Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-04
100000 ENROLLED
Mem bership Of Boys and Girls Clubs
in Northern and Western States
Doubled

More than 100000 boys and girls in.
Northern and Western states. as mem
bers of agricultural and home econo-
mics clubs, are enrolled for war service
in gardening, canning. bread making
war bread, loo-poultry raising ard
other emergency enterprises, accordin.,
to a recent report Of officials Of tho
United States Department Of Aericu'-
ture in charge of this work
Total Enrolment
The total enrolment in regularly o.
ganized clubs for the year ending June
so last was 406636. In addition, abni,t
100000 boys and girls We're enrolled l
the var emergency projects. These were
from the cities and were not
classified as regular club mem
bers. The regular members were
organized into the following clubs. tho
figures showing the number of clubs
not the members: Corn clubs 945; pota-
to clubs, 1.211; home garden clubs. 300;
canning clubs. 2152; garden and can
ming clubs. 176; mother daughter clubs.
270; poultry clubs. 49,; pig clubs. 1,O31
baby-beef clubs. 1853: bread clubs. 642
sewing clubs. l,25o; handicraft clubs
IS; sugar-beet clubs. 161; home cooking
clubs. 755; other miscellaneous clubs.
AS The total number Of clubs of al
kinds was 1890.
Twenty mine Northern and Western
states cooperated with the Federal
boys and girls club service during the
year ending June 80. 1917, according to
the report. Seven hundred and fiftv-
nine counties in the North and West
hay
thoroughly organized into club groups
and on club-project basis. Eighteen
agricultural and home economics prp-
jects We're carried out comparatively.
Eight states had written project agree
ments with state institutions like d,
partments Of education. normal schools
etc. Eighteen states had written project
agreements with county organiza tons
and institutions for doing club work
For the year ending last June 1,l2i
paid leaders were working in connec-
ton with the boys and girls club work.
In addition 10 these there were ~,
volunteer club leaders
One hundred and sixty cooperatiN.
club leaders last year conducted 1.5Gi
demonstra tons in home canning ard
food conservation. AT these demon
StfaUonS there was an attendance u
2O.s6O club members. y. 565 visiting mer
and women. and 14.152 boys and girls
other than club members-a total Of
SS,oU- The club leaders visited 1o.69S
club plants.
The number Of club members en-
rolled during 1916 was 1888. or this
number, 1926 members completed ali
work, including making a report of The
seasons activities to the state club
leader. However, s5,324 members az
tually did the work, although a part Of
this number failed to make complete
reports at the close Of tho season. The
1925 members completing all the work
produced 1922, 1868 worth of products
during the season at an estimate ten
cost, exclusive Of overhead supervision
Of 1882. s36.07. leaving a net profit IF
$3.50 930.66. These figures include p:ly-
ment to the members Tor time ex-
pended in their work. 4 total Of Sl5T.-
3o4.75 was expended for local county,
state, and national overhead supercis-
ion for club work. This is a supervis-
ion cost of - cents per club member
enrolled, and s2.s5 per club member
making report on the COMPLETED sea
son $ activities.-News Letter, L. S.
Dept. Agri.