Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-24
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS BEING
 FORMED
REPRESENTATIVE FROM UNIVERSITY ARIZONA NOW. IN COUNTY FOR THAT PURPOSE.
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

group of boys and girls clubs throughout Yavapai county as part of the work of organizing similar clubs in every part of Arizona and the United States. The work is being done by Leland s. Parkc, state club agent, who represents the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, in cooperation with the bureau Of plant industry of the United States depart mcnt of agriculture.
 The clubs for Northern Arizona will differ somewhat from those of the lowlying southern counties. The colder nights make it possible to raise corn to better advantage and the dry farming element will find it possible to participate in the growing of the sorghums. Pig clubs and poul- try clubs will also be organized There will be no cotton clubs.
 Prescott will be the center of the clubs organized in this vicinity, al though there will probably be scpar- ate clubs in the Miller valley, for the Granite mountain and American ranch schools and the Pleasant valley school MT. Parke, accompanied by A. H. Powers who helped in the for nation of the Yavapai county clubs last year, visited all these schools yesterday and later held a conference with the Prescott boys who will De able to get enough land to partici- pate.
 At Miller valley, Miss Anne Me Eachran will act as the leader. In the Granite mountain school, Miss Vera McNulty will assist in the for nation of the club although R. E.. Marlett will be looked to to keep the youngsters working properly after the club has started. In Pleasant valley, Miss Rath Oliver will look after the initialtwork. a'In Prescott Mr. Powers will help out again.
 In the. corn clubs, each youngstcr is expected to cultivate a measured acre and to keep careful account of the work done and various expenditures so that at the end of the year he can make plain showing of what it cost him to raise his corn as well as what it was worth, so that not only the ex cellence of the corn raised but also the profit of the work may be consid4 cred in awarding the prizes.
 In the pig clubs, the member is cx- pectcd to take charge of a freshly wcaned pig, from to 8 weeks old and take care of it till 1t is eight months of age. A daily record must be kept of what the pig has been fed and the work done in washing it, keeping its pen clean and the various other things that the boy will be taught are essential to get the most pork out of the feed that may be giv- cn the animal
 Each member of the poultry club will be expected to keep six hens carefully pcnncd off. It will be nee cssary to keep continuous record O. the feed and work as well as the number of eggs and the price for which they were sold. The winner will Be the ono who makes the most money out of the six hens during a period of five months.
 Special prizes will be arranged for among the local business men to augment the prizes to be awarded by the government and the State Uni versity. The members of the various clubs will be expected to exhibit at the Northern Arizona fair and, the local prizes will be awarded at that time. The state and national prizes will be awarded later and by a differ cnt system.
 The boys and girls. clubs have grown to enormous propositions iiNlN al llOW luOl ' llldll -JO,DbJ youngsters between the ages of ten and nineteen who are receiving in struction as to the scientific way to raise various crops and tend to do- mcstic animals. The results achieved by some of these youngsters have been little short of marvellous and many of them are teaching their daddies better methods of farming.
 Mir. Parks goes to Dewey today where he will confer with Miss Char lot Hall Later he will go into the Verde valley and will make an effort to get big group of active clubs there. He will also visit the four ; northern counties. |
 A meeting of the Prescott club will be held Thursday afternoon for the | Of periecting its organiza- tion