The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-01-31
I'm Boys Of Carroll County Receive
Prizes,

The Boys Agricultural Clubs Of
Carroll County finished their second
year of work in fine style. At the end
OF the year 1917 only three demonstra-
ton books were sent in to the Direct
or Of Boys Club work at the Mary
land State College. At the close of
last year forty-fve demonstrations
were completed and books sent in to
the director. This in its self is evil
dence enough that the farm boys of
Carroll are awakening to the fact that
here IS an opportunity not only to win
prize, but to do some actual farm
WORK for themselves. The parents
realize the fact that by giving the boy
a pig, some ground or some chickens,
he Lecomes more interested i'm farm
work and will stay with him on the
farm and not 60 to the city as SO
many of our boys have done in the
past.
The pig club work consists of rails
ing pig for six months, starting with
a pig ABOUT six weeks old. A record
il kept of all feed fed, labor and pas
ture. At the end of the period the
pig is weighed. The gain, the cost of
gain and the profit is worked out. A
history il written by the club member
and the report book filed out and sent
10 the County Agent. The prize win
ners for 1918 are: Carroll Rill, Hamp-
stead school, whose report scored 81;
Dwight Walker, Mt. Airy school, 58.3;
DeVries Herring, SIG. This score is
based on the net profit and the his
tory. Fourteen boys reported repres-
pntinP 1900 mounds Of DOrk
The corn club work consists of
growing and keeping records of one
acre of corn. The number of bushels
Is shelled corn testing IL per cent
moisture which is standard market
corn. Marion PrOugh, Sykesville
school, 1872 bushels OF white corn
scored SS.5; Frank Conaway, MT. Airy
school, 1876 bushels White Cap scored
92.6; Clarence Myers, Westminster
High School, 70.1 bushels of Reeds
Yellow Dent scored 875. This score
is based ON the yield, profit, exhibit
of ten ears, and the history. Fifteen
boys reporting 932 bushels. .,..s... =
The potato club work has not kept
up to the two former clubs as it
should have din this county. This IL
due largely to the fact that potato
raising is not as extensive as corn
and hogs, and the lack OF good
varieties free from disease. One of
the main features OF the club is to
study the growing of potatoes, the
diseases and their treatment, so the
club has a good goal to reach i'm 1919.
The winners for 1918 are: Maurice
Wolfe, Manchester school, EOS bush
els, score 1916; Irwin Flickinger,
Uni
SOS; James Reed, 16 bushels, score
81. These results we're obtained on
Ito acre plot, and the score was
peck, and history. Twelve boys re
ported $50 bushels, averaging no
bushels per acre.
veldped to the same extent as the for
mer clubs, but in the future it will
be placed i'm the same rank as the
other clubs. The work so far has
consisted of brooding and rearing
Five boys reported having raised an
average Of thirteen chickens
The State furnishes $1OO prize
money. First, second and third prize
is given in each club. Each boy COM
plotting his demonstration and turn
ing in his report book receives a
prize. The sum SUPPLIED by the state
is not adequate to meet the amount
required. Some money has been do
mated by bank directors and people
who feel the need and appreciate the
results of the farm boys of Carroll
County who i'm 1918 produced $4,000
of food stuff. Any person wishing to
contribute to the prize fund can do
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