St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-19

ignation to take effect the first of
March. He explained that this res
ignation had been accepted by con-
sent obtained by a majority of the
board mbers, but that at the end
of two weeks the agent had applied
for reinstatement. The superintend-
ent went on to state that he had told
the Club Agent that he did not have
the authority to reinstate him in the
work without the consent of the
Parish Board and the approval of the
Agricultural Extension Department
at Baton Rouge. He stated that he
had informed the Agent that he could
not ask the Extension Department to
reinstate him until the Parish School
lBoard had expressed themselves as
faVoring such step, although he had
promised the Agent that the board
would pay it's share of his salary for
the balance of the month of March,
or until the board meeting, so that
the unfinished business connected
with the club work could be attend
ed to.
The following report of the Club
Agent was presented:
Covington, La, April t, 1919.
Honorable School Board of the Par
ish Of st. Tammany, Louisiana:
Gentlemen beg to submit here
with some figures compiled from the
weekly reports of the Agent during
his employment as such for this par
ish from October /, 1918, 20 March
IL, 1919:
345 consultations held with farm
ers or club members.
125 club members visited at their
homes.
IA farmers visited at their homes.
80 visits to schools to hold meets.
other meetings held or taken
part in.
| A total of 1903 attendance at these
meetings, estimated.
973 miles travelled in auto.
1876 miles travelled on train.
Il 1148 circular letters written and
mailed.
1894 bulletins mailed.
800 official individual letters.
"a articles written for paper and
published.
OIL nORS VacclnaloQ.
$3.50 secured in subscriptions for
club prizes.
24S members enrolled for the year.
Many Of these boys and girls have
been supplied with pigs and seed
, corn for this year, many more want
same.
Il % bushels Of seed corn sold for
boys at $500 per bushel.
Supt. Harris and the State Board
! of Education have considered club
J work to have an educational value
equal to that of the other subjects
studied in school in the development
, of the child and have therefore grant
/ ed unit credit toward graduation
for all students taking club work,
, This subject is optional in schools.
DR.. Dodson, of L. S. u, believes
t in club work because SO much good
information and better methods as
twell as good seed and better live
: stock are carried into the different
communities through the clubs.
, These soon show a good effect upon
the farming Of the adults.
J Club work is profitable, education
al and patriotic. 1t gives training
to the future farmers in better meth
DDS; it shows the farm boys that
/. money can be made on the farms and
: a happy life can be found there.
3 This keeps the country boys from
: focking to the city electric lights.
, Some of our own club members
have earned enough in club work to
| lpay their own expenses through high
| school and college.
While this report dates up to
r March 1st, the agent resumed work
: on March 18th and continued until
, April 9Th. The results of this last
work have not been included in the
2 above figures.
3 Respectfully,
KARL TREEN,
Club Agent.
= Covington, La, April 4, 1919.
1 To the Honorable School Board for
/ the Parish OF st. Tammany.
Gentlement:-I beg to give here
4 with some facts and figures ON the
: Corn and Pig Club work of this par
, ish for the year end ing December
e 81, 1918:
s Corn Club.
a 1875 members enrolled.
8 Z041 DuSnolS produced.
e Valued at $4094, some being seed
lcorn.
y 10 cents average cost o. ro4rc-
j ton per Ibushel.
t $2661.10 total net profit.
e TIA bushels peas or beans grown
s in corn.
r Valued at 1882.
i b 10 cents average cost per bushel
for production.
$186O.60 total net profit on peas
d or beans.
2761 total bushels produced oi
r corn, peas and beans.
S $452170 total net profit on these
e three.
Ell 22.44 bushels average yield per
It members.
1850 bushels average yield OF
Farmers, estimated.
yl$36.76 average net profit per mem,
It Der.
t. Pig Club.
d 326 members enrolled.
635 pigs produced.
$4,000 total pounds live weight
ID produced.
! ~ 800