The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-08-04

1H6 duSWSI lO LIlS QlOoIlOh, "hoe
 is the most important crop of the
 Greenlee County Farmer" will vary
 accordingly to the view point of the
 person making reply. One will put
 corn at the top of the list, another
 wheat and still others fruit, but the
 one who has the best interest of his
 County at heart will head the list
 with the "crop of boys and girls" as
 the farmers most valuable product.
 In certain place in one of the nor
 thern counties a lady remarked that
 no matter how dry it is nor what
 happens to the other crops the Baby
 Crop is always sure''. This being
 true the culture of this Crop" is of
 vital importance not only while these
 miniature men and women are in-
 fants but both before and after they
 reach the teen age, these irrepres-
 sible youngsters need culture, just
 as truly as the growing plants in field and orchard. Not only like
 pigs, calves and colts do they need
 balanced rations to nourish their
 physical bodies but their intellect
 uaL social and moral natures must
 be wisely fed if they are to mature into men and women of charm, in- .tegrity and power. About a quarter of century since, in different states, a few men
 and women of broad sympathy and fertile brain, conceived the idea of helping boys and girls on the farm
 to develop themselves through organ ization and the carrying on of cer- tain activities in connection with the farm and the home. The farm is men tioned first. not because it is first fnr- in fY1rf farm exists for the home, but because these clubs were first organized for boys, encouraging them to grow on their own responsibility better corn and hogs than did their fathers. As soon as the girls saw the boys having good times in their clubs they also
 asked for organizations in which they could learn more about sewing and cooking.
 Thus began about twenty-five years
 ago the movement which has de veloped into the Boys and Girls Club Work which today is of Ma tional importance. These clubs are found in the North and the South. the East and the West, in every state in the Union. This work is l fostered by the U: s. Department Of Agriculture and cooperates with the Agricultural Extension Service of the University. Tn place of the few men and women who started these or ganization there are now, nationally speaking, seven thousand workers employed planning. organizing ana directing this work which is carried on throughout the United States at an expense of more than fifteen millions of dollars.
 This club work is linked up wltn that of the County Agent and the
 Home Demonstration Agent. These Extension Workers organize Boys and Girls Clubs where sueh organ ifiations seem desirable and secure local leaders :or tie same These they put in touch with the Agr1cul- tural Extension Service which is part of the State University located at Tucson. They also give informal tion, inspiration and assistance to the local leaders and the members of the clubs as opportunity offers and time and strength permit.
 Boys and girls between the age of ten and nineteen are eligible 70 membership in these clubs. The I boys have Pig. Corn, Garden and Poultry Clubs For the girls clubs have been organized as follows: 1st- 2nd and 3rd year Garment Making, Selec- tion and Care of Clothing Foods for Hot Weather, School Lunches, The Girls Own Room. and Home Canning. As girls sometimes become farmer cites they likewise become members of the clubs originally organized for boys, examples are Garden and
 Poultry, Clubs of boys and girls. The | Garden Club raises fruit and vege- tables to be used by the Canning 1 Club | One day when the writer was call 1 ing at a farm home she was invited | to go out and see Ben's pig. Ben pig was an exceedingly fine speci-
 men of a four months old Duroc
 Jersey. Back in Kansas sfo had
 seen equally fine examples of this
 breed but she had never seen such
 8 marked contrast in the pigs of one 1 litter as she observed when she
 went to another pen and saw the
 brothers and sisters cf Ben $ pig So much inferior in physical condition l that she could hardly believe they were of the same age and family Never before had she seen such a re
 markable example of good results
 following the care and feeding Of an
 animal, in accordance with the in i structions given the Boys Pig Club, | of which Ben is member
 A project" is an outlined plan | for oar-r.vinp ou come one nhaSG of