The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-03-19
STATE LEADS IN
4-H CLUB WORK
(FrOm Montana State COIIege)

AELOAA AAOAAl@eAAeE 0AaAUO NUAAERGN |
He year just closed has been one
of the most successful All CLUB
\ years in the history Of the state.
according to Charles E. Potter, state
club leader. More than $500 bows
and girls in 81 counties of Montana
took part in the better farming and
home making practices carried on
under the state club program during
the past year and the value of pro-
ducts grown and made totalled al
most 100000. A summary Of the
All club activities in 1925 prepared
by the state club leader shows that
railroads, farm and business organ
izations of Montana are cooperating
with the All club organizations to a
greater degree than ever before.
In all there were 314 boys and
girls clubs in operation last year,
each carrying on one or more of the
farm or farm home p~orjects as out
lined by the state leaders office.
These clubs were founded 1873
important farming communities in
the counties where organized extern
sion work is carried on under the di-
rectiOn Of a county agricultural ag-
ent or home demonstration agent.
The members of the clubs came from
200 different farm homes and 354
volunteer local leaders gave of their
time and effort to direct the activ-
tiles Of the young people in their
communities.
According to Mr.. Potter, club
work is now on a sysUematical and
we'll organized basis and young
people are joining their local organ
~izatiOn with earnestness OF purpose.
In the early days of the organization
a high spring enrolment was the rule
but the high mortality during the
summer season left comparatively
few to complete the work. Each year
? has e e a steady increase in the per
/, centage of those completing the
work and last year 81 per cent OF
r those who started, carried their pro
- jects to successful completion and
5 submitted careful records and re
- ports of their years work. In this re
spect Montana has n of the bes.
e. records in the United States.
The earnestness of purpose of the
Montana club members is also re
Elected in the records of local clubs
The United States Department of Ag
j ricultUre gives official recognition t
all All clubs complying with a lon:
u list of rather rigid rules regardin,
: size Of clubs, attendance at meetings
= programs of meetings, character o
u work done and so on. Clubs meetinj
these requirements are granted al
official charter signed by the Secre
tary of the United States Department
OF Agriculture. Last year 200 o
MOntana's 314 clubs received officia
a charters. Another coveted goal o
All clubs is to have every membe
3 complete his work. There were 81
Of such 100 per cent clubs in Mon
tana last year.
During the year Montana's clu.
members produced and made pro
ducts valued at S96,95O at a tota
cost of S41,55O, leaving a net retur.
of $1,000. Club members cOmDlet
2 ed 2,770 demonstrations in bette
# farm and home making practices
~Ninety-eight judging and demOnstrs
ton teams gave public exhibitions @
their skill; 35S members attende
~ the eight club camps held last sun
g mer, and 1923 exhibited their prC
20 ducts at local, county and state fair,
10 Railroads and fairs were anon
the leading supporters of club wor
in the state last year. The Chicag,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway con
pany provided free transportation fc
% outstanding club members Of til
state to the National Boys and Cir.
@ Club Congress at Chicago. The fail
. of the state afforded a total Of $40
600 in prizes and awards in clu
classes. Bankers of the state col
tribUted to the success of club VOL
. by arranging to finance for the pu
7 chase Of high grade stock and pu1
l seed.