The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-04
BRATTIEBORO MONDAY OCTOBER T. 1915
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N H.
Boys' Agricultural Club Exhibit.

\ feature of the Grange fair was the
Chesterfield Boys Agricultural club ex-
hibt. The purpose OF the movement of
the Boys Agricultural club is first, to
give our boys a All (head hand, heart,
health) training; second, to adapt the boy
to his agricultural environment; third, to
make the boy capable of self expression
within that environment; fourth, to teach
Importance of keeping accurate accounts;
fifth, to demonstrate improved agricul-
tural methods; sixth, to point out the
many opportunities and to awaken inter
est in the science Of agriculture.
Their club is a part of the agricultural
extension service work being carried on by
the New Hampshire college and expert
ment station, and its success is due to the
able management throughout the season of
IT, A. Carlisle, director of the boys club
work for the college. Mr. Carlisle was
hresent and arranged the exhibits
| There were eight boys and one girl who
| Joined the club and carried the seasons
work to completion. The exhibit consist
ed of 20 potatoes, expense book (Which
/ shows exactly what it cost to produce the
potatoes) the certiicatory card Con which
1 each ones yield is certified to) and a
I
! The contest winners cannot be deter
mined for some time, as not all the boys
! have finished digging their potatoes The
contest will be decided on the following
I scale of points: Greatest yield per acre,
10; test cost per bushel, 80; best exhibit,
4 10; best story, Is. The boy securing the
greatest total is called winner of the town
contest. The exhibit was judged at the
! fair by the regular judge and the stories
will be scored by a committee appointed
] by the Grange. The other points will be
determined by certihcatory cards and ex-
pense books when these are passed in.
One of the club boys raised 10 80 bush
els and another II IA bushels on a six
.teenth of an inch. Pierson Richardson
secured the II points given for the best
exhibit and Arthur Welcome was second
with II. The whole exhibit was very uni
form. Four of the club members tied for
the third with 13 points.
These exhibits are supposed to be car
ried to a county meeting in keene in No
vember. The best 10 competitors from
each county are to exhibit in Durham al
a later date.
Many from here attended the Bellows
Falls fair Sept. %.
1 Mrs. Nellie a. Williams has returned
from short visit in Greenfield, Mass.
Mormon c. Farr of Somers, Copn., has
returned home, after visiting friends anC
relatives here.
Mrs George Marsh of Medford, Mass
who visited her sister, Mrs y. A. Byard
have returned home
Several of the relatives and friends at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Hattie Sar
gent of Hinsdale, n H, last week.
O. r. Farr lost his best pair of team
horses by drowning last Wednesday
They were coming ON the ferry boat near
the Vermont shore at w. b. Aliens ferry
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Powers, who have
occupied the Hall farm recently, will move
back to Brattleboro. Mr.. Powers will re
J sumo his former position in the Estey
shops, which he had IS years. They have
identified themselves with the social life
of the village and viii be missed in the
Grange. ........