The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-05-12
CLUB WORK HAS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
5oys and Girls Make Good Records
in Year 1916.


that their work in 1916 was very sue
cessful. Nearly 2.008 written reports
from the club members have been
received by the Junior Extension di-
vision Of the Louisiana State UniveI>
sity and the results obtained wer3
very satisfactory 10 the club leaders.
Club work in Louisiana is divided
into five classes: Corn, pig, canning.
,,oultry and cotton. A summary OF
the work of each club is given below.
Corn Clubs.
Louisiana corn club boys produced
an average yield of 46 bush Is of corn
per acre in 1915. which is more than
twice the yield per acre for the en-
tire state. This com wa produced
at cost Of as cents per bushel.
The corn club enrolment was 1900,
Of whom 524 have made written re-
port of their work. OF this num-
Der lis planted their acre plots to
winter cover crops, and 204 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
Prizes. farming implements and L. S.
q. short course scholarships were
awarded the members who made the
best exhibits.
PIG Clubs.
Louisiana pig club boys raised g.
PA pigs in 1915. 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
was 2o5 pounds. The average initial
value Of the pigs was $3.50 and the
average present value $500, accord
Tag to the boys estimates
The total final weight OF these pigs
IL 455,S2o pounds, which. valued at
eight cents poun6 live weight, would
make the pigs raised by the boys this
year worth, as pork, s36,473.6o. The
actual value of the pigs l.. 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 So2 pigs exhibited at
parish and community fairs and $50
at the State Fair The railway coIr-
parties hauled 10 car loads Of boys
pigs to and from the State Fair at
Shreveport free of charge.
Canning Clubs.
Nineteen parishes in Louisiana en-
ployed women agents in canning club
work in 1915; fourteen OF these
agents We're appointed for twelve
months and five for only the canning
season. There were 1,130 girls en-
rolled In the club.
Four hundred and forty-n:ne club
members reported 264,556 pounds q
tomatoes raised, 64,864 containers
filled. and an average profit of 1875
from the sale Of canned goods. TH.3
does not take intn accour' me large
amount of fresh canned 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 the required work.
Exhibits Of the girls work were
made at the parish aTd ward fairs,
and at the State Fair Scholarships
at the short course at the Louisiana
State University were awarded to
girls who did the best work in each
parish, and in a few cases ruaey
prizes were giver.
Poultry Clubs.
Seven hundred and forty bows and
girls in Louis Ia enrolled in tho
poultry clubs in 916. and nearly one
third Of this n Der submitted writ
ten reports Of tn work at the close
Of the season. his is considered a
good record f." he first year of or
yanzation.
Thirty parish; were represented in
the poultry m nbership. The boys
and girls were divided into Is clubs.
10 of which we g in the agricultural
high schools. The remaining clubs
we're supervissf by homo demonstra-
hon agents, parish demonstration
agents and jun Of club agents.
The club MT nbers are encouraged
10 raise pure-Lred poultry, and they
nave been as sisted in getting
start by poultry Feeders, who have
supplied new members with pure-br,
,ggs at reduced prices.
At most of the parish fairs and at
he State Far special prizes were
offered for poultry club exhibits. They
we're allowed enter th"ir fowls in
open competition and in L-any IN
stances won Irst prize oVer exf lib
made by Olde breeders.
Cotton Clubs.
Cotton club work @9 aiken III e.
he first time in 1919 Demon sr&' an
gents in Sit Of the cotton-cra,v-i
,arishes sele led Six bows 4ag= v,..
greed TO plaut ard cu'r:.@ 1855
ores in cotton unCer liz t.-.... Ks,
tructions Special attention. j.. ..u
o seed selection, preparat,na ,s -.3
'ed and cultivation
The boys made ~ 1ro"ar- v.tG 'r
,O31 pounds Of see1 -at.o. wv. -,5,.
n addition T. IL hlG rT.ra. a,e.