Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-04-02

sociations organized. During the
year 80 eow-testing associations were
organizer, and through encouraging
individual farmers to test their herds
5s,71s cows we've brought under the
test.
2Upon the suggestion Of the county
age It's 1924 farmers were induced
to make better use Of farm and barn
yard manure, 1888 farmers were
taught how to mix l0,341 tons Of
fel tiIizer, while 1852 farmers were
induced to use a total of 1s1,506
tons Of lime. Commercial fertilizers
we're introduced on 4,93s farms, and
42,304 acies of hay, soy beans, cow
peas, and vetch were grown for green
manure.
Aid in keeping farm accounts was
given 2,4l7 farmers. The agents as-
sisted in organizing ZIG purchasing
and marketing associations. which
did a business of 81, 2s6,02s, In ad-
dition, they helped organize 70 farm
ers' exchanges, which did business
amounting to s93.s06. The er-
changes also served as a medium
through which 1888 farmers were
supplied it'll labor and 276 farmers
were rented. The organization Of
S,436 firms was analy zed with refer
ence to labor income and factors o.
organization affecting the income by
county agents and of 3,7l5 farms by
special farm-management demonstra-
tors.
DEMONSTRATION WORK WITH FARM
BOYS AND GIRLS.
In this work farm boys and girls
between the ages of 10 and II are
organized into small clubs with a
leader and taught how 10 do certain
farm and Tome operations acc 1rding
to the best known practices. Club
work in corn growing is one OF the
leading zines Of work with boys. In
this work each boy selects his seed
sorn, tests It, prepares the ground.
plants, cuitivates, and ha, vests acre
Ut corn according to the most ap-
proved methods lie also dsuaI,
mix 3 an * abii At the county and
son times the State fair of his pro
ducts. As member Of the CIR,
Club be meets with other boys for
the purpose Of siu'ly and instruction
in corn grow ing, and as part Of his
school work writes TIE story Of ".iow
| grew my crop of corn"
Tne I'd, in this work is to show
on actual demonstration plats how
the average corn yields of the com-
munity can be increased and the
cultural processes necessary to that
end nd to bFpg boys at an early
age into contact with the bests
phases of agriculture, 50 that they
may have better understanding Of
it and find enjoyment in il. Club
work with b Us is also carried on in
potato growing, hay growing, i,uit
grow ing, the raising of poultry, pigs,
ETC., along similar lines Frequently
the girls take up this work with the
Buys.
'lhe chieR work with the girls,
however, is the Canning Club work.
In this work the girls are taught TO
utilize the wastes of the farm, like
surplus fruits and vegetables, by
means OF canning and preserving.
In the canning work the girls are in
structed in the best commercial prac-
tees and taught to can in tin OF in
glass, using the various kinds OF not
water aud steam home canning out
fi.s. In the Tomato Canning Cluh
work, and with many other kinds of
fruits aud vegetables, the girls also
grow the crol $, market as much as
possible of the fresh material, and
can the rem Under. As with bows
the girls club work Is CORRELATED
with the school work, and IN adj
! ton, the girls are taught to prepare
and serve The various articles csnned
in appetiziag and attractive ways.
With both boys and girls a careful
record is kept BY each showing The
cost of growing the crop, the returns,
and profit in all lines Of the enter
prize.
At the present time there are 147,-
$40 enrolled in the clnb work in the
80 Northerl and Western state. In
the Com Club work 20 BOYS repori