Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-10
what Our CLUBS are Doing

the united states Win the eSlADllSH-
ment of the Boys Corn club by the Uni
versity of Georgia in 1906. In 1910 the
work WAS reorganized and expanded I'M
der the direction Of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture. and since that
time has been growing steadily. Not
only has its membership increased from
year TO year, but the type Of work done
by the boys and girls has broadened in
scope and importance until today II Is
one of the most far-reaching of all the
classes of agricultural work within the
state. Considerable impetus has been
given 10 the movement this year by link
ing il with war work. and there is an
earnestness and fervor in the work of
the boys and girls that bespeaks con-
scientious and patriotic effort Their
slogan. Every boy and girl will feed
soldier" is a very fitting one at this
time.
The College of Agriculture fully APP
preciates the opportunity of giving lead
ership in this constructive work among
Georgia boys and girls. In these young
people il feels that II is training a new
generation of farmers and farm women
along broad and scientific lines, and that
through them il is influencing fathers
and mothers. even communities and en-
tire counties. 1t is not so much that
these club boys and girls produced last
year S2s7.756 worth of surplus fruits
and vegetables and that they won
S25.7O5 in prizes-Jhough this is a
worthy record-but the fact is that in
training these boys and girls to be eff
ficient producers the college is building
for a better and more prosperous citi-
zenry and one that VIII see in the farm
a field worthy of its best efforts.
The records show that there were
1856 boys and girls registering last
year in corn, pig, canning. four-crop
and miscellaneous clubs. This was the
total enrolment for the year. On May
Is, 1918, there had been registered 2S, 100
club members. an increase of So per cent
over last year, and by the time the rec
Ords close the enrolment win have
reached fully $4,000. The records show
that on May Is, there were 1912 MEM
bers in the pig clubs, in the corn clubs
5,OiS, in the calf clubs 976 in the wheat
clubs 643, in the poultry clubs 1900, in
The canning clubs 9.l52, and in the mis-
cellaneous clubs SIS. In the pig. corn
calf and pea clubs for negroes there is
an enrolment of $3.50. The work which
has been done by the clubs lately formed
as the wheat club. sneep cluD and pea
club is very encouraging The wheat
club promises to be one Of the most pop
AAaE CLUBS LldN we nave begun
Possibly the greatest interest this
year Is being shown in pig club work
The total enrolment for 1917 was 1853.
while on May Is. of this year it was
1,312. and the movement is gaining mo-
mentum every day. 1t is believed that
by the close of the present year there
VIII be one hog for every man, woman
and child in the state, and Georgia al
ready stands sixth among the hog-pro-
ducing states of the union. The canning
club work is also making good ad-
vances. the enrolment on May Is be-
ing 76 per cent ahead of the total en-
rollment for last year.
Canning club work was organized In
Georgia in 1911 and at That time only
two counties were organized. Last year
there were ffty-SiX counties with &C
tive clubs, and this year, through the
aid of the war emergency appropriation
of the government, the work has been
expanded until at the present time
there are ninety-siX counties with well
organized clubs. Realizing that in club
work lies their greatest opportunity
for real war service. the girls of the
state are nobly responding and before
the yea is over fully $1,000 will be
actively engaged in canning, drying and
bringing tie surplus fruits and vege-
tables that are so abundant on all
well organized farms. Last year they
6Iled .254 s66 containers anc the total
value d the product was approximately
S267T56. The All brand has been so
well established that it is now stand
ard one ard the strong demands Tor the
producer give recognition or It's quality
ana excellence. The All means train
ing the head to think, plan. reason;
training the hanGs to be useful. help
mi sEfIlful: training the heart to be
Kind. true, sympathetic; and training
.be health so that the individual may
% able to resist disease enjoy Ire anu
he efficient. The girls are also active IN
POULTRY work, Setting last year $1,000
cggs and raising s17,250 worth Of welt
bred chickens
: The champion corn club boy was
Houston Pullen, of Glenn, raising 10
bushels of corn on an acre at the low
cost OF 20 cents per bushel. The four
.ron champion was Stonewah Dyer, OF
N..v-nan This young man raised seven
tv-fva bushels of corn on an acre at
. ,,ro7t of S2l64; 1879 pounds OF seed
otto, AZ a profit of $237.20, and 4.267
,.ounds of hay at pront or S4ooo'
T'hus his total profits on three acres
vvsre s4l5.s4 and we'll repa'd him Tor
the tire that he gave these crops
code carr. of Calvary, won hrst prize
e, r. mig clubs with a registered ,
7 GLAND China weighing 800 pounds. lie
aid IS for the pig when he bought II
"a Eve months later II was VAIued at
$3.50 nv his county agent.
The most noteworthy development o,
the club work is the short course nSIu
a. tho COLLEGE during the summer Inc
resuIts of the meeting held iast sum
ner at which 27O boys and girls "ere
D-ssent has already been given IN an
ptber section Of this report. The meet
to This wear will be held In August
THE schools of the state have gwen
GOOD cooperation and service is heipS
lbs, 70 carry out the different lines oI
cl,,b work. AS yet our teachers nave
not fulIy appreciated the value OF ayr
c,,IturaI education and what II may
mean in helping TO bring the SENIOR SENIOR
ana the home closer together Our
tsacbers should be taught TO place De
rore the young people in the schoo.
room the fundamental principles OF
,s,riculture and domestic science In suen
On attractive manner that the boy ana
vfrl will be encouraged to stay on tne
Farm. This can only be done when we
have taught them the best metnoas Oi