Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14
ATTENDANCE In BOYS AND GIRLS
AGRICULTURAL CLUBS UP AZ P. c.
In Some Of The Units The Membership Was Doubled Poultry Work
Interests Both Sexes Value Of Clothing Groups Has Been Dem
Onstraed.

completed records involving the Ow-
nership and care of 3,618 birds. In
terest is developing in keeping flock
records in the senior project and
less difficulty is encountered in Sc
curing completed records in this ra-
ther difficult project. One New Castle
county boy had an average produc-
tion of 1874 eggs per bird this year.
For the third year the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad sponsored poul-
try club in New Castle county, and
this year gave to each of six boys
and four girls, ten puilets and two
cockerels. At the Sesqui-Centennial
poultry show at Philadelphia these
club members won $S5 in cash prizes
in competition with poultry club
members from Illinois, West Virginia
and Maryland.
"In a group of boys or girls inter-
ested in club work, it so happens
that there is sometimes a boy or
girl with a hobby that commands
their interest to sufficient degree
to justify the club agent in accepting
it as a club project.
Ills year luCIO WClG LOhA wy .
raising rabbits, one boy with bees
and three boys raising pigeons. Their
records covered the ownership and
care of Is rabbits, six hives of bees
and 1O8 pigeons. Special mention
might be made of William Lawrence,
the only bee club member who start
ed two years ago with one hive of
bees and now has six hives. He is so
interested in his work that he built
special hive with glass sides and
a screen cage in which 10 exhibit his
bees at the Kent-SusseX Fair, even
though no premium was offered. His
determination and interest so inn
pressed the Fair management that
they granted him a special cash pre-
MUM at the close of the fair.
Home Economics Work
Three club groups of 20 members
enrolled and all completed their
work. AS a result of their demonstra-
tion Is homes were reported as hav-
ing adopted improved practices rela-
tive to food preparation. 'One club
held monthly meetings at which
demonstrations were given and each
member prepared three dinners at
home each month. A first-year club
had the preparation of breakfasts
and luncheons as their project. In
the third club, through the interest
of parents, a well equipped kitchen
has been provided in the school
building. The club girls have served
hot lunches at various times dinners
to teachers and others who wish
them.
Enrolment has not increased but
remains about the same as last year
with 6S girls in seven club enroll
), ing and AZ of them completing their
work. Twelve homes report proVld-
ing better food storage for the first
time.
Considerable concern has been
EXPRESSED over the number of cloth
inb club enrollments as compared to
those in other projects. The contlnu-
ed interest on the part of girls III
every community and the often ex-
pressed appreciation of parents
should for all time quiet any doubt
of the value of this work and pro-
vide economic reason for accepting
inst as many enrOllments as each
agent can satisfactorily supervise.
The statement of Miss Helen l.
Comstock. club agent of Kent coun-
ty in her report this year is so lnul-
cative of the value of clothingsclut
work that it is repeated here:
Need Of Clothing Clubs
There will always be need fol
clothing clubs. Now that children
wear washable garments the veal
around. it requires a greater mum
her of dresses. They not only meet
to learn the proper construction o
clothing. but the suitable selection
and proper care of garments.
There has always been large
percentage of clothing clubs thal
any other one project. There ar
several reasons for this. Probabl,
the most important reason IS that
is the one subject that is OF lnteres
, to all girls.
another consideration of almos
equal importance is that it require
no great outlay of money, for IN TN
county there are many, many home
where the pennies have to be spen
very carefully. Many of the girl
work in the fields in the summer I
earn the money for the material 10
! their clothing club articles.
There were SIT girls enrolled 1
! clothing club work in the state Uni
: wear and 474 of them finished thel
! work. Each of these girls complete
at least four articles of clothing;
e zone club of eleven girls IN SuS
e sex county enrolled in this proJe'
= and all completed the requirement
1 The girls had instructions IN dom
- over floors, other woodwork, etc
n the selection of rugs, draperies, wal
s. paper, and the making OF DasKeIl
in preparation for doing over the
g own rooms. Each girls room was Il
g spected by the agent and the gl
h whose room showed the most III
q proyement was awarded a prize
d a local organization interested
e their work. Sunday Star.