The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-02-09
BROvDER TO ORGANIZE
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL CLUB

Corn and Pig clubs, for the year
/ 1917 in this county and would like
for every boy between 16 and is
/ years of age who would like to 90
, in either or both of these clubs to
drop me a card at once and state
which or both they wish to join, so
I may have their names enrolled and
know where they are.
am anxious to have every part
of the county represented in these
clubs and hope to have better clubs
than we had last year. would like
to have a local club in each Magister-
ial district large enough to have n
manager for that club and have a
show of its own in the end and have
the winners to show their products
here for a final test, and If any of
the others wish to they can also. but
It will not be compulsory with any
but the winners in the locals.
We consider the corn and pig club
work for the boys one OF the great
est works that can be accomplished
This IL not confined to the boys
alone for the girls can go into II
they wish and we would be glad to
have them too as many as would like.
and I hope you parents will urge
these boys and girls to take hold of
this work and help them to grow up
to be more useful men and women
than they would have been as it IL
an education for them that they will
get in no other way.
II you can't get hould of thor
ough bred pig, let me know and will
help you to get one. There Is no use
in any one saying he can't get pig
for | will help him to get one OF his
choice.
These clubs will start about May
LIST. and will want your names at
once so | may proceed to organize
and get you Strengthened out by that
time, and il you wish any further
instruction would like for you to call
or Write me about IT,
We have some new rulings from
the state department this year and
for your enlightment I am giving
them below as they were given -
me. w W. BROWDER.
County Agent.
All Boys Clubs To BE Recognized.
The Ohio county pig, corn and
poultry clubs for boys will he reor-
ganized for 1917 in the near future.
Plans are now under way with the
county farm agent to have all Boys
Clubs joined into one club to be call
ed the Boys Agricultural Club"
Provisions have been made to in
corporate the rules of the pig, corn.
and poultry clubs. and the new plan
will in no way interfere with the
endless chain system in pig clubs or
the former regulations of the other
clubs as followed out last year. All
boys who were members OF these
clubs last year will become members
OF this new organization and it is
~oypected that the work this year will
be bigger and better than ever.
The Boys Agricultural Club has
for its objects the inspiring and en-
couraging of farm boys to remain on
the farm: the demonstration of more
scientific. practical and more bust
ness-like methods in farming, and
the teaching of the value of organic
ed efforts. cooperation and compro-
mise in the up-building of character
and citizenship.
Any boy between the ages of tea
and eighteen. inclusive. can become
a member of this club provided he
will agree to grow some crop or an
imal under the direction OF the Coun-
ty Agent and study the instructions.
bulletins and circular letters sent
him and attend the meetings of the
club regularly All labor must be
performed by the boy himself and
complete record and history of the
work turned in to the county agent
at the end of the year,
4 boy may raise any one OF the fol-
lowing crops or animals with the adj
vice and approval of the county
agent:
Crops TAI one acre or more of
corn; OBJ one-eighth acre or more of
potatoes; (c) one-half acre or more
of soy beans; (dl one-half acre or
more OF tobacco; (e) one-half acre
or more Of cover crop.
Animals-(a) one or more pigs;
OBJ one or more calves; (c) one or
more lambs; (d) poultry
Arrangements will be made for 10
cal and county shows and il is ex-
pectod that all members will exhibit
their products and that we will have
lively contest.
The new organization also calls for,