The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-30
Lubbock County Boys and Girls
Clubs

We "'Aih Htlltloi " ihe pfollis- Al
ways, We put the development OF
the head TO think, to reason and IA
plan; the development of the heart
to be kind, true and sympathetic
the DEVELOPMENT OF the hand to be
useful, helpful and skillful; the de-
velopment Of the health TO the point
where YOU can resist disease, enjoy
life and become efficient In your
work first; In club work we do not
stress the money making feature.
Will. at the same time, We do know
by e. pernece. and nave many st3tis-
tics 20 prove, that club work is a
GOOD paying proposition for an ener-
getic boy or girl. In fact we believe
hat by following Instructions care
fully some profit can be realized up.
on each Club project under normal
conditions All Of YOU, know what
the conditions We're here last year,
vet J have in mind one girl who rails.
"a more than two thousand pounds of
tomatoes on her tenth acre. After
canning q good years supply for nov
urge fawly her record book show
"a a profit Of thirty dollars. And
This, too. after the sandstorms had
DESTROYED an her plants twice. You
can see That she would have realized
a greeter profit If she could have had
toma oo- Co sell early. while the price
ws hirh Figure mp the value Of
1925 pounds Of tomatoes at Zoe per
pound Another little girl told me
thrt she did not do much with her
Club harden but upon beiny cues
toned ! found that she had canned
PIT quarts Count that up at he
price No 3, cans Of tomatoes are
now selling for and see whether or
not her garden has saved any money
for her family ! could cite many
other instances. but these viii show
that Club work is profitable. not on
~ in other states and counties. but
also right here IN Lubbock County.
And ] must say q few words about
the record books I have in mind
number Of girls who grow their tenth
acre gardens this year. and produced
a large yield Of tomatoes. but they
failed 70 keep a record. So could give
no definite information as 10 the
value Of the work they did, And
naturally. those girls are not very en-
thusiastic about Club work Did YOU
ever notice that you never take much
pride in anything YOU only half do2
The record book is not hard 10 keen.
u is AL in forming the little hsbi. q
using the book daily You are in
the habit forming age so form this
good one as you go along The bov
or girl who does not keep a record II
his work rs not only cheating himself
ont ~ something Of educational vsl.
ue. rs wen as probable prizes ana
cash profits. hut he & also doing The
club work a great Injustice. You are
the only one who has a reliable way
Of knowing whether or net YOU have
made a profit on your garden acre.
animal or chickens. but many reoo'e
would ike to know the result MI
you cannot show them they often
conclude that YOU made a failure and
hat club work is not worth ANYTHING
Keep your record book each day
Now shall tell why think it is
worth while for parents 20 give their
boys and girls something 20 work
with, and encourage them in their
Club work In the first place you
know they are going 20 become in
ierested in something, but whether or
not II is something practical. or is
along lines you would choose for them /
remains to be seen And II YOU wait
until they are eighteen or twenty
years old YOU find. too often. that I
hey have made plans for themselves
and II is too late to interest them in /
he home in which they grew M You
re going to spend money upon them
me way or another. so why not give
hem plot Of land or an animal to /
work with and teach them to become I
Independent and useful citizens You /
will be binding them to their homes. (
md il viii be the logical thing for
hem to seek to improve that home
md build up the community in /
which they live. instead Of fleeing
rom it and seeking to forget II. III
hink you viii find this a much bet
er method Of building up the coun-
ry than the one Of getting city PEG.
pie to live in the country.
As everything comes from the soil
think It is time We were giving more
ime to practical agriculture. and
when we have men and women living
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