El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-29
Nearly Quarter Million
Boys and Girls IN the
industrial Clubs

Two hundred and nine thousand one hun,
dred and seventy-eight boys and girls made
application for membership In the boys and
girls club work, as organized by the de-
|Raftment in cooperation With the state
colleges OF agriculture, during the year 1915,
in the northern and Western statet. accord
ing to reports received. by the department,
The members participating In this CLUB
work Rre divided Into two Glasses, tile profit
making, and the non-prOft making, accord
ling to ,ns nature and outlined plans Of the
work undertaken BY the members Sewing
clubs, bread clubs, farm and home hangi-
craft clubs are called non.profit making be.
cause the things produced are not sold, but
used in the home for the comfort and con-
vepience Of the entire family, while the
proft-making projects provide for a bust
ness marketing or selling with a view to a
net profit on Investment as a result of the
effort of the club member. Canning clubs,
poultry clubs, corn clubs, sugar-beet clubs.
and others Of similar nature are profitmak-
ing clubs.
One hundred and twenty-seven thousand
eight hundred and eigbty-two young people
who made application for the work actually
undertook and carried on a part or all of 1t
during the season. The balance Of those
enrolling, for lack of. land, time, and oppor.
tunityt were limited to study OF the subjects
and meeting with the club groups IN their
regular meetings, and were not in a pOaition
to handle the work OF the home project.
The Young people engaged in the profit
making work sold their product at a total
value Of $500, 1924. "a, thus giving an average
of $20.96 for each club member engaged in
the work. The per capita cost of the club
work for the past season in the northern
and western states was 80 cents on the
total enrolment. while the per capita cost
of the work based upon members engaged
in profit-making enterprises only was $202
The results indicate that the benefits OF
boys and girls club work can not be EN-
.tirely measured by the results in dollars
and cents, or net profit. Account must be
taken, for example, Of the influence Of the
club memhers' work upon parents and
neighbors in Increased crop production, as
well as in the influence upon the club mem
her in not only conserving him for rural life
but in making him more efficient and con-
tented.
One definite illustration of how the club
activities Influenced adults may be shown
canning and exhibits Of the canning club
work by boys aud girls aroused such inter
est that 1884 adults wrote to the depart
ment and asked for the ehildren's canning
instructions for use in their home work.
State cooperative leaders in charge Of the
work and their assistants secured Hats
local people to assist and cooperate with
them in the conduct Of the boys and girls
work. all Of these without salary or REIN
for supervision expenses. The
regular state and assistant leaders con.
Quoted 1870 canning demonstrations with
a total attendance Of 156,5SO during the
canning season. Three thousand eight hun.
and twenty-nine field meetings, were
held. One group of 3,O15 adults who re,
the boys and girls, canning instruc-
canned 275,856 quarts of fruit and
270,659 quarts Of vegetables.