Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-24


Juvenile organization in the world, en-
kaGed in the farm boys and girls
Clubwork Of the Department of Agri-
culture. with headquarters here in
W q shington and branches III the ma
pority OF the 5000 agricultural Coun-
eies of the Nation.
These Junior farmers. trained in the
science of agriculture and homemak-
ens by Clubwork experts and leaders
fhe represents tiVeS of the Government
who work far atie/d-haVe established
countless new records in food produc-
tion. farming efficiency and home eco
monies achievements since the incep-
zion of the All clubs under national
supervision = dozen years ago. Their
accomplishments have served AS
demonstrations for entire farming
communities. What the youths of
certain district have done has gone
far n converting their fathers and
mothers tn new ide@s and ideals IN SOIL
rTlase and rural life. The douhters
have been freed NJ skeptiCiSm by the
sight Of pronf of the verify and eff
CHENEY " performing old tasks in new
V-a,S
For example. While Trvit. a club
Nor IN Doubtful county. lennyork
ny raise tn" LARGEST crop of soy
beans by scientific methods ever harry
eS'ed III that state. The news Of his
hamIe.. isolated and remote from
cjte- Though il he. Every grower of
Sn> naans Will want to know how
Willie turned the trick.
Thus Indirectly the gospel Of the
be-t methods nf soy-hean culture is
Spread Thousands OF farmers visit
~ I'li-'~ experimental acres They he
n.,a What they soc. They become
soiI on the importance Of SOY bean
raising and they decide TO test out the
Y. 'Iah1e fora &c crop. The work of
boz in his teens thus aids in reNolu-
tjoniZiue the farming practices OF an
eurUe ruUuty ami perhaps even
Sr.1e.
similarly. Marv iiom"nlaker. as
result 81 hoy club training. may
Ieautify drah and dismal abode so
that il blooms into Il dwelling place
81 many simple attractions where YOU
like to visit and linger. Mary. 10y the
skill Of her needle. the use OF dyes,
the repair IF furniture and the appli-
cation Of what Uncle Sam has taught
her. adds Joy and beauty to her hearth
side al small cost. Discarded sheets
are made into atfra CtiNe curtains.
Table and mantel scarfS are made
from flour sacks \ rag rug is woven
from scraps. Attractive baskets ana
table ornaments ire made from such
fea hers OF the forest A pine needles
.
dated furniture i repaired and painted
nr Vanished. The walls and ceilings
arc renewed in appropriate tintS and
Tho Woodwork j. painted. Yes, l5-
year-ol.i girl has done all this and has
transformed - dismal habitation into
a bright. chenry home.
TJ'NIOE farmers champion the cause
IF purebred live stock. They
raise and feed dairy and beef calves.
portlv pigs. scampering sheep and
profitable poultry. They keep books
on The development of their live stock
and tahulate the cost of feed, the rate
o. gain ana the net turnover from the
feeding trial. Adults watch the en-
thuSiaSm OF the Youngsters grow.
They note the pride in possession of
rurehred stock develop. They see
more meat and milk manufactured
from ; mea sured allowance Of feed
than they ever saw before. And. bit
n, hit they become inoCulated with
the germ Of better live stock farming.
The scrub and monErel stock which
they have raised Tor years looks
counterfeit when compared with the
real article as developed by the cluh
bows.
The psychological effect is interest
Ing - watch as il incuhates. tlti-
matelv PA Farmer sells his scrub
stock to the butcher and invests in
the latest model and most fashionable
type of "bluebloods."
Ma Farmer" keeps tab on what
Mary Farmer learns in her cluhwork
how 10 cook. can. sew. garden.
and fancy work. In the course of
time. Ma" also gets the fever and
1cinS the local senior home demon
stratior club. She learns all that
Mary has learned-and much more.
She not only becomes active in the
matters which vitality concern the
Improvement of her home but she
also participates in the rural uplift
OF the whole community and the
social regeneration Of a neighborhood
which was previously stagnated in
selfish isolation. This community inn
provement is an offspring of the
Junior Clubwork which is Eirdling our
national map.
The Once of cooperative Extension
Work of the Department of AgriCul-
ture. In the charge Of NJ. &. Wilson.
IN father of the country wide training
for Junior farmers and homemakers.
Agricultural ClubwoTk began under
private auspices about % years ago.
Poys' corn clubs were in successful
opera ton In certain restricted regions
a. early as 1906. But it was not
until the notable Smith-Lever act of
Congress. eight years later, that pro
visions were made for organized eX-
tension work to he conducted CO.
oreratively by the Department of
Agriculture and the State agricul-
tural colleges. The enactment of that
program widened the sphere OF the
boys and girls cIubwork and served
a stepping stone TO epoChal sue
cess in Juvenile farming.
Half a million boys and girls are
kent out Of innocent mischief and
directed into educational channels
which will mature them into credit
able citizens. The Younger rural
generation is sChooled in thrift econ
"uy industry and the love of life in
the country. BOYS and girls of today
who will he the men and women of
tomorrow get started on the right
track in life Youthful farmers bene-
lit from all the latest findings of
science and are skilled in the methods
which will Weld the greatest monetary
returns. Girls and Young women.
experienced in huuSek eeping. become
competent and capable of mana ing
farm homes Yes. The perpetuity
ot American agriculture and the ever
Increasing accomplishments Of rural
HE are safe In such hands as these.
With them a. the future pilots. Our
farming viii continue To set pace for
the world.
Annually the interest in Juvenile
farming Is Increasing. For example
laSI year ONO. 4 leading exponent of
cunwork. reported . membership of
24595 boys and girls. an increase Of
s,Hi0 over the preceding wear New
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