New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-03-23
BOYS AND GIRLS
MAKE BIG SUCCESS OF
CROPS, PIGS and HENS
STATE LEADER w. T. CON-
WAY MAKFS INTERESTING
REPORT WHICH SHOWS
BIG PROFITS FOR BOYS
AND GIRLS LAST YEAR

W. I. Conway, who has charge OF
the boys and girls club work in the
state, has just issued a statement
giving summary of the ub work
for the year 1916, which makes
mighty interesting reading and shows
that the boys and girls of New Mex
leo are availing themselves of this
opportunity to learn how to farm
scientifically, and to acquire a bet
ter knowledge of household arts.
The number of members competing
in the work in 1916 was 5S3. The
value of their products was $l0,l6l.-
IS. Deducting the cost of produce
ton. $3,474ll this leaves a net profit
10 the members of 5,68704.
The statement shows that the three
best profit bearing projects were, in
the order named, crops, pigs and
poultry. The crops produced had a
value OF $4,28l AS Deducting the cost
of production $93043. the net profit
was S3,34l0s. The value of pigs was
S28286l. The cost of production was
$l,l527l. This leaves a profit of ST.
$500 The poultry production was
valued at $l,5S355, The cost of pro-
duction was 10000, 'eaving a profit
of $8o343.
The state champion of all club work
for 1916 is Robert Strickland of Ros-
well, N. NJ. From one-half acre of
corn and a S0-pound bred Poland
China pig this boy realized $l6l.39
profit. And then they say farming
in New Mexico doesn't pay PERHAPS
if some of the olders would take
lessons from the boys they would
learn a few things about intensive
farming and be able to increase
their returns from the land. The
man that cultivates the greatest
number of acres does not always
receive the biggest returns.
Club work is a great educational
factor, as Mr.. Conway points out, be-
cause.
it appeals to the boys and girls
because it gives them mans and a
woman's job.
2 1t unites school and home and
reveals the strength of both when
working in cooperation.
1t aims at four-square develop
ment of head and heart, hand and
rounded character and makes a good,
health, which grows into a we'll
thrifty, useful citizen.
The boys now enrolled, or who en-
ro1 hereafter, in this club work are
the future farmers of New Mexico.
1t is to them that the state is
going to have to look for much of
the development that is to come a.
long agricultural lines. They are now
earning, and will continue to learn
scientific methods of farming and
livestock and poultry raising In a
few years they will be branching out
for themselves and applying their
know. edge to cultivating farms. of
heir own.
And the girls should not be over /
ooked, because they are being in
'tructed in household arts. They are
,eing taught how to sew, cook, do
ancy work, make butter, can fruit,
,ake bread and pastry and the dozen
,r more other things that go to
make up the routine of the average
armers wife.
Eevery county in the state ought ,
o see to 1t that boys and girls
lub is formed therein. Through the ,
Medium of these clubs the boys are j
aught to be successful farmers and !
he girls are fitted to become sat-
sfactory housewives No other {
gency can do as much as these clubs
o bring agriculture up to the high
st possible state of efficiency and
improve our rural home conditions, 7