, corn
and weeds.
~ used the extra milk from the farm
for my pig; therefore did not really
pay that amount for my pig.
IT am ten years old"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10

Then dip It quickly into the, .fiux and
thrust into the box containing the gal
ammoniac and solder. It will convert
the solder into liquid and thus coat
or tin the iron so the solder will fow
evenly when sealing the cans. Rotate
II IN the mixture until the soldering
edge Of the iron has become bright
ana thoroughly covered with solder.
Again dip 1t in the fiux. The tipping
copper is timed covered with SOLDER
very much the same a. the Gaping
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10

RUTH BYBEE, AGED FOURTEEN, AND HER
CLUB WORK EXHIBIT AT THE UTAH
STATE FAIR.
This energetic member Of the Boys and
Girls club Of Davis county, Utah. divides
her attention between needlework. china
decoration, gardening and canning. Her
sewing last year consisted Of q guest
towel designed In the cross stitch. an un-
derwaist and tea apron in satin stitch, a
macrame hand bag. thirty-six inch Bat
tenberg lace centerpiece, a dressed doll
and an overcoat and dress for herself.
During the year she made fourteen Dress
es. doing most Of her sewing evenings at
home In the winter she drove twelve
miles to Ogden, Utah. to take lessons In
china decoration. completing forty-two
pieces in six months. In the spring she
commenced. canning club work and In
the fall exhibited sixty-four samples Of
canned fruits. vegetables and meats at the
Utah state fair. Besides this, she put up
600 quarts Of fruit and vegetables, six
gallons Of preserves, five gallons of Jelly,
six gallons Of fruit Juice, ten gallons
Of cucumbers. onions. caulifower and
pickles.l
bles, and these may be grown by the
club MEMBERSHIP mother-daughter
team-or by some one else and pur-
chased for canning purposes.
Among the other aims Of the clubs
are to cultivate closer cooperation be-
tween mother and daughter in home
interests and activities. to teach econ.
omy and thrift and to furnish helpful
ideas for the direction Of girls work
In cooperation with mothers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-12-10
FARM CLUBS FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS
W.-THE WIDE SCOPE OF
FARMING CLUBS.

Prepared by United States department Of
agricultural
THE boys and girls club work
which started only few years
ago has grown beyond all eX-
pectations and is now very
potent force in the shaping Of present
and future agriculture and home eco
nomics There are now large numbers
Of different kinds of clubs, but among
the boys corn clubs are first.
Among the girls canning clubs are
most popular yet their activities ell
Their in the north or south are by no
means limited to this one club. The
following list Of clubs Of which both
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
Only Thing to Do.

Now you can't always tell-the
king pin gambler of them all usually
looks as pious as church deacon.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
.L|FE-S|zE BRONZE
STATUE OF FLAGLER
Is Soon to be Erected in
Railroad Park, St. Au-
gustine,
For This Great Friend of Florida and
Builder of Florida East Coast R'y.

The St. Augustine Record of recent
date contains the following statement
of the life-sized bronze figure of
Henry M. Flagler which is soon to
adorn the Railroad Park in that city:
"a splendid bronze life-size figure
of Henry NJ. Flagler, Florida's great
friend and the founder of the Florida
East Coast Railway, is soon to be
erected in the railroad park at the St.
Augustine station of the Flagler Sys-
tenn. The company is now making
arrangements for the nlacin0 of the
statute.
"The fountain which has been used
for an alligator pool will be filled and
the figure mounted there. It will
face south towards the walk leading
across the park from the exit to the
station grounds.
The base will be of concrete five
feet in diameter and two feet and
seven inches in height. Above this
will rise three concrete steps each
nine and one-half inches high and con-
verging towards the center. Next
comes beautiful pedestal of fine
Italian marble and upon this, which
| is three feet and three and one-half
inches in height will stand the bronze
figure. 1t is about six feet and
eight inches in height, being a little
more than life size as Mr.. Flagler
stood about six feet in height. The
bronze is a splendid work of art, the
features of the face being most nat
lural.
"Mr. Flagler was always very fond
of the Ancient City, and it is truly
fitting that this memorial to him
should occupy vantage point from
which it will be seen by every visitor
to the city. Both the marble pedes-
tai and the figure are now in the To-
cal freight house, and it will be but
few days before the work of erec-
| ton is completed"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
LAUNCHING OF BIG
SCHOONER PALATKA
Will be Made Occasion of
Great Celebration in
this City.

The big schooner to be christened
"Palatka, Florida" which is nearing
completion on the ways at East Pa
latka, it is now stated will be ready
for launching in September.
This big schooner, said to the lar
gest ever built on the st. Johns river,
was designed for the outside lumber
carrying trade. 1t is being built by
Messrs. Fred Denton and A. E. and
Walter Surles.
The Palatka board of trade, not un-
mindful of the importance of the
event, has appointed committee to
confer with the owners, and If agreea-.
BILE to them, to make the occasion OF
the launching of this great schooner
an event that will be memorable in
the history of Palatka.
Chas. Burt is the chairman of the
committee having this in charge, and
he is making all needed arrange
ments. With this in view he has ap-
pointed the following subcommittee:
Boats-N. J. Tilghman. c. H. Ken
nerly and Morris Cochrane.
Rates-M. Martin and Warner I.
Hamm.
Finance-Jno. @. Tilghman, Morris
Cochrane, Walter McNally and R. E.
L. Mann.
Autos-W. W. Tilghman and Fred
Cochrane.
Advertising and Publicity-C. H.
Kennerly, E. H. Elliott and H. P. Ner-
wich.
Reception and Dance-Dr. III. A.
johnson, S. ]. Hilburn, W. 7. Hamm,
R. E. L. Mann and Fred Cochrane.
Already number of prominent
speakers have been invited, among
whom are Gov. Park Trammell and
Congressman S. M. Sparkman. The
committee also intends to invite SEN
ator D. U. Fletcher, Congressman Joe
Sears, Ex-Gov. Gilchrist and others.
The committee was called for an
other meeting at the board of trade
rooms last night, and from now until
the day of the big event will be busy
in preparing a program that will
make the occasion one long to be re-
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
SPANISH WAR Vets
HAVE BIG MEETING
In Jacksonville and Elect a
Former Palatkan
Commander.

At the Tuesday morning session
of the United Spanish War Veterans
of Florida in Jacksonville, H. E.
Cowart of Tampa was elected COM
mander. This was the fifth annual
encampment of the Florida veterans,
and the sessions were held in the
Chamber of Commerce. Commander
Cowart formerly held the office of Sc
nior vice commander.
The other officers elected were as
follows:
A. W. Gilchrist, Punta Gorda,
senior vcie-commander; John S. Max
we'll, Jacksonville, junior vice-com-
mander; Hugh Williams, Jacksonville,
inspector; E. B. Donnell, Jackson
vile, Judge advocate; John D. Points,
Palatka, chief of staff; James S. Grahl
Jacksonville, chaplain; George R.
Carter, marshal, and l. H. Liebirok,
historian.
The meeting opened with a prayer
by Chaplain j. H. Grahl, followed by
the address of welcome in behalf of
Jacksonville, by Albert M. William
son, who spoke in the absence of
Mayor J. E. T. Bowden. Comman-
der John S. Maxwell, of the Thomas
M. Woodruff Camp, welcomed the del
egates in behalf of Woodruff Camp.
The response was made by General
Edward Anderson, department COM
mander.
The reading of the reports followed
and the business session took up the
remainder of the morning, the dele
gates adjourning at noon until 2:30
o'clock in the afternoon.
About one hundred delegates from
posts in Florida were in attendance,
and the session was a lively one. The
body addresses itself vigorously in
favor of military preparedness. The
preparedness of the country and the
presidents note to Germany were
subjects of much discussion.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30

Friends in the city received word
by long distance telephone on Wednes-
day announcing the death that MORN
ing at the home of his wife's par
ents near Micanopy, of Mr.. Marion T..
Beck, until recently engaged in gents
furnishing and shoe business here
with w. M. Curry.
For several days it had been known
that Mr.. Beck was critically ill, but
on Monday word was received that he
anneared better. Nothing further
was heard until the arrival of the
message announcing his death.
Mr. and Mrs, Beck came to Palatka
in the late fall of 1918, when Mr.. Beck
purchased an interest in the old es-
tablished gents furnishing and shoe
house of W. M. Curry. He sold this
interest only last month, going from
here to the home of his wife's parents
near Micanopy. He complained some
what feeling Ill before leaving Pa
latka. His death is said to have been
due to typhoid fever.
During their residece of some eigh-
teen months here, Mr.. and Mrs. Beck
made their home with Mrs. L. S.
Knight on Third street, and became
popular with large circle of friends.
He was young man of fine physique,
young, vigorous, manly; of a pleas
ling, generous nature and of the kind
calculated to win and hold friends.
During his business career in Palatka
he made many of these, and his sud-
den death just on the Threshold of a
career Of promise, is one of the in
scrutable mysteries of Divine Provi-
dence.
The funeral occurred on Thursday
morning. Mrs. Knight left Wednes-
day evening to be present.
The following notice concerning
Mr.. Beck's death was taken from
Thursdays Gainesville Sun:
NJ. R. Beck, prominent citizen of
Palatka, and well known in Gaines
vile, having resided here several
years, during which time he was con-
nected with the Hyde Company, and
later with the Wilson Dry Goods Com
pany, died at Wacahoota Wednesday
morning at $50 o'clock. He and his
wife were on a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Smith, at Waca-
hoota, when about a week ago he was
seized with the dread malady, typhoid
fever, which accomplished its fatal
work in short time.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted at the Methodist church at
Wacahoota at 10 o'clock this morning
and interment will be made in the
family burying ground at that place.
Mr.. Beck yas bright young man,
about S3 yea IS of age, and was liked
and respected by all who knew him.
He leaves to Vaourn his death a de-
voted wife, mother, father, one sis
ter, and brother, Ira S. Beck of this
city.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30
This Weeks Ball Games.

The Palatka baseball club went to
Live Oak on the early morning train
over the G. S. & F. R. R. Wednesday
to engage in their foufsh series of
games with the club of that city. The
first game was played that afternoon,
and a report of the game by innings
was furnished the patrons of Dlls
cigar store. Eleven innings were
played with the score standing l to 1.
when the game was called on ac-
count of darkness. The feature of
the game was a home run by Edmond
son, and his drive is said to have been
the longest ever made on the Live
Oak diamond.
In the game yesterday afternoon
the feature was another home run by
Edmondson. The game was finished
in nine innings and won by Palatka
in score of to 2.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-30

The majority of men are like clocks
either too fast or too slow.