The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1917-03-24
CLUB WORK HAS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Aeys and Girls Make Good Records
in Year 1916.

Of Louisiana who belong TO the a8ri-
cultural and 1--we stock clubs indicate
That their work IN 1916 was very suc'
cessful. Nearly 2o0e written reports
from the club members have been
received by the Junior Extension d.
vision Of tho louisiana State Unives
sity and the results obtained wers
very satisfactory to the club leaders.
Club work In Louisiana Is 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 1915. 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 bushel.
The corn club enrolment was 1900,
of whom 524 have made written 70
port of their work. OF this num-
Der 115 planted their acre plots to
winter cover crops, and 204 selected
their planting seed In the field.
There were SOB 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. 8.
u. short course scholarships were
awarded the members who made the
best exhibits.
Pig Clubs.
Louisiana pig club boys raised 4
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 ths
club members started the years WORT
with young pigs. The average weight
at the time the reports were made
was 206 pounds. The average initial
value Of the pigs was $3.50 and the
average present value $31.2o, ACCORD
nag to he boys estimates.
The total final weight Of these pigs
y 46S,92o pounds. which. valued at
eight cents a pound live weight. would
make the pigs raised by the boys this
year worth, a. pork, $3S.l78.6e. Tho
actual value Of the pigY b consider
ally above this a. 81 psr cent Of them
were pure bred and many were prize
vihners at parish fairs and the State
Fair, which gave them an enhanced
Nlnc as breeding stock.
There we're 500 pigs exhibited at
parish and community fairs and 2eo
At the State Fair. The railway COM
panies hauled IS car loads Of boys
pigs to and from the State Fair ct
Shreveport free Of charge.
Canning Clubs.
Nineteen parishes in Louisiana em-
ployed women agents in canning club
work in 1916; fourteen of these
agents were appointed for twelve
months and five for only the canning
season. There were 1850 girls en-.
rolled In the clubs.
Four hundred and forty-nine club
members reported 264,556 pounds CT
tomatoes raised. 64,S64 containers
filled, and an average profit of $19.7s
from the sale of canned goods This
does not take into account the 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 wer
made at the parish and ward fairs
and at the State Fair Scholarships
at the short course at the Louisiana
State University were awarded Il
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 an,
girls in Louisiana enrolled in tn,
poultry clubs in 1916, and nearly one
third OF this number submitted WIN
ten reports OF the work At the cios,
of the season. This il considered |,
good record for the first year Of o.
ganiEation.
Thirty parishes were represented II
the poultry membership. The boy
and girls were divided into rs clubs
Is Of which were in the agriculture
high schools. The remaining club
were supervised by home demonstrs
ton agents, parish demonstrate.
agents and junior club agents.
The club members are encourages
to raise purebred poultry, and the,
have been assisted in getting
start by poultry breeders, who hav'