Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
VERMONT BOYS AND
GIRLS DOING WONDERS
More Than 10000 of Them in
Club Work Last Year-Value
of Products Almost $4,000
With Net Profit of S16,40S-
The Champions


work. The total enrolment Of boys and
girls in the club work for 1919 was more
than 10000 members. The total value of
products from these boys and girls was
500 500. 80, while the net profit from these
products amounted to $16,4oS.12.
There were 106 standard boys and girls
clubs in operation in the State last year.
of which 70, or better than 10 per cent,
came through the season and finished the
program laid out for these clubs. This
program for standard club includes
membership of at least five working on
| the same project; a club leader in charge
during the year; organization with Of
fjcers and definite duties; a definite pro-
gram of work: at least six regular club
meetings during the year; an annual local
exhibits; demonstration team which
shall give at least one public demonstra-
ton: at least 60 per cent of the members
must complete their projects and file a
| final report with the State club leader;
! the choosing of a Judging team for COM
petition between members; an achieve
ment day: and club holding membership
| in farm bureau or other country club.
The fact that 70 clubs in the state have
observed these rules completely and
turned in reports as required shows that
the young people really mean business.
| The showing this past year has been
better than that of any previous year.
THE work has been done more consistently,
| the reports have been better and a better
grade of products have been turned out
by the young people than in any pre-
vious year.
The 10000 boys and girls who have taken
part In the work during 1919 have been
engaged in IL different projects em-
phaszed by the clubs, as follows: Garder
projects, 4,145: canning, 500; pigs. 45t
poultry. s07: potatoes. SIS; corn. 1873: calves
1903; sheep, 1888; cooking. 6oi sewing, a%3
handicrafts. 2e3; maple sugar, 100.
There are two kinds of members enrolled
in the club work, those who belong tc
some local clubs. and carry on the work
in connection with that club, and those
who are not local club members, but who
are identified with the State club as gen
cral members, or members at large. Mr.
ingalls, states the children who belong tt
local clubs do the best work as a rule
although there are individual cases where
the work is superior because the boy oil
girl Is naturally adapted to the kind OF
work and excels in It.
OF the log standard clubs which are
now in operation in the State, 81 are
garden clubs nine canning clubs; six pis
clubs; nine poultry clubs; one potato club
four cooking clubs. l. sewing clubs anc
one handcraft club. Among the stronger
clubs in the State are: The Wide-Awak.
Handcrafts club at ST. Johnsbury; the
Wide-Awake Garden club at Bloomington
the nine local clubs in Pittsford. which
are affiliated into the Pittsford junior
Farm Bureau; the West Rutland Handy
Gamers: Uncle Sans Cookers and Can
ners of White River Junction; Bennington
county clubs, including Pownal, Benning
ton, Dorset. Stamford and South Shafts
bury the Boys and Girls Home Protec
club at East Cornth; the Richmond Sew
ing club and the Marlborough Branch clul
at South Newfane
Club work in the State has been great,
stimulated by two sorts of contests which
have been operated among the club mem
bers. There have been county contests
during the last year. in which 40 winners
in various branches of the work will b.
announced in the near future. Then Their
is the Statewide contest, In which prize;
have been offered during the last fou
years by the Vermont State Bankers as
ISOLATION.
, THE CHAMPIONS
This contest has created a great dea
Of interest among the boys and girls o
the State. and the three prizes in eacl
of the II projects DIST prize. $500; IN
prize, $500; and Srd prize 5000 have bee
striven after by a large number of work
ers during the last year. The results o
these contests, which have been careful
} worked out and tabulated in tho offic
of Mr.. ingalls, at Morrill, hall, arc give
, below:
Garden project: State champion an
first prize. Hazel era wford Of Pownal.
years old, who made net profit of s33.:
from her garden during the season. secon
) prize, Erminio Piantoni of Stamford
third prize, Thelma Hazeltine of Sout
, SALISBURY.
Canning project: state champion, Evely
Blanchard Of White River Junction. ]
! years of age, who made a net profit G
S2S6.64 from S2619 quarts of fruit and 7
jars of jelly canned during the veal
second prize Hazel Horst of Remington
who canned 800 quarts: third. Lucil
Henderson of White River junction an
; Cecilia Bliss of Pittsford tied, each car
!; ming close to 216 quarts; special mentio
to Margaret Keith of Pittsford and Eliz
Odettc of White River Junction, each car
ming close to 200 quarts.
Pig project: State champion, ForreS
|
> made net profit of $40 10 from his regis
tered Chester white sow and litter c
four pigs: second prize Gilbert Shaw q
South Peachham, who had a registere
Berkshire sow which he is keeping 70
breeding purposes, and with which he ais
won the championship of Caledoni
county in a contest at st. Johnsbury las
> fall, 70 members being entered in the con
l test: third, Lloyd Goodrich of East Hard
Z wick.
y Poultry project: state champion, Aus
tin Dickerman of Pittsford, 10 years G
age. who made net profit of 173 on hi
egg production, and who exhibited hi
Rhode Island Reds at the local Pittsfor
? fair, at the Rutland county fair, at tn
!. Vermont State fair and at the Easter
, States Exposition at Springfield Mass
winning first prize in all exhibitions
second prize, Philip Wheeler of Brattle
, boro, who made net profit of sl07.I o
his poultry; third. Ethel Bean of Chester
special mention, Harold Phillips of Pitts
. ford, Robert Greed of Pittsford and War
rem Rice OF Bennington, who made ne
profits ranging from 500 down to 1914.
Potatoes: state champion. Leo St job
of Wilder. Is years of age, who cleare
up s26l40 on 1a5 bushels of potatoes raise
during the season. second. Marion Parke
of Fcrrisburs; third, Leon Brown q
" Richford
Corn project: State champion. Leo S
John OF Wilder who raised los bushels I
an acre.
, Calves: State champion, Robert Cree
OF Pittsford, II years of age, who ha