Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-24
WORK DONE
IN CURRY COUNTY
SHOWS UP WELL
Survey Completed by Professor
Conway Is Highly Credit
able to Boys and Girls of
Eastern New Mexico.

ESPECIAL CONSEQUENCES TO MORNING. JOURNAL
z Clovis, n. NJ, June 23.-Prof. w.
7. Conway, member of the faculty
of the state agricultural college and
in charge of the work of the boys
and girls industrial clubs, in COM
pany with County superintendent j.
NJ Buckley, has Just completed =
survey of the work being done by the
club members in Curry county Pro-
fessor Conway organized these clubs
last spring, and the trip he has just
made was for the purpose of follow
ing up that organization, inspecting
the growing crops and hogs and the
work being done by the girls of the
domestic science department.
In addition TO the inspection made
of the crops and hogs. Messrs. Con-
way and Buckley were furnished with
refreshments at the different places
visited, these including spies, cakes,
bread and candy prepared by the
domestic science girls, and both gem
tlemen state that they have inside
information" to the effect that when
it comes to preparing the aforemen-
toned edibles and little dainties that
are calculated to tempt the palate of
mere man. the girls who are mem
bers of the Curry county Industrial
club are unsurpassed.
Membership of Clubs.
There are eight clubs, with approx
imately POS members, divided as 10,
lows: Locust Grove. 40 Pleasant Hill,
co.. Point Enterprise, %; Lincoln, 80;
Bryan, %. Deep Lake, 20; Lakeview
Is and shiloh, 90. They found much
enthusiasm existing everywhere, and
a successful and beneficial year is
predicted for the club members.
Already plans are being made for
handling the exhibits of the various
clubs at the county fair. Competi-
ton will be among the club members,
and their exhibits will not be required
to compete with the general farm
exhibits. For the purpose of group
ing the exhibits properly so a more
intelligent grading of them can be
done. they will be divided under the
following classifications: Indian corn,
beans, broom corn and feterita. maize
and lxaffir, hogs sewing, cooking,
baking and candy making The frs
prize winners in the various groups
will have the privilege of going to
the state fair at Albuquerque with
their exhibits.
Work Is Practical
1t does not necessarily follow that !
the boy who produces the largest hog
in u given length of time, or the incest |
grain, will he a prize vim
ner, as one of the principal objects |
of the club as pertains to hogs and
grain is to have the boys keep ahso- /
lutely correct records pertainink
thereto. With the hogs, for instance, |
the record will be expected to show
the cost of the hog, the expense of
preparing the pen, the cost of the I
feed the cost of caring for the hog |
and all such details In addition to /
this the hog is supposed to be weigh /
ed every TWO weeks and the weight !
recorded each time. Then when the /
prizes are awarded the BOY who I
shows the greatest number OF pounds /
of flesh put on his hog at the least |
expense. and also considering tho |
neatness and accuracy of his record /
will receive first prize.
In the case of grains, the boys will /
be expected to have a record of +
when each variety was planted, the |
manner of selecting the seed, how the |
ground was prepared, amount of
number of times cultivated, /
and all other pertinent facts. ana the
ncatness and accuracy of this record /
win also be an important factor in
arriving at the prize winners. Thel
object of the club is not only to en-
courage the raising of the best grains
and hogs but to impress upon the
boys the real need OF Keeping a book
record Of all transactions, just as a 4
would do in conducting his
business, so that they Will have a
history OF the work An
expert on hogs and one on grains, I
from the state agricultural college, |
will be present and do the judging 1
and explain TO the boys Just how he /
grades and why, so that the knowl- /
edge will thus be impaired to them.