The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-23


yield last year was 1o1.7: the lowest
1913. Considering that the average
Weld for the state Of Florida was IA
bushels. one can see the advantage of
this side of educational work. The
average production cost per bushel of
this corn was 40 cents. which indi-
Gates clearly that no excessive amounts
of fertilizer were used and no extrav
agant methods used to produce these
yields. otherwise the cost per bushel
would have been much higher. Fur
thermore, of the 1877 boys producing
this corn, only SO of them used COM
mercial fertilizer. Those producing
the best yields practiced good meth
DDS Of cultivation, using some stable
manure and used good farming prac-
tees. When it will be remembered
that these boys were of school age,
not mature men, it is impressive that
the improved farm methods through
this means will bring. perhaps quicker
results than any other course that
might be pursued.
The following is a summary OF the
accomplishments and winnings of
some OF the club boys Of Florida:
Don Miley. Hillsboro county, pro-
duced 101.7 bushels of corn at a cost
of 37c per bushel, and was awarded a
trip to the International Livestock
show in Chicago, also-a scholarship to
the boys short course at Gainesville
Leo Leslie. Columbia county, bred
and raised the best club pig at the
state fair. and was awarded the $3.50
0oh n1 10 In hN A
Dannie Monroe, Jefferson county,
produced the champion fat barrow for
the state fair and was awarded trip
to the International Livestock show.
Stuart Lockhart, Alachua county.
produced the best animal in the calf
club and was awarded the $3.50 schol-
arship at. the University of Florida.
In support of the work there were
several thousand dollars loaned to the
boys to purchase pigs, and over seven
thousand dollars in prizes at the coun-
ty and state contests.
Ninety mine boys attended the boys
short course conducted at the Univer-
sity of Florida September 10. These
boys come from % of the 81 counties
of Florida.
In the girls clubs there were 4,o68
girls enrolled. OF these girls, eight
made the profit of $40 or more per
one-tenth acre. The highest profit
was made by Josephine White. Of
Escambia county, who netted profit
of 1925 from one-tenth of an acre of
garden crops.
AS an illustration of the poultry
work with girls the following may be
quoted:
Poultry Club Work
"Zelma Burnett, Santa Rosa county,
keeps a flock of Rhode Island Red
chickens and. Ia turkeys. She sold 1S9
dozen eggs for $112.SO, raised 112
chickens and 80 turkeys. The total
value of these products was $678.So.
These cost her, aside from her labor
and the by-products of the farm.
$194.10. That gave her a profit of
$4S4.70. BY this method of instruction
Zelma Burnett learned the value Of
proper care of poultry and realized
profits of sufficient amount to arouse
her interest for better poultry produc-
ton. What better training could be
given farm raised girl than this?"
In the canning work there was 49,
600 containers filled with vegetables
and fruit for the home, and $4,000 by
the women Of Florida under the direc-
ton Of the home demonstration agents.
The girls interested themselves in bee
clubs, sewing clubs. home improve
ment clubs for civic Improvement, go
badly needed In rural places.
,%n{ {c<t erh
be compiled on these various phases
of extension work. The annual re-
port of 1920 contains these and many
other details. These statistics will IN
dictate some Of the things for which
the agricultural extension work now
conducted by the extension division
of the University Of Florida has un-
dertaken and completed during 1920.
Little has been said in this article
regarding the Improvement in beef
cattle, dairy cattle, the control OF hos
diseases, the use Of milk in the home,
the work for the extension OF forage
crops, the control Of diseases of Wa
termelons, the work of the extension
poultry husbandman and of the many
conferences and bulletins that nave
been issued by the extension service,
all Of which is planned in advance OF
the years work outlined and conduct
ed according to project system,
definite accounting system not only
for the money spent, but for the re-
suits obtained in the various farming
communities.
Note-Many Of the men of this di-
vision are Florida born and FLORIDA
reared men. All others are Florida
men by adoption because they have
come to believe in Florida, of its great
richness and its wonderful possiblll-
ties. Some of these men could be en-
gagged in various professions in various
other states at more remunerative Sal |
aries, but they love Florida and desire
to stay on the job here in order to see
their visions of this ''paradise-on-
earth" state come into reality.
Few are the men of education, train
ing and experience who do not believe
,hot the deveionmentS in Florida Will !