The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
CLUB WORK HAS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Boys and Girls Make Coed Records
In Year 1915.

Reports made by the boys and girls
OF Louisiana who belong to the agri-
cultural and live stock clubs indicate
that their work lii 1915 was very sue
cessful. Nearly 2,000 written reports
from the club members have been
received by the Junior Extension di-
vision Of the Louisiana State Univer-
sity and the results obtained wero
very satisfactory to the club leaders.
Club work in Louisiana is divided
into five classes: Corn, pig, canning,
poultry and cotton. A summary OF
the work Of each club is given below.
Corn Clubs.
Louisiana corn club boys produced
an average Yield OF Is bush els of corn
per acre in 1915, which is more than
twice the yield per acre for the en-
tire state. This corn was produced
at cost OF 46 cents per bushel.
The corn club enrolment was 1900,
of whom ga have made written re-
port OF their work. OF this num-
Der lis planted their acre plots to
winter cover crops, and 204 selected
their planting seed In the field
There were SOB ten-ear exhibits Of
boys corn on display at the Louisiana
State Fair and probably as many more
at the various parish fairs. Cash
Prizes, farming implements and L. s.
U. short course scholarships were
awarded the members who made the
best exhibits
PIC Clubs.
Louisiana pig club boys raised e.
224 pigs in 1915. The average weight
of these pigs at the time the boys
began keeping their records was AZ
pounds, indicating that most of tho
club members started the years work
with young pigs. The average weight
at the time the reports were made
was 205 pounds. The average initial
value OF the pigs was $500 and the
average present value s31 20, accord
ing to the boys estimates.
The total final weight OF these pigs
IL 465,920 pounds, which, valued o.
eight cents a pound live weight, w>7,ld
make the pigs raised by the buys this
year worth, as pork, s36,473.e0. The
actual value OF the pigs is ccna.t!or
ably above this a. 81 per cent Of them
were pure bred end many were prize
winners at parish fairs and the Sta
Fair, which gave them an enhanced
ctnrk
There were 802 pigs exhi Jited al
parish and community fairs and zee
at the state Fair The railway com
panies hauled 10 car loads OF boyr
pigs to and from the State Fair al
Shreveport free O. charge.
Canning Clubs.
Nineteen parishes in Louisiana EN-
ployed women agents in canniTg c'uF
work in 1915; fourteen of ta,-s.
agents were appointed for twesv,
months and Ave for only the cannins
season. There were 1,130 girls IN
rolled In the clubs.
Four hundred and forty-riRe CHI
members reported 264,556 pounds G
tomatoes raised, e4,S64 contai1e1'
filled, and an average profit Of 50 =
from the sale Of canned goods. TIL.
does not take IT . account the large
amount of fresr armed tomatoes CO.
sumed nor the aimed goods pie g.,
in the home pe tries. Tour huId q.
and thirteen 81 5 made caps and -
rons for corning demonstration,
which is a par + the required work
Exhibits OF ne girls work vcr
made at the ? IRISH and ward lars
and at the Ste to Fair. Scholarship
ct the short course at the Louisian:
State University we're awarded Z
girls who did the best work In ca
parish, and in a few cases nom
prizes were given.
! Poultry Clubs.
Seven hundred and forty boys an'
girls in Louisiana enrolled il tn
poultry clubs in 1915, and ne 7r'y oac
I third of this number submitted ri
! ten reports of the work at the Gloss
/ Of the season. This is considered :
good record for the first year OF CO
ganization.
/: Thirty parishes were represented 3
the poultry membership. The 11
and girls were divided into IS c!rb>
| 40 40 xr,hfnl, IN, Tho n, it,Yr.