Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-22
CH|LDREN'S WORK
ON STATE FARMS
Many Youthful Agriculturists
Have Won Prizes During
the Past Year.

The Delaware Boys and Girls Farm
Club members made xl5. .636 5S during
1918. In the seven farm and home pro-
jectS of the State, ,202 members were en-
rolled SSS of whom made certified re-
ports that they had produced products
valued Mt SIS. 636 5S at cost of 50, 400
93, leaving net profit of Sc 235.65 or a
net profit of 81 OF per club member.
Achievement awards presented tn co,n-
ty champions at county farm bureau
meetings are announced as follows.
Kent County, Corn Club Contest =
G. Lester Layer of lIartly mcritcd the
pure bred pig that was offered by the
State Board of Agriculture to the cham
p,on corn grower of Kent county z.
pig club contests pure bred pig contest -
Aby Benion of Viola mcrtcd the pure
bred pig that was offered by Delaware
College to the champion pure hrcd Pug
raiser of Kent county ~ grade pg
contcat-Paui Skcwis Of Niilfnr, mcrit@i
tho pure bred pig that waa offered by Dcia-
ware College 10 the champion pig raiser
of Kent county
2. Poultry Club Contests Agnes
Thomas Of FELTON, mcrited the achieve
mcnt prize Of 81 which was offered by the
Diamond state Poultry Associatlon. To
the champion chick raiser of Kent county
Charles l.indalc II Frcdcrica mcrited the
achievement prizc of 81 which t-fas niicr-
cd by tho Diamond state Poultry Aeso-
ciatlon to the second champion chick
ralscr of Kent cmnty
Canning Club Contest Mary Cru
well of FELTON, and iIclcn Stewart "
VIOLA each mcrltcd the two gross Of
Good Luck rpbbcr rings which tho
Poston Woven Hose and Rubber Com
pany had offered as achievement prizes
10 The two canning club champions Of
Kent county
) Garden Club Contests Tho follow
ing Garden Club members mcrIted honor
alIc mention l.o,us Bringhurs;, llarung
ton. Rculah Hall. ircicuea. Elizabeth
Rctts. Fred, rtca. Clara Donovan, Fred
crlc9 Marion Wilson Frederca Joseph
Vinvarl. FELTON,, | I Carlyie Froienca,
Fred Saltcr HariIv. IIcnrv INWARD.
IrodorIca
vtw cAeTir COUNTY
Thn Corn Club Contest Wal
iarc Cook of Newark merited I'll" pure
bred pig Which was offcrsi ~ the state
Board of Agriculture to the champion
corn grower ii New Castle cpmty
: The Pig Club Contests ~ Puro
Bred Zig Contest William 4 Bland of
Newark rucritcd The pure bred pig Uhich
VA offered hv Delaware COLLEGE {" the
champion pure bred pig raiscr oi New
Castle county
t24 Grade Pig Contest Icecph G
Brown of Newark mcritcd the pure bred
pig which was offered hv Delaware Col
lcgc 70 the champion grade IHg raiser oi
New Castle county
2. Poultry Club Contests ~ Fgg
T.ayinR Contest Francis Thomas If
YcrLIvn mcrtcd the pure hrcd corkorcl
which was offered IN William II Sewer
secretary Of the Diamond state Poultry
Association. ~ the champion poultry
club member Of New Castle county IN The
egg laying contest Fgbcrt klaIr ot
stanton mcritcd the achievement prge
Of s.. which ws.s offered by the Diamond
State Poultry Association 10 the second
champion poultry club member oi the
egg laylng contest.
t2). Chick Raising Contest Francis
Thomas Of Ycrklyn meritcl the champion
ship achievement prEc of 81 that was
offered ~ the Diamond State Poultry
Association to the champion chick raiscr
of New Castle county Elizabeth Mac
Roberts of Wilmington mc1ted the sec
ond championship achievement pnzc Of
81
4 Canning Club Contest Evelyn Stoll
az Newark and Laura Hopkins of New
port. each mcrited the two gross of Good
Luck rubbcr rings offered rs achieve
rncnt prizes to the two canning club
champions of New Castle county
:. Garden Club Contests ID The
following Garden Club members ot New
ark were awarded prizes by the Parent
Teachers Association The Boys Con-
test lyman Reed. s.; II Malcolm
Armstrong. So; Marion Hopkins. s. 50:
John Morrison. 81: Carroll Dowing s.
girls contest Jessie kinch. s., Dorothy
AicNeal. So; Charlotte Hossinger, S
~. stanton Garden Club Machael
Piazzo and Lazonc Innner won free trips
offered by Earl Fickcy TO the Horticultural
Hall and the geological Gardens OF Phlla-
deIphia Thrift Stamps were gwen by
Mrs Dickcy TO the following Tony
onncr, Dominic CacSsareno, Thomas
Dempsey, Betsinc Caeserino and Natalie
Powell
I3l Yorklvn The following Garden
Club members deserve honorable men
ton: Joseph Dllyer, W alter Stern. Helen
Godsoe, John Watson, Emma Picrson,
Sara Watson Florence PeirSon, Louise
Pcirson, William Williams and Francis
Thomas.
"A Delaware City The following men,
bers merited honorable mention: Mildred
Nctsck. W d. Coale and Harry Patter-
son
l5l New Castlc-The following mem
Dcrs mcrited honorable mention Ralph
Duling. John Stanley, Earl Weg&cn-
mann. Charles Hing, Robert Seward,
Charles Cannon and Paul Kern
90 Newport The following members
mrrtcd honorable mention Preston Cox
Edgar BOYS, Pasaualc Mariana and Harry
Poole
t7} Townsend The following members
morited honorable mention Esther Hutch
nson. Margaret GRAY, Katherine Wiggn
Gcorgaua Wlggin, Martha Wilson and
Mary Schootka
SUSSEX COUNTY.
/. Corn Glib Contest r. Amcrd
Cannon If Seaford meri cd he pure bred
pig that was offered BY the state Board oi
| Agriculture t., the champion corn grower
| Ot StlSSe> county.
! ?. Pig Club Contests - Tie Grade
1 Pig Contest William r Till of Bridge
! Vile mnritcd the pure bred PIG that va;
I offered bv Delaware College to the cham
! piun grade pig raiser Of SuSscA county.
/ (21 Tho Pure Bred lig Cnnte~t tltor
\ 4 Allen Of Scaf6rd merited the pure brel
plg which was offered ~ Delaware Cot
4 lee 70 the pure bred pia raiser Of Suasc1
4 6OuntN
3 Poultry Club Contest Il Leg ~