The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-09
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CLUB WORK KEEPS
BOYS ON FARM
County Agents Rendering Great
Service In Training
Junior Farmers

For several years the farmers In al
most every section have complained
bitterly about the boys leaving the
farms and seeking work in the cities.
But II was not until the Division OF
Agricultural Extension became active
N club work, organizing boys and
girls corn clubs, pig clubs, calf clubs,
md lamb clubs that anything definite
was done TO stop this cityward trend
II the country boys.
The work of the county agent COW
ars broad scope, .all of his work is
valuable, there is not better invest
ment than County Agei2, our of all
the work that has been performed By
the County Agents in the Southeast
the organization Of boys and girls
hub is outstanding. Through the me-
dunn of boys and girls clubs, these
little men and women are taught the
fundamentals of agriculture and stock
raising, and ii is indeed amazing TO
note how soon they become interest
ed and how they each try to excel
the others In their efforts. Another
interesting fact, frequently the father
mas followed certain given lines in
farming or feeding for years, and
would not listene.,tO any argument
along progressive lines, yet will per.
nlitshisr son or daughter TO join club,
raisesan acre of corn yoryfeed pig or,
rcaif, and the father then unconscious,
~ abs0rbs roluahle lessons through
his child beng taught along modern
methods
Farming, which embraces stock
raising and feeding, is becoming more
and more business every day, and
the farmer needs all the information
he can get. The Extension Service of
the University OF Tennessee and those
If other state universities In cc-opea-
ton with the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the State De
partments are doing great deal Of
research work and conducting expert
ments all the time. Through the boys
and girls club work, the youngsters
can receive full benefit of all research
work and experiments pertaining to
agriculture and livestock applicable to
their respective sections Of the coun.
try, boys and girls club work meana
the best possible education at the low
cot possible cost
Value OF Work Shown.
Never before since club work in az
riculture and home economics for boys
and girls was started has the value Of
such been demonstrated In Tennessee
as 1t has during the past season. At
community, county and division fairs
their work was in evidence. Pigs
calves, poultry, field crops, cooking.
canning, etc, exhibits fitted, prepared
and shown by these future farmers
and homemakers of the great state
were wonderful. No one who saw
these splendid exhibits could help but
be impressed with far reaching value
Of the work from an educational
standpoint as well as remunerative
one. They won many valuable prizes
and in some cases where they enter
ed their products In competition with
experienced farmers and farm women
they were by reason of their expert
training able to take the choicest
prizes. In growing increased yields
and in the production of livestock as
well as in household arts club boys
and girls have brought home to their
fathers and mothers many valuable
lessons.
If there Is a County Agent in your
county and he is active In boys and
girls club work, be sure your boys
and girls join these clubs; II you don't
see to this you are not treating the
boys and girls right. II you haven't
a County Agent, get busy with your
neighbors and your County Court and
see to il that one Is secured without
delay. Resolve now to let your boys
or girls ioin some Of the clubs which
will he reorganized In the early spring