The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-11-22
FOOD PRODUCTION
. BY BOYS AND lG|RlS
OF MAURY ASTOUNDs
ANNUAL REPORTS AND ExAIB-
! ITS SHOW GOOD WORK UNDER
f BIG HANDlcAPs.
GIRLS CANNED 7,3si QUARTS
Most Of II From one.Tenth Acre
PIots--Boys Also show Heavy Pro.
ducton Of Corn Under Scientific
Methods Taught.

Plots--Boys Also Show Heavy Pro-
ductlon Of Corn Under Scientific
Methods Taught.
Prizes, pins and other awards were
made Saturday afternoon to winners
in the boys corn clubs, boys and
girls pig clubs and girls home dem.
onstration clubs, but no awards were
made In the poultry clubs, 1t was an.
nounced this morning by @. G. Wright,
county farm demonstration agent, and
Mrs. Artie w. Bryan, home demon.
stration agent The boys corn and
pig exhibits were made at the court
house and the girls poultry exhib-
its, which were inadequate for judy
ing, were made on South Garden
street and the War Work building.
The corn exhibits have been put On
permanent display in a window at the
Columbia Bank & Trust Co. !,
AT an assembly Of the boys and
girls in the county court room they
were addressed by j. M. Dean, dis.
trict farm agent, Mrs. Artie w. Bryan,
home agent, and G. @. Wright, farm
agent, by all Of whom they were COM
mended for their accomplishment I'm.
der conditions that were not entirely
favorable for best results. Hugh Lee
Webster, chairman of the earn and
give department Of the United War
Work campaign. spoke to the boys
and girls, explaining the plan under
which they may contribute to the
cause of helping the soldiers, and an.
nounced that Mr.. Wright and Mrs.
Bryan are authorized to make collec-
tions for this cause wherever collec-
tions have not been made.
Two sets OF stereopticon slides
have been received by County Agent
Wright to be used in giving illustrat-
ed lectures throughout the county on
hog raising and ideal farm home life.
They will be shown at all the commu-
nifty centers as rapidly as 1t is possi-
BILE for Mr.. Wright to visit them.
In the reports Of the girls demon.
stration clubs 1t was shown that 73
girls made gardens under the plans
Of the county agent, 2S Of them made
efficient reports, Is qualified for grad.
ing and "a first year girls were award
ed pins. The reports show that Ss
girls with one-tenth acre each produc-
ed foodstuffs valued at $1,07I.Sl
with net profit og $717.43, after de.
dncting all costs including 10 cents
an hour for all time devoted to the
work.
From the one-tenth acre plots these
2S girls canned $3.50 quarts OF food.
stuff divided as follows: Tomatoes.
2,7O9; beans, 1,O2e; peppers. AL;
peas, IS; tomato sauce. 1873; corn.
ass; okra, 1877; cucumbers, 81; cat.
sup, q; pickle, 446. In addition to
this they canned 1,497 quarts from
other sources.
The grades made by Is girls were:
Katie B. Akin, Hampshire, 81; Eliza,
beth Akin, "; Maude Hoover. Green.
field Bend, 90; Anna Richardson, yFays
lirsville, rs; Jessie Akin, Hampshire,
"A; Sadie Lave, Taylorsvihe, Bes 1sa-
chel Taylor TAylersville, ~: Lana
Taylor, Tayiorsxille, so; Nina
Mayfeld, Greenfield Bend, az
Nora Chamberlain, Sawdust val.
ley, 76; Leila Mayfeld, Green
field Bend, rs; Charlotte Shan
non, Isom. u; Rachel Wilkes, Saw.
dust Valley, "A; Margaret Morrow.
SCOTS Mill, II; Nellie Jones, Hsmp-
shire. .6s. The grades were calculat-
ed on the basis Of management, yield,
profit, exhibit, other products, record
book and history OF work. Neither
the girl with the highest showing OF
profit nor the highest yield made
the highest grade, which was based
on an average Of all phases OF the
years development.
In the boys corn club department
the following awards were made, the
production per acre being shown for
the two leaders; Fred McKibbon.
Culleoka, 1OS S-4 bushels, pig given
by Niles Murphy; Charles Mcf<issack.
culleoka. 80 bushels per acre. S. cash,
given by w. P. Ridley; John F. MUIR
ply. Columbia, R. 6, SO cash given by
T r. n Fsfguers, Jr.; John Benderman,
C;;lleeka, 50 cash given by T. N. Fig
uers, Jr.: Eldridge Chafiin. Mt. Pleas
ant, knife given by Street. Martin &
Vaughan; Douglas Hardison. Colum-
bia, R. 8, 50 fruit trees by W. Y. 6.
Grant.
In the boys' pig club the following
awards were made: Elsie Leftwich,
Hampshire, IS cash by ]. H. DINING;
Sam Leftwich, Hampshire, IS cash by
r. F. Moore G Son; Lewis Wallace,
Hampshire, SO cash by Park Bros.
90 ;