Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-10-20
WORK OF CLUBS TO
SHOW At EXHIBIT
PUBLIC CAN SEE HOW MUCH
BOYS AND GIRLS HAVE AC-
COMPLlSHED.

including the growing of an acre OF
corn, one-eight acre of potatoes, the
raising of a pig or of the chickens
matched from As eggs, win lie shown
at the Second Annual Berkeley Coun-
ty Boys and Girls Agricultural Ex-
hibit at Mlrtinsburg, on October 26
and "a.
II you are corn, potato. poultry
or pig club boy or girl, you will no
doubt expect to bring your exhibit
to the show. With yodc exhibit of ten
cars of corn, a peck of potatoes, a
trio of chickens or pig, you will
have a record to show the yield or tae
gain, the profit for the seasons work
and the story of how you carried on
the work during the summer Every
club member is requested to send in
his or her cost record and the Illus
trated booklet or story not later than
five days before the exhibit takes
place Watch the daily papers for in
formation upon the exhibit, or inquire
of County Superintendent G. w Crow
ell or County Agent Paul H. Teal.
To the boys and girls in the rural
schools of the county, we extend a
hearty invitations to bring not less
than four nor more than seven diff
ferent agricultural products to ex-
hibit under their own name. Sucn an
individual exhibit might include any
thing from apples or other fruits to
every kind of small grain and corn.
We hope that the rural schools and
their teachers will take advantage of
the opportunity to present school
exhibit consisting of agricultural prod
ucts, of canned goods, or even fancy
work, erocheting, etc. Prizes will be
offered for the best exhibit from a
school in each district, and also for
the best display from any school in
the county.
To Berkeley county housewives and
their daughters, we are able to offer
one prize of $500 and a certificate of
merit, these being donated by the Ma
tional Emergency Food Garden Com
mission for the best collection of can
ned vegetables exhibited at this show
This prize and the certificate of
merit which goes with it, is open to
people living in a village, town or
city within the county. The vegeta-
bles exhibited must be taken from
garden in one of the aforesaid places.
In order to stimulate an interest in
the production and selection of bet
ter seed from year to year, we wish
to ask the cooperation of the farmers
OF the county in exhibiting what they
consider to be tine best ten ears of
seed corn, the best peck OF seed po-
tatoes, the best peck of seed wheat,
oats, barley or rye, these to be shown
in connection with the material ex-
hibited by the boys and girls of the
county. The prizes which will be Of
fered will consist OF 1st, 2nl AID Sd
premium ribbons. The best ten ears
OF seed corn or peck of saef pota-
toes, wether they belong 70 a boy or
girl club member or to their fathers,
viii be given suitable recognition.
We solicit the help which the
teachers of the schools of the county
are in position to lend at this time
in aiding club boys and girls to pre-
pare their illustrated booklets, and ID
srianging the material to he exhibit.
ed under the name of their school.
Oug dependence is placed upon the
parents of the many boys and girls in
the schools of Berkeley county. From
rom them we expect the encourage
ment and co-ope.at.,l which means
that we have the whole population
behind us in this undertaking.
Signed-Compi. tee on Fairs and
Exhibits.
j. HOLLAND SPEROW,
MISS LOUISE FOLK,
co. SUPT. C. W. CROWELL,
G. HARRY WHITING,
EDWIN HENSHAW.