The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-19
CLUB WORK HAS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Roys ard 6irIs Make Coed aecords
In Year 1918.

cultural and live stock clubs indicate
that their work Ia 1915 was Very suc-
cessful Nearly 1000 written reports
from the club members have been
received by the Junior Extension Dis
vision Of the Louisiana State Unives>
sfty and the results obtained wera
very satisfactory to the club leaders.
Club work in Louisiana 10 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 bushels Of corn
per acre In 1918. which is more than
twice the yield per acre for the en-
tire state. This corn was produced
at a cost Of 46 cents per bushei.
The corn club enrolment Tas 1900.
Of whom SPA have made written re-
port OF their work. OF this mum
Der 115 planted their acre plots to
winter cover crops, and 2o4 selected
their planting seed In the field.
There were 500 ten>ear exhibits OF
boys corn on DISPLAY at the Louisiana
State Fair and probably as many more
at the various parish fairs. Cash
rrizes, farm implements and L. s.
y. short course scholarships were
awarded the members who made the
best exhibits.
Pig Clubs.
IL al, 20 q
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 were made
f, wss 205 Sourds The average irtal
value Of the pigs was $5W ana the
average present value $sl.2e. aeoerS'
ing to the boys estimates.
The total final weight OF theee pigs
IL 455,9 pounds, which. valued at
eight cents pound live weight. would
make the pigs raised by the boys thia
year worth. as pork, s3s.<73.ss. Tbs
actual value of the pigs L. consider
ably above this as s! per cent Of them
were pure bred ard many were prize
winners at parish Is,t1s and the State
Fair which gave ihen an enhanced
value as breeding stock.
There were 80o pigs exhibited a.
parish and coEm-lity fairs and ESQ
at the State Fair. The railway COM
panies hauled 10 car loads Of boys
pigs to and from the State Fair AZ
Shreveport free Of charge.
Canning Clubs.
Nineteen parishes in Louisiana ens,
ployed women agents In canning club
work in 1915; fourteen OF these
agents were appointed for twelve
months and five for only the canning
season. There were 1850 gifts en-
rolled in the clubs.
Four hundred and foTty-nine club
members reported 264,566 pounds CT
tomatoes raised, 64,S64 contataer
filled, and an average profit OF S1s.5S
from the sale Of canned goods. This
does not take ilto account the large
amount of fresh cauned tomatoes con-
sumed nor the canned goods placed
in the home pantries. Four hundred
and thirteen girls made caps and ap'
rons for canning demonstrations,
which is part of he required work.
Exhibits of the girls work were
made at the parish and ward fairs,
and at the State Fair. Scholarships
at the short course at the Louisiana
State University were awarded ia
girls who did the best work In each
parish, and in a few cases money
prizes were given
Poultry Clubs.
Seven hundred and forty boys and
girls in Louisiana enrolled in the
} poultry Gibbs in 1915. and nearly one
, third of tni3 number submitted writ
ton reports Of the work at the close
| OF the season. This Is considered q
good record for the first year OF OF
} ganization.
Thirty parishes we're represented II
the poultry membership. The boyl
and girls were divided into Is clubs
43 of which were in the agricultural
! high schools. The remaining clubs
we're supervised by home demonstra
ton agents, parish demonstration
agents and Junior club agents.
The club members are enooarage<
to raise purebr"d poultry, and the,
have been ass,sted in getting [
start by poultrv breeders. who have
] supplied new members with pure Eet
: eggs at reduced prices.
: At most of The parish fairs and O.
3 the State Fair special prizes ve1
+ offered for porltFy club exhibits They
' were allowed 70 inter their fowla IL
open competition and in many In
, stances won first prize over exhibit
made by older breeders.
|. Cotton Clubs.
Cotton club v ork was taken up 70
: the first time in 1916. Demonstrates
+. agents in SIX of the cotton.grOwini
a parishes selected six boys each whit
a agreed to plan. and cultivate TIVE
! acres in cotton under the agents IN
structions. Snecial attention w2s 2ai.
to seed selet ion. preparation OF sae<
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