Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-10
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Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs.
Maine boys and girls have only few
weeks left in which to enroll In the Apri.
cultural clubs conducted by the Exten-
sion Service of the College of Agricul.
ture, University Of Maine, Orono.
Local leaders Of clubs are requested
to send In enrolment lists for Poultry
Clubs before April 10th, 1917, and enroll
ment lists for Canning Clubs, Garden
Clubs, Pig Clubs, Potato Clubs, and
Sweet Corn Clubs before May 1st, 1917,
In order that the necessary instruction
sheets may be sent out in time for the
members to begin work at the proper
season.
During April enrolment cards and
blanks for the purpose of organizing
clubs will be supplied upon request.
RULES FOR CLUB PROJECTS
Canning Clubs-Each member must
put up fifty jars of fruits and vegetables,
including ten jars of different varieties
for exhibit.
Garden Clubs Qargs project) t)-Each
member must plant and care for truck
garden of at least one-twentieth acre.
Garden Clubs (small project)-
member must plant and care for q home
garden Of at least one square rod.
Pig Clubs-Each member must pro-
cure before June first pig born not
earlier than April first, and care for it
until fall.
Potato Clubs-Each member must
have q potato plot OF at least one-eighth
acre.
Poultry Clubs Each member must
make.two settings of thirteen eggs each
to be Matched not later than May Is and
care for the chickens until fall. ENROLL
ment for poultry clubs closes April 18.
Sweet Corn Clubs-Each member must
have sweet corn plot of one-quarter
acre.
ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL CLUBS
Six memb bers between the ages of ten
and eighteen are required to form q club.
People over eighteen years Of age may
be accepted by two-thirds vote of the
club as associate members and will be
entitled to all the privileges Of the club
except the right to compete In contests.
A local leader who Is q competent man
or woman interested in the children of
the locality and the object of the club
must be found to take active charge of
club activities, including meetings, and
to advise the members in their agricul-
tursl and domestic science operations.
At the first meeting Of the club the
members should elect officers and talk
over plans for securing seed, fertilizer,
or animals with which to start their sea-
sons work.
GENERAL CLUB
The General Club is for young people
who live in locality where it does not
seem possible to organize q local club.
They may join the General Club and
work from instructions sent directly to
them by the Extension Service. Enroll
ment cards will be furnished upon appli-
cation to the Extension Service.
WHAT THE UNIVERSITY WILL DO
The Extension Service Of the College
of Agriculture through the County
Agents, the state leader of Clubs and bis
assistants will assist in organizing clubs
by sending literature and speakers, will
furnish printed instructions for club
members to work by and will advise To-
cal leaders.
charge and is offered TO any community
in the state as long as the time OF the
workers permit.
PRIZES
The Maine Gamers Association has
offered S2525 in prizes for Sweet Corn
Clubs. $1,000 of this will be distributed
at county contests and 1926 in scholar
ships at the state contest at Orono.
Prizes ranging from 81 to $l6 will be
awarded at county contests. The schol-
arships awarded at the state contest will
be as follows: One 800 scholarship;
one s75 scholarship; three $50 scholar
ships.
Prizes 60 be offered at the county and
state contests to members OF other than
sweet corn clubs will be raised during
tbs year by subscriptions from boards OF
trade, banks, firms, organizations and
individuals.
ORGANIZE NOW
Interest the people in your oommun-
ity, appoint committee, find local
leader, enroll six or more young people,
and write for enrolment cards and
blanks. Remember that enrolment
closes for poultry clubs April 10th, for
all other clubs May 1st.
What Constitutes q Good Cow.
Are you working for your COWS or are