The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-03-20
CLUB WORK W|LLhAVE
0NE.THIRD time OF
MASON COUNTY AGENT
County Board Of Agriculture Decides
That County Agent Should Spend
ut Least One.Tllird Of His
Time in Interesting the
Young Of the County.


nesday was, In many ways, the mos,
important meeting held since the Or
ganization Of the board. A definite
plan Of work for the County Agent for
the year was outlined and 1t was
agreed that at least one-third Of the
time of the County Agent should be
spent in interesting the young boys
and girls on Mason county farms in
Club work.
Mr.. r. G. Merriman, of Louisville,
District Agricultural Agent and Mr..
Frank Barrett, Of Lexington, State
Boys Club Agent, ere present at the
meeting.
Mr.. Merriman stated that he be-
lieved in a tentative plan for the
County Agent work as 1t Is physical
impossibility for any agent to come
in personal contact with all the farm
ers in this county during a period Of
one or two years. His advice was to
the effect that 1t had been proven
more practicable for the county agent
to reach the majority of the farmers
through clubs and as a suggestion
would advise Mason county to organ
ize number Of clubs through the
county, either by precincts or magis-
terial districts. 1t was further
brought out in his remarks that by
this method the County Agent could
render more valuable service to the
county.
The second part of the program as
outlined by the tentative program by
Mr.. Merriman deals with the boys and
girls club work and as Mr.. Barrett,
State Boys and Girls Club Agent, was
present, Mr. Merriman suggested that
he give a brief outline to the Board
members of the work being done in
the various counties.
Mr.. Barrett in his remarks stated
that County Agent should pay much
attention to the boys and girls as it
will only be a short time until they
are the farmers and farmers wives. In
response to query by Merriman as
to the amount of time Mr.. Barrett felt
that the County Agent should give to
this activity, he stated that in this
county he felt that it would be wise
and profitable for the County Agent
to devote at least one-third of this
time. He further stated that in some
of the mountain counties, agents
spent their entire time in promoting
boys and girls club work
All of the members present felt
that Mr.. Barrett exercised very good
judgment in suggesting that at least
one-third of the time of our county
agent be spent in the promoting of the
boys and girls club work.
A discussion followed relative to the
activities that should receive the at
tention of boy and girl clubs. The
Board members felt that efforts
shrould be devoted toward the devel-
opment of poultry and cattle raising,
organization of pig clubs and endeav-
or to secure a pig of the market class
from the litter for the boy whose
father who did not approve of pur-
chasing pure bred gilt.
Mr.. Merriman asked County Agent
Kirk how many boys and girls he
thought he could enlist for club work
during the year and If 100 would
prove a satisfactory number. Mr..
Kirk stated that he would be very
greatly disappointed If he did not re-
ceive over 100 enlistments during this
year, with the aid of the enthusiastic
professors in the various communi-
| ties throughout the county.
In considering the attitude that the
County Board of Agriculture and its
agent should take toward the develop
ment of crops and soils. it was de-
cided that in as much as Mason coun-
ty depends upon tobacco as its money
crop, that the supreme efforts of the
Board of Agriculture and County
Agent should be directed toward the
development of this crop. The Board
members were informed that Dean
Cooper plans to direct more Extern
sion Department attention toward the
development of the tobacco through
out the state this year and two or
three tobacco raising specialists will
more than likely be added to the Ex-
tension Department staff of instruc-
tors. These men will be specialists in
the raising of the types of tobacco
grown throughout the state. These
men will do research work and en-
deavor to bring to our farmers ad-
vice and advanced ideas ana methods
in the raising of tobacco and solving
of tobacco problems. 1t was the con-
sensus of opinion Of the members
present that attention should also be
given to the increased production of
corn, sweet clover and alfalfa.
In the tentative program submit
ted it is the desire of the Extension
College for the County Board of
Agriculture to decide upon the live
stock demonstrations that should be
given during the year and the men,
bers went on record favoring hog
feeding and poultry demonstrations.