The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-11
Country BOYS Clubs

Farm demonstration has proven it
worth among the adult rural popula
tion of this and other counties. 1t is
also recognized that the period Of life
at which any work of this nature is
most effective, is youth. Interests are
more quickly aroused and developed
at this period than at any other.
Throughout this country one of our
great agriculture problems is keeping
farm boys and girls on the farm. The
most practical medium for the solu-
ton of this problem lies in education
and in developing the interests of the
farm boys and girls in farming and
horne making. The United States
Government is fostering demonstra-
ton work among farm boys and girls
on cooperative basis, parallel and
in conjunction with farm demonstra-
ton work. In other words, this is an
other branch of the same service offer
ed to the farming population of this
country. Through the cooperation of
Salem County Board of Agriculture,
demonstration work among boys and
girls is to be carried on in Salem
County this season under the super
vision and direction of paid agent.
This work is popularly known as
boys and girls club work. and the
agent as county club agent" In
directly the work is directed by the
Central Government thru the State
Director Of Extension, and State Club
Leader Last year this work was
carried on in Salem County with very
satisfactory results. In spite of the
fact that local financial support was
lacking, it is confidently expected that
with the added advantage Of the use
Of County funds for the promotion of
the work much greater results will be
secured in 1921. The results last
season briefly stated are as follows:
Number of club members enrolled and
undertaking the work, so. Number
who finished the season, 81. Total
value of products grown and produced
by the members who reported were
ucts, cost was $2,322.37.
The clubs organized and of which
the above figures are the results
were: Potato clubs, Garden clubs,
Pig clubs, Calf clubs, and Canning
clubs. The tentative plans for this
seasons program for the boys and
girls of Salem County include the or
ganization of clubs in the following
projects: Potato, pig, calf, canning,
tomato and corn. Any boy or girl
may join any one or more of the clubs
by obtaining the consent of his or her
parents, and sending to Mr.. Seth /.
White, County Club Agent, at Salem,
their name and address and indicating
kind of club they wish to join. Names
may be sent through teachers of the
various schools in the County or any
one else interested in promoting this
program in the County. 1t is abso-
lutely necessary that in order to de-
rive full benefit from the work both
in the way of honors, prizes, trips,
local and State competitions and
otherwise, the name of each boy and
girl must be registered in the office
of the County Club Agent. Last sea-
son there were 5000 in cash prizes
awarded to the boys and girls of the
County in addition to pure bred calf
valued at several hundred dollars,
gold, silver and bronze medals, a pure
bred pig, free trip to one team OF 3
bows to the Eastern State Exposition
at Springfield, Mass, free trip to 2
teams of members to the Trenton
Interstate Fair.
Every boy and girl in Salem County
between the ages of 10 and Is years,
who are not enrolled in regular classes
in High School Agriculture, are eli
gible to membership in these clubs.
1 Every boy and every girl living on
farms in Salem County should join
one of these clubs this spring. Names
are being sent to the County Club
office at the present time. There are
no dues or other expenses to any one
Joining these clubs. Salem County
should have a membership of 500 II
1921. Let us see who will be among
the 500.
Any breeders of pure bred swine OF
owners of pure bred calves, who have
anv surplus animals for sale, will be
rendering to the County Club Organl-
cation a service by informing the
County Club Agent of the fact. Clut
members in the past have proved tt
be a good market for well bred anc
we'll grown animals. In sending this
information to the County Club Agent
be sure to give all particulars witt
regard to breeding, date of birth, reg