The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-23
GLIB WORK KEEPS
BOYS ON FARM
EuUity Agents Rendering Great
Service In Training
Junior Farmers

For several years the farmers In all
tsnost every section have complained
bitterly about the boys leaving the
taEms and seeking work in the cities.
Z But Il was not until the Division Of
Agricultural Extension became active
= N club work. organizing boys and
girls corn clubs. pig clubs. calf clubs,
and lamb clubs that anything definite
was done to stop this eityward trend
of the country boys.
The werk Of the county agent COW
Nrs a Sread scope. ell Of his work is
valuable, there is not better invest
Sameut than a County Agonz, out OF all
the wock that has been performed by
the County Agents In the Southeast
me organization Of boys and girls
rlub 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 hew soon they become interest.
ked and how they each try to excel
the others in their efforts. Another
Interesting fact, frequently the father
has followed certain given lines In
farming or feeding for years, and
would not listen to any argument
along progressive. lines yet will per
udt his son or daughter to join a club.
raise an acre of corn or feed a pig or
Ssi6, and the father then unconscious
nh ,,o,k,
Ills child being taught along modern
gaaetbods.
Farming, which embraces stock
1-alsaHg and feeding, is becoming more
snd more business every day, and
egSe farmer needs all the information
. ne can get. The Extension Service OF
he University of Tennessee and those
IF other state universities in co-opeM-
lion with the United States Depart
alemt 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
Lcan 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 means
the best possible education at the low.
est possible cost.
Value of Work Shown.
Never before since club work in az.
sriculture and home economics for boys
and girls was started has the value Of
such been demonstrated in Tennessee
las it has during the past season. AT
). community, county and division fairs
their work was In evidence. Pigs,
calves. poultry. field crops, cooking.
framing, 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 we'll as remunerative
lone. They won many valuable prizes
and in some cases where they enter
ed their products in competition with
bNDSFieHceU IdTiueTS anu ldTu WOln0u
they were by reason Of their expert
trimming 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.
IL there is County Agent in your
county and he is active in boys and
girls club work, be sure your boys
and girls join these clubs; IL you don't
see to this you are not treating the
boys and girls right. If you haven't
a County ut. get busy with your
neighbo- and your County 'urt and
see to il that one is secured without
delay. Resolve now to let your boys
or girls join some Of the clubs which
will be reorganized IL the early spring.