The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-02-11
BENNINGTON COUNTY BOYS
AND GIRLS CLUB WORK

Last season the Bennington Count,
I Improvement Association continued
with gratifying results the Boys ans
Girls Club work which had been IN
augurated the year previous, In re-
| Spouse 70 the offer Of prizes which the
association made last spring rs boys
and girls enrolled In the contests thu,
year. or these Is members grew one.
half acre Of corn each and 60 members
grew one-eighth acre Of potatoes
Nearly 60 of the members completed
their crop work, and over one-half Of
these sent in reports Of their work
and expenses to the County Agent,
Mr. Sherman Eleven towns out Of
the II in this county were represented
in this work.
The interesting of boys and girls in
farm life by means of organized clubs
is not a new thing, nor is il peculiar
to Bennington County alone. Some 10
years ago the U, S. Dept. of Agricul-
ture began this work in the Cotton
Belt States with unusual success. At
the present time there are over 100000
boys and girls enrolled as members
throughout the United States. Many
kinds of clubs have been organized,
such as poultry, swine, hay, potato,
corn, gardening, and canning clubs.
To describe the work Of any of these
clubs would require considerable
space. The Dept. of Agriculture in
cooperation with the different States
a large number Of workers
in this particular field
In Bennington County the County
Association offered priz-
es last spring to the extent of S110,
These prizes consisted of a first and
second in both the corn and potato
contests, and several smaller prizes.
In the Potato Club the first prize of
S25 was offered for BEST all-round
acre of potatoes" A Sl5
prize was offered for second best all
round one-eighth acre Of potatoes. In
awarding these prizes four things
we're considered, namely ~ largest
yield, (2) greatest net income, CD |
oest peck exhibit, and az best history
How | Raised My Crop of Potatoes"
Equivalent prizes were offered in the
.orn classes and awarded in the same'
manner. The smaller prizes offered
we're for largest yield, greatest net in
ONE, best exhibit and best history.
The winner Of the first prize in the
orn contest is Walton Harrington Of
North Bennington, who receives $25.
ie obtained yield Of Al bushels she'll
d corn (by weight and a net income
f S11.96, corn estimated at so cents
er bushel for common corn and $500
or seed corn. The second prize win
er Of SIS was Robert Crofut of West
who obtained the yield Of
s bushels of shelled corn and net
lcome of 1924 from his half acre.
In the Potato Contest the two large
rizes go to the town Of SYNDICATE.
Iarvey Woodcock of that town obtain
so bushels of marketable potatoes I
rom his one-eighth acre and net in
ONE of $3.50, ordinary potatoes con-
idered at 40 cents per bushel and seed
otatoes at $1.00. Willard Lourie of
le same town receives the second
rize, having obtained a yield Of 46
ushels and a net income of 1898. The
Their prizes were awarded as follows: {
Horace Hulett of Arlington, receives I
), having obtained first prize on larg s
st yield and also first prize on his {
Try. Earl DEMO of Bennington, takes
rst prize of $3.50 on net income. 7
alter Smith of West Arlington, is
lowed first prize of $3.50 on best