Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-21
BOYS And GIRLS
FARM CLUB WORK
Experienced Field Agent is
Named County Leader
for Sussex
MANUAL SON
.OR DISTRIBUTION
special 10 The Evenlng Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Feb. 2i.-By virtue of the
cooperative action Of the u. S. De
partment Of Agriculture. Delaware Col
lege and The County Farm Bureau. Miss
Bertha Thompson, an experienced field
agent in club work, has been sent TO
Sussex county 10 act as county club
leader until a permonent county cad
or can be secured. Miss Thompson
viii organize county club Of
nee in the Court House at George
town. She VIII direct the clubs that
ara already at work, and then viii en-
roll club members for the new years
work. Her work win be carried out
under the direction OF the Club De-
patment OF Delaware College IN coop
Grafton with the community commit
teemen and county agents OF the Su5-
sex County Farm Bureau.
The new Boys and Girls Club Man
ual. which will be DESIGNATED as Exten-
sion Bulletin No. 5, OF Delaware College
will soon be ready for distribution. II
will be mailed free OF cost TO boys and
sirls to club leaders and county
agents. 10 clug committeeman OF he
County Farm Bureaus. and other per-
sons Of the State who are interested IN
club work.
This manual will contain complete
outline Of all the farm and home pro-
jec,s which the Junior Extension De
partment Of Delaware College and the
County Farm Bureaus VIII offer 10
Delaware boys and girls between the
ages OF 10 and q years II will also
contain some interesting Delaware cluD
pictures.
MOI only win the manual enable boys
and eirls to decide upon The farm ana
homo projects on which they desire 10
work but Il will also give them an OUT
line for the whole club year IN each
Of the home projects offered.
Rows and girls who enroll In one or
more OF the following farm ana nome
projects win be expected az to follow
AN reasonable instructions to the Dest
Of their ability, 90 10 keep records, l5l
and to close up the years work by
making o final report.
Corn Project Each corn cluD mehl-
Der shall personally grow one OF lnore
acres Of corn. Time OF enrolment, jan
nary 4 to June A
pih Club Proiects-The feeding OF
Fat pig Enrolment January
40 july /. Each club member shall iee1
and care for a grade or market pig isoli
about ,he weaving time until the pi.
Is ready for market. or Is ready 20 d.
but0hered.
r'be breeding or pure bred project
<roIlment January 4 to July t.-Eacl
frlub member shall feed and care iol
one or more pure bred gilts or Doars
intended 20 be kept as breeding STOCK
from the weaving period until the plga
are eight months OF age.
The sow and litter project-Enroll-
ment January 4 10 June !. Each club
member shall feed and care for one
~ moe brood sows from the time OF
Mating untlr the first litter OF pigs is
veaned.
Poultry Club Projects - Enrollmen;
January 4 TO May 4.
The chick raising project-Each cluD
member win set two OF mo-e settings
OF eggs and raise the chicks.
Inc tst lay lue htpJDce. .-e'N'A
member shall feed and care for SIX or
more laying hens for at least Three
months.
Homo and school garden project
Enrolment January 4 to May l.
Each garden club member shall care
Tor home or school garden OF 100
square feet OF more.
school ga-dens-A local club shall he
organized in communities where five OF
more boys and girls can conveniently
meet together under the direction Of q
local club leader
Home gardens-BOys and girls whit
desire to grow home gardens, but VIII
live too far apart to be organized int
local club group, may become mem
bers OF the countrywide garden clul
provided that the parents or guardian