Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-25

About ITS boys and girls in Aroos
took county have enrolled as members
of the BOYS and Girls Agricultural
Clubs conducted by the University Of
Maine Extension Service. The State
leaders Of Boys and Girls Agricultural
Clubs, Mr. Ralph P. Mitchell and Miss
Mary l. Haskell. have spent the past
week in Aroostook organizing new
clubs and reorganizing those of last
year. and explaining the work in the
schools.
-Mapleton will have 40
more of its young people in clubs. A
Potato Club of - members has for To-
cal leaders Mr.. Cove. principal of the
High school, and Mr.. w. B. Maddell.
A club of about 80 members mostly
girls, has been organized under the
leadership of Mrs. Arthur Cook, for
poultry pig and garden and canning
club work. Mrs. Cove will assist Mrs.
Cook with the work this year. The
club has elected as officers: Doris Pet
tingill president mildred Belyea, vice.
president Amanda Stephenson, secre-
tary and Hannah Turner, treasurer. Its
large membership is the result of the
very successful years work of the
Garden and Canning club last year.
The seven members Of the club re-
porting last fall made an average pro-
fit each of $2133
The highest profit made by a member
Of Girls Clubs in the State of Maine
was $1,000. realized by Chrystal Wad-
dell, a 12-year- old Mapleton club men,
hor Lor 90
pnts Of beets We're picked in glass jars
by the Mapleton club and have been sold
in Mapleton and Pressure Isle. The
proprietorS of the local stores state
that large demand for home picked
beats has actually been created and
requests that the girls plan to satisfy
this demand next year.
The success of the club is due to the
entering supervision of the local leader,
Mrs. Cook, to the perseverance of the
girls, and to the interest and co-opera-
ton of the parents.
Washburn-Washburn is another
Aroostook county town which had the
distinction Of sending a State Champi-
oh TO the contest at the University of
Maine IN December. Harrison Black
stone II years old. raised potatoes at
rate OF 459 bushels to the acre and at
eosl OF IL cents per bushel. The
'iup last year was under the able lead
efshlp OF Mr.. Vernon f. Wilder This
year harrison Blackstone will take Mr..
"i,uer place as local leader and the
,'oo Will include II members. A Gar
uei' ana Canning club with a member
hoe
""i work under the direction of Mrs
~ ~. storey. The officers elected by
u,e s1ris are Ferna Jardine, president:
'a hragdon, vice president: Lucia
s'oooard. secretary and Ruth Duncan,
treasurer.
=. Salaoou-At Caribou IL boys have
Jo'ned the Potato club, for which Mr..
ar'hur Thomas will act as local leader.
"eh'y-six girls will undertake Gar
I'm, and Canning under the leader
oa'p OF Miss Julia L. Mclaughlin and
.: ~ boys and girls will raise chickens
IN Poultry club.
~, IN 'ne Caribou Garden and Canning
,." up me girls have elected officers as
r r, Annie Tornquist. President:
Iva Eva rocker, vice-president and Maxa
''"i'l secretary and treasurer.
haston-At Easton club which will
sNe It's attention to potatoes, poultry.
"u pigs has been organized under the
sauershlp Of Rev. L. G. March. The
r,elnoers Of the Grange Committee on
uoss and Girls Clubs-Rev. L. G.
M March Mr.. Ray Hews, and Mr. Olin
n uolse' are conducting an active cam
a psn IN the schools situated in the
lying districts in order that all the
's ana girls in the vicinity may have
opportunity to join the Agricultural
Cd ,o0s at Easton Center. have express.
n;na oesire to join Garden and Can.
san s Eiuo, which will probably be or.
sanized soon.
,,. rescue 1sle-At Pressure Isle a Po-
20 oiuo OF Is members has been or
nIs" An active Garden and Can
Club last year did excellent work