The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1921-07-08
Texas Judging Team Visiting
England

Texas Judging Ieam VSltinS
England
Every boy in the state who Is in
terested in his work, will be glad to
know something Of what the Texas
team that won the free trip to Eng
land last fall at Atlanta is now ex-
periencing.
II. w. Hill. assistant In charge Of
boys work Of the u. S. Department
OF Agriculture, is one of the Off
cials accompanying the team. The
main feature of the trip is the visit
to the English Royal Live Stock
show.
The Texas boys reached Washing
ton on the morning Of June IL. Ar
rangements were made to show the
boys the points of interest around
their National Capital, and to have
them meet the chiefs In the offices
Of Extension Work. the director of
States Relations Service. the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture and his assist
ant, and the President Of the United
States. The expenses incident to
these two days stop-over In Wash
ington were paid by tn Southeastern
Fair, g,-,...-,,,..-...-....-.-..,...
The party left Washington on the
night OF the 18th. for New York.
The 18th was spent by the boys in
seeing New York." the metropolis
Of America. At 10 O'Clock On the
morning OF the 18th the party went
aboard tho good ship Carmania.
which sailed at noon ON that date.
Az to whether these boys were a.
good sailors as they proved them
selves to be Judges OF live stock 10
not known. But at any rate they
were looking forward with pleasure
to the landing at Liverpool Eng
land. on the 23rd. The night OF the
2Brd was spent at Chester, and on
the oath the party were guests on
the stock farm of the Duke of West
minister. The visits to the English
Royal held at Derby and the stock
farms in the vicinity of London oc-
cppied their time the following week.
From England the party will visit
France. Belbium. Holland, and upon
the return trip northern England and
Scotland. In each of these countries
live stock and crops will be studied
and points Of historic interest will be
visited. On July 22 the party will
embark on the Saturnia at Glasgow
for the return trip. They expect to
land at Montreal about July 80.
When back in the good old U. s. A.
the party will dispense to their sew
eral homes and all will go to work
to make Boys Club work more sue
cessful in 1921 and 1922 than it has
ever been before.
Another party will visit the Eng
1ish Royal In 1922. From which
state will 1T go? That depends up
on the work done with boys in 1921.
Steps In Progress Of Extension Work
No economist or accountant, no
matter how proficient he may, be. can
measure the full benefit that coop
trhtive extenti6n work in asrfcul-
ture and home economics has
brought to the United States since
1T was begun through the colleges
Of agriculture and the ~. s. Depart
ment Of Agriculture. ..-.-
Many times the benefit has been
m easured in dollars and cents by
tabuiating the increased crop yields
bfaaght about by better methods of
farming through extension demon
strations. But perhaps the greatest
good accomplished by the Extension
Servoce is the higher plane Of living
for the farm family which is made
possible by the increased returns
from efforts put forth in farm actiA
vitfes.
Steps Of Progress
It will no doubt be Of interest to
Arkansas club members to know the
steps in demonctration work that
have made possible the formation of
their agricultural and home econom-
les club and the employment of coun-
ty agents club leaders. and special
lists who aid and instruct them in
carrying on the many club activities.
Tho following are some OF the i'm
portant dates in the history of dem