The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-07-16
The Fewer Rules the Better
Says the Department
of Agriculture
USE PERCENTAGE BASIS
Boys Corn Club Work Should Be Pro.
oressiVe and II is Proposed to Fur.
Their Systemic the Work.

II is not necessary to have many
rules-the fewer the better. A few
simple regulations, however, are neces-
sary, in order to prevent misunder.
standings and conflicts. 1t is we'll for
the boys to elect their own president
vice president, secretary and treasurer
either in clubs or in county organiza
tions. 1t is often helpful If these of
fcers, with one or two additional in
terested parties, constitute an execu.
tive committee.
The following rules should be adopt
ed by the clubs, with such modifica,
tons to suit local conditions as may
be found necessary:
~ Boys entering clubs and enter
ing contests must be between 10 and
IL years of age on January of any
given year.
(2) No boy should be allowed to
contest for a prize unless he becomes
a member of the club and agrees to
submit his reports.
co Members of the clubs must
agree to study the instructions of the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
Work.
(4) Each boys must plan his own
crop and do his own work; II small
boy, he may hire help for heavy pillow.
ing in the preparation Of the soil.
The hearty cooperation of the father
of the boy is of great value.
90 Exhibits of 10 ears, accompa.
MED by written report and written
account showing the history of the
crop must be made at a place desig-
mated for the purpose in the county.
Such exhibits may be held on a given
day, either at the county fair or, If
no fair is held in the county, at the
courthouse or some other convenient
place.
90 The land upon which the boys
crop is made must be carefully meas.
ured and the corn weighed in the pres.
enee of two disinterested witnesses,
who shall attest the boys certificate
This certificate must show that the
plat contains 4,S40 square yards. The
acre should be measured before plant.
ing. The crop must grow upon the
acre. 1t is suggested that fairness and
uniformity would require that the out.
side rows do not come nearer than
Is inches from the edge of the acre.
"a The entire crop of corn from
tina acre should be weighed when it is
in a dry condition. Two 1O0-pound
lots should be weighed from different
parts of the plat. Then the corn from
these two lots should be shelled and
weighed separately From these fig
ures the average percentage of shelled
corn will be found. The total weight
OF corn in the ear should be multiplied
by this percentage and divided by S.
pounds. In order. to get the total mum
Der Of bushels of shelled corn. In ev.
cry case where the yield exceeds 100
bushels, notice should be sent to the
State agent in charge of the Boys
Corn Clubs IN the State and to the
special agent in charge OF the Farm.
ers' Cooperative Demonstration Work
at Washington. d. C. This should be
done Immediately.
ts) In awarding prizes the following
basis shall be used;
Per cent.
g. Greatest yield per acre. ...... 80
b. Best exhibit of 10 ears. 1890. 20
c. Best written account, showing
history of the crop. ....... 20
d. Best showing of profit on invest
ment based on the commercial
price OF corn ............A... 80
II is a good plan to have a, and
Judged by a committee of farm experts
and by a committee of school on
GERS or teachers. Their combined
judgment In such a case should de-
termine the final results. In estimat-
Ing the profits, uniform prices should
be used. For instance. IS per acre for
land rental; 10 cents per hour for the
work of each boy and cents per hour
for each horse; 50 for a 2-horse load
Of stable manure, weighing about a
ton; 81 for a 1-horse load OF manure,
about half a ton; and the
market price for commercial fertilizer.
This plan of cost accounting has the
advantage Of great simplicity. but 9TH
er methods Of accounting may be
adopted by special arrangement.
Il Is believed that the Boys Corn |
Club work should be progressive, and |
plans are now uneer consideration for
further systematizing this branch OF |
our work. We feel confident that
boys may easily be taught the value
Of the rotation OF crops in building up |
soil. and that the importance OF soil |
building may be illustrated to them /
through simple demonstrations in
corn-club work. The boys who can |
take poor land and make the greatest |
Improvement In It's fertility and pro
at the least expenditure
Of time and money should be entitled |
10 greatest credit AS soon as the de
tails can be perfected. sAsk EoFk win |
b. taken N