Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-09
JUNIORS CALLED ON FOR 8O,4OO CANS
Quota For Boys and Girls in Canning Clubs in New London County 1,65S Members, Each to Pledge 50 Jars of Either Fruit, Vegetables or Greens

 paign, which means that we must have i f,sOS canning club members, said As sistant County Agent R. J. Whitman in his second quarterly report for the year made at the recent meeting of the New London County Farm Bureau.
 Each club member is pledged to put Up 50 cans of fruit, vegetables or greens.
 Connecticut has pledged herself to can five million jars of foodstuff, in cluding fruits, vegetables, meats and greens, Out of this number the boys and girls of the state are expected to can 100000 jars. so that it has been figured out that New London county, to do it's part. must show 80 400 jars.
 MT. Whitham's report was in part as follows:
 The Junior Food Army Work.
 Connecticut is the only state in the union to have conceived the idea of a Junior Food Army, whereby any boy CT girl between the ages of 10 to IS who is working along food conserva- tion and production lines, may become soldier of this army, receiving rec ord books, pins. poster, and instruc- tlons, sent out by the .Tnuior Extension Department, then mailed from our of flee to each boy and girl During the early part of the spring all town chairman of the state council of de- fence were asked. by the state chair man, Mrs. Samuel Russell, Of the Jun for Food Army Committee to appoint Junior Food Army chairman in each town and a committee to help carry on the work of the enrolment of the boys and girls, also follow up instruc- tons during the summer. There arc still a number of towns who have not appointed their committee. The ma jority of the enrollments were taker through the schools, by the supervising agent, principals, or teachers of the schools presenting the work. or the county club leader going into the schools and explaining junior foot army work. During the spring, I man aged to go to 24 schools in the town of Stonington, Colchester, Griswold Groton Montville Lebanon. Norti Stonington, Franklin, Mantle, Spragu, and Lisbon, presenting junior food ar my work to 3420 boys and girls. Tn, activities which are included in thi work are corn, potatoes, garden, food | saving; canning, junior home econom | ics, pig, poultry. calf and sheep raising 1 Every boy or girl who finished his o | her work in the fall will receive | certificate signed by the governor. al so have an opportunity to exhibi l their food product at the county an, state fair and local fair if such ar rangements can be made with the loca | committee.
 l The total number enrolled mp to dat is 3639, our quota being 325O so yo ] see we have just about gone over tn l top.
 Judging Dairy Cattle for Boys an Girls.
 l To encourage the boys and girls ( New London county to select the GOV that goes lover the top," the Ne7 1 London County Agricultural Societ offers the following premiums fc l Judging dairy cattle, at the fair to | held in Norwich. September 2d to 4tl
 $25 in prizes. First. ribbon; secont ribbon; third, ribbon; fourth. $4: fit s3 sixth S2. seventh s1. Fifteen do, lars to be used in defraying the eX spenses of the three winners to -th
 Berlin State Fair. Any New Londo
 county boy and girl under 19 years age may compete in this division
 Boys and girls have you heard ho
 the three winners of the stock judgir contest enjoyed their trip to tl
 Brockton fair in Massachusetts la
 year? We left here on Tuesday morr
 ing in an automobile. eating lunch
 Providence and arriving at the fail
 grounds about o'clock. We spel
 the night in Brockton and the next da
 judged dairy cattle with fifty mo
 boys and girls from Massachusett
 After enjoying the sights the fair O fered, which were many, we journeyt back to Norwich without a misha and everyone expressing his appreci; . ton of the trip and determinatit } tc win again next year
 , These boys and girls had been trail , ed by the extension dairymen of Col ! necticut Agricultural College and A ! sistant County Agent Whitman. : The trip planned this year is to t : Berlin State Fair, which takes pla ! Sept 23 to 2S.
 , Classes are being formed to recei .. instruction, and those wishing to io | | should notify the farm bureau at ono We had twenty five boys and gil
 last year-we want fifty this year.
 These classes are held on represe i tative farms in communities ne g where a number of boys and girls li7 y in order to facilitate transportation. Junior H. E. Club Finishes Their Wo During the latter part of winter a spring, we had 16 Junior Home Ec -' monies Clubs carrying membersh
 of 335. These clubs worked out t t2 conservation lessons in cooking a
 housekeeping which were furnished :, by the Junior Extension Service. at t Connecticut Agricultural College.
 of the 16 clubs. 14 have come throu
 successfully, that is, holding an e
 hibit sending in record cards a t stories. Every club has had over d per cent. of it's members complt c their entire task. A member of the e clubs selected three girls each for = demonstration team tos put on 3, wheatless demonstration at their ( :, hibit. The following clubs were re l. resented. Busy Bees of Bozrah, "Sa $, Your Bit Club" of Baltic, The Jun d Home Economics Club of Sprague a
 Uncle Sam's DO Your Bit Club"
 North Stonington. During the demo T stration, one of the girls acted
 spokesman, and explained the wo
 while the other two members did 1
 actual preparation. Connecticut nee
 more leaders. and in this way we - able to train them to be more cor
 dent and more skillful, sowing 70 first seeds for leadership. The otl e, clubs to have finished their work
 Kimbal1 Junior Home Economics c
 of Preston, Gales Ferry J. H. E. cl ss Uncle Sams Busy Workers of W West Side of Norwich. Greeneville
 H. E. Club, New London H. E. cl , Busy Boosters of Blissville, Hoo at Helpers Of Plain Hill, Norwich { eff Uncle Sarn's Food Savers of No
 Franklin. Each member who co
 pletes the course. that is, tries out ,d recipes at home, Keeps record /; ~. ~. writes story of the club work, ' 1e be awarded bronze medal, bear
 the club emblem. The member in ei
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