The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-05
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Eoys and Girss Make Good 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 In 1915 was very sue
cessfnl. Nearly 1000 written reports
from the club members have been
received by the 5uniof Extension d.
vision of the Louisiana State Univer
sity and the results obtained wers
very satisfactory 10 the clas leaders.
Club work in Louisiana 1s divided
into FIVE ciassess Corn, pig, canning,
poultry land cotton A summary OF
the work OF each club Is given below.
Corn Clubs.
Louisiana corn club boys produced
an average yield Of as bushels of corn
per acre In 1915, which rs more than
twice the yield per acre for the en-
tire state. This corn was produced
at cost of as cents per bushel.
The corn club enrolment was 1900.
of whom ga have made written re-
port OF their work. or this num-
Der us planted their acre plots to
winter cover crops. and 204 selected
their planting seed In the field.
There were 503 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.
Pig Clubs.
Louisiana pig club boys raised e.
224 pigs in 1916. The average weight
Of these pigs at the time the boys
began keeping their records was AZ
pounds, indicating that most Of the
club members started the years work
with young pigs. The average weight
at the time the reports we're made
was 206 pounds. The average initial
value Of the pigs was $3.50 and the
average present value 1920, accord.
ing to the boys estimates.
The total final weight of these pigs
is 465,S20 pounds, which. valued at
eight cents a pound live weight, would
make the pigs raised by the boys this
year worth, az pork, $3S,47360. The
actual value Of the pigs Is consider
ably above this as 81 per cent of them
were pure bred and many were prize
winners at parish fairs and the State
Fair. which gave them an enhanced
value as breeding stock
There were s62 pigs exhibited at
parish and community fairs and $50
al the State Fair. The railway COM
panies hauled IL car loads OF boys
pigs to and from the State Fair al
Shreveport free OF charge.
Canning Clubs
Nineteen parishes in Louisiana EN-
ployed women agents in canning club
work In 1915; fourteen OF these
agents were appointed for twelve
months and Ave for only the canning
season. There were 1890 girls en-
rolled In the clubs.
Four hundred and forty-nino dub
members reported 264, $50 poar6s 50
tomatoes raised. 64.SS4 cor;aa,e q
filled, and an average profit . S1S75
from the sale Of canned goods. III
does not take into account the .s-q
anountH0f fresh canned tomatoes cor
-sumed nor the canned goods r,s
in the home pantries. Four ~ (,
and thirteen girls made caps and ,
rons for canning demonstra,.;
which is a part Of the required
Exhibits of the girls wort
made at the parish and ward g.
and at the State Fair. Scho'c.I
at the short course at the Lou.e
State University were awar'
girls who did the best work in
parish. and in a few cases men
prizes were given.
Poultry Clubs.
Seven hundred and forty boys ar,
girls In Louisiana enrolled IN the
poultry clubs in 1916, and nearly one
third Of this number submitted writ
ten reports Of the work at the close
Of the season. This is considered a
good record for the first year az or
ganization.
Thirty parishes were representa-
the poultry membership. The boys
and girls were divided into rs clubs,
43 OF which were in the agricultural
high schools. The remaining clubs
were supervised by home demonst-a-
ton agents, parish demonstration
agents and junior club agents.
The club members are encouraged
to raise pare-bred poultry. and they
have been assisted In getting
start by poultry breeders, who have
supplied new members with pure-bred
eggs at reduced prices.
At most Of the parish fairs and II
the State Fair special prizes v
offered for poultry club exhibits. They
were allowed to enter their fowls 1
open competition and in man
stances won first prize over exhia IS
made by older breeders.
Cotton Clubs.
Cotton club work was taken ND +
he first time In 1916. Demonstrstc
agents in Six of the cotton grow
parishes selected six boys each ~