The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-03-01
UNCLE SAM HAS JUNIOR ARMY
BOYS AND GIRLS HELP IN
FOOD CAMPAIGN
Government Asks That rs, 900 Okla.
homa Bays Be Enrolled
in Club Work.

In his army OF food producers,
Uncle Sam considers the boys and
girls to be his strongest reserve. Res
quests have come from Washington
that the Boys Clubs in Oklahoma be
increased to $4,000 strong and the
Girls Club in canning, poultry and
bread making greatly augmented
The record of 1917 shows that the
boys and girls OF Oklahoma we're
tremendously successful in club work.
Membership in the Boys Clubs for the
year totaled 1882, divided as fol,
lows among the several clubs Corn
Club, SOL; Cotton Club, 1892; Pig
Club, 1850; Wheat Club, 1,4S9; Ponl.
try Club Boys only, l,446; Grain,
Sorghum Club. 1926; Peanut Club,
1888; Calf Club, 44S Three Crop club
Rotation), PIG; Sheep Club, 81 Zee
Club, 20; Potato Club, Is; Farm Max.
ers Club (Negro), sos. Enrolment in|
the Girls Clubs was: Canning Club,
1,525; Bread Club, 1,4O7; Poultry club,
Girls only, 1,727
The Boys and Girls Club report for
the past year gives one good indica.
tion of what may be expected in 1878
with increased membership In the
Corn Club, for instance, the boys OBJ
tanned an average yield per acre
of $50 bushels The average cost per
bushel was $492 and the average
acre profit $36.06 Arthur Brown Of
Newalla, Oklahoma County, made the
highest acre yield With - bushels Of
corn on an acre. Paul Moody Of Red.
den, Atoka County, Clyde Heffner ct
Caddo, Bryan County, and Emmett
Handy of Laura, Latimer County,
each raised Is bushels of corn on
their acres
The average acre yield of the boys
in the Grain Sorghum Club was PSI
bushels The average cost per bushel
was $50 and the average acre profit
was $35S7. Oscar Minton of Bison,
Garfield County, grew 11O bushels on
an acre of ground; Ora Love of Ross
ton, Harper County, grew 100 bushels,
and Archie Lair Of Jones, Oklahoma
County and Hardin Lair OF the same
place grew 80 bushels on each OF their
acres.
The Cotton Club members grew an
average of SILT pounds of seed cotton
per acre and an average OF 291,9
pounds Of lint. The average cost per
acre was $2324 and the average acre
profit SOIL. Joe knight OF Dale.
Pottawatomie County, made the high
est yield with 1880 pounds OF seed
cotton. G. II. Clapp of Coalgate. Coal
County ranked second with 1900
pounds Blanch Streator of Wewoka.
Seminole County, was third with 2,50l
pounds, Hugh Pickens of Boswell,
Choctaw County, was fourth with
$3.50 pounds.
In the Peanut Club the averag,.
number of bushels per acre was 4S.7
while the average cost per bushel was
$.497 and the average acre profit
S63.56 Minnie Coon of Durant Bryan
/ County, lead the state with 1889
bushels. Willard Baker of Perkins.
Payne County, grew 125 bushels on
an acre. Floyd Riley (negro) OF
IIoldenville, Hughes County, and
Graves Morgan Of Oak Hill, McCur.
tain County, each grew 10 bushels
on their acre.
The girls were no less industrious
than the boys. Thousands OF quarts
Of fruit and vegetables were saved by
the girls of the canning clubs. The
girls We'd with the boys in poultry
club work. They helped in the bread
clubs by showing how wheat -four can
be saved by using substitutes.
Next summer and fall the girls will
study drying of fruits and vegetables,
1t will be more necessary than ever
that all of the fruits and vegetables
grown in Oklahoma shall be cor.
served Miss Emma A. Chandler.
director of the work for girls hope,
to have several thousand young work.
ers in this campaign
Boys and girls from 10 10 IS years
will be eligible to join the clubs. TT.
first step toward joining the club is
to see the county agent or woman
agent, The work for boys is directe ed
by the county agent and the work for
girls Is directed by the woman agent.