The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-02-25
STATE CLUB WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED

VI interest 10 all the boys anO
girls thruout the state is the an
nouncing annually of the state cham
pions in the various club projects
Since the State Club Leaders are not
able to do this until Farmers Week
each year the news of the awards
reaches the club folks little late,
Everyone who attended the big event
at M. A. C. this year were shown the
Importance Of this junior project
work.
There was great interest this year
in the potato club project. The
northern part of the State carried
away high honors again and the sill
yer cup was presented to Theodore
Stenson, of Covington, Baraga Coun-
ty. Theodore was state club cham
pion last year also, and now has but
one more year to win before he can
keep the cup permanently. In his
story he says: ~ hate to lose
it, I'm so used to it now" We pre-
dict he will make a comeback if pos
sible.
Theodore planted quarter of an
acre Of Green Mountain potatoes and
had a total of one hundred bushels,
or at the rate of four hundred BUSH
els per acre. His exhibit at the Col
lege showed remarkable skill in Sc
lecting tubers for an exhibit. A
story of his work was in his exhibit
as the placings of all club members
is determined on the four-point
basis"
Baraga County is certainly 10 be
congratulated on the splendid show
ing made by her boys and girls in
the last year. We have produced the
state Potato Club Champion, the
Champion pig Judge of the Upper
Peninsula in Theodore Jarvinen of
Keweenaw Bay, also a livestock
judging team which placed third in
the Upper Peninsula Livestoc!; judg-
ing contest held at Shatham.
Many counties have paid Club
leaders the year around and have
total memberships of several hun
dred and yet they haven't shown the
progress and results shown by Bar
aga county.
The Importance of this work is
many times overlooked by the older
people. If we would keep the boys
and girls on the farms we must in
terest them early in the work and
start them on definite businesslike
producing program, and this is ex-
actly what club work does. An ac-
curate account is kept of all time put
in, expense Of fitting and fertilizing
the gfround and the value of the
products produced.
The value Of the products last year
produced in Baraga county ran up
to several Thousand dollars and the
work was worth several more py
keeping the boys and girls interested
in the farm and farm life. If Clo-
yerland Is soon to become the coun-
try it is destined to become we must
keep our poys and girls on the farm.
It is expected that Mr.. Kettunen,
Upper Peninsula Club Leader, Boys
and Girls Clubs, will be in this coun-
ty soon to hold series of meetings
to bring before the people the def
mite results and aims of this work.
Mr.. Olsen, secretary Of the Coun-
ty Farm bureau, has placed orders
with the State Farm bureau for over
three tons of seeds. This makes a
very good showing fer Baraga coun-
ty. Every farmer who anticipates
using seeds Of any kind this spring
should get his order to Mr.. Olsen at
once to insure prompt delivery. A
little later the seed department will
be swamped with orders and they
will be filled in the order received so
the first ones placed will be filled
first. Seed purchased from the Farm
bureau is guaranteed in every way
so why take chance by buying seed
from unknown sources.