Milford chronicle., 1927-01-14

With an increase of AZ per cent IN
attendance over last year, the work
of the boys and girls All Clubs of
Delaware has been the most impor-
tant of any year since the clubs were
organized. This is due, it is stated,
to the development of more efficient
local leaders in each community in
each county and a greater number
of boys and girls are being reached
and benefited. In commenting on the
work throughout the State A. d.
Cobb, head of the club work said:
This year has marked still clo-
ser cooperation between club agents
and the State Board of Education,
rural school supervisors and school
teachers. Through a ruling of the
State Board of Education, the plan of
allowing one school period week
for club work, which originated in
Sussex county two years ago, was
made statewide this year. This
plan has permitted club agents to
hold more regular club meetings
with an opportunity to reach more
boys and girls of club age.
lu6IG dIG O1ll5 LWO etPPtNA NAN aefAA
gers in this practice; that the school
authorities may make more de-
mands on the time of extension
agents than they can meet, and that
club agents may abuse their priVil-
eyes and interfere with school pro-
grams by not adhering to definite
visitation schedules. This year club
agents were asked to prepare a
schedule of their school visits and
give them to teachers. Since this
was done no complaints have been
received from school authorities. Ru-
raj school supervisors in Sussex
county have given splendid co-opera-
tion to the club agent and are en-
thusiastic supporters of the present
plan of cooperation.
Cooperation Helps
"Co-operation and stimulation Of
interest in club work through the
supplying of leadership, Offering OF
prizes for club achievement and pro-
yiding for club rallies and exhibits,
have been given this year by the
county farm bureaus, local oranges.
Parent-Teacher Associations, local
banks, New Century clubs, Seaford
Kiwanis Club, Dover Rotary Club,
State Board of Health, Kent-SusseX
Fair Association, Charles Warner
Lime Company, Supplee-Wills-Jones
Milk Company, Baltimore and ONO
Railroad, State Corn Growers Asso-
citation, and many other orSanlza-
tions and individuals.
There were 102 members enrolled
in corn clubs, just twice the enroll
ment of last year. Of these, Y COM
Melted records on their projects
growing 1854 bushels of corn on 92
acres. an average of 40.8 bushels per
acre. This production is about 10
bushels per acre below our average
club production during the last sew
en- years, but is still about eight
bushels above the state average. Too
much rain and cloudy weather seems
to have been a limiting factor in
corn production this year. Four OF
the corn club members this year
were girls, and all finished their pro-
ject.
Nineteen boys entered potato
clubs this year and II of them re-
ported a total yield of 517 bushels
on SIS acres of land. Yields were low
but the price for early potatoes was
good and these boys made money.
"Eonrollment in sweet potato club
work doubled in 1926 with 81 mem
hers enrolled and q completing
their records. They grew 1900 bush
els of sweet potatoes on IA IA acres
of land. Twenty-seven of these en-
rollments and II of the completed
records were in Sussex county.
Change in Dairy Activities
During the last three years inter
est in dairy club work has SHIFTED
from New Castle county to Kent ant
Sussex counties. Likewise the de
mand has changed from Holster
beifers to Jersey or Guernsey AM
mails. The interest is about equal!
divided between these two counties
with a total enrolment of 26 boys
II of whom kept records on lS am
mails for the year. The report Oh lh'
New Castle county club agent IN
cludes a detailed report by MarVil
Klair. giving the record of feed cost
and milk receipts from his hYe-ye-AI
old Guernsey cow. Tis profit for thl
period was $41.99.
"The renewed interest develops
in pig club work last year was con
tinued this year and 81 boys on
girls enrolled. OF this number 4
completed records on the costs an
returns from 100 animals. Most G
tile boys were interested in produc
ing a market animal TO" immedlat
sale. rather than developing a pure
bred, involving a longer period G
time and greater uncertainty of re
turns. This reflects the commo
practice of their home cOmmumue'
1000 Increase in Poultry Work
"A one hundred per cent increas
in enrollments reflects the grown
appeal of poultry club work to Dot
boys and girls. One hundred an
twenty boys and 40 girls enrollf
this year, and SO boys and 30 gir