The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-05-09
SMITH-HUCHES In
STRUCTION PAYS
Students of the Carbon County
Schools Do Annual Busi-
ness of So, ,435.29

C. M. Conger, Smith Hughes in
structor in the Carbon County high
school, met with the county commits
sioners Monday afternoon and lined up
plans for the coming season. Between
70 and so projects are planned for the
summer and the commissioners kindly
volunteered to help in every way pos
sible in order that the work may not
be hampered in any way.
Last fall the commissioners advanc-
ed the money so that Mr.. Conger could
attend the hay and grain show in Chi
cago and also the state fair in Helena,
and it was unanimously decided that
the representation was worth many
dollars to the entire state as well as
Carbon county. The advertising alone
was splendid and almost enough mon
ey was taken as prizes awards to pay
for the two trips. This was the first
time Carbon county was ever repres-
ented at the big Chicago show, and
every one was surprised and delighted
at the wonderful records made.
During the past year Mr.. Conger
had 20 projects under supervision in
various parts of the county. These
projects were started the fall before
by the late F. !, Peterson, who pre-
ceded Mr.. Conger in the work, and
were taken over early in the season
at the time he came to Red Lodge.
In each of these projects, which
were participated in by boys between
the ages of 12 and 18 years of age,
a strict count was kept of all expen-
ditures and costs and at the end of
the season, after sale of the particular
project was made, balance was
struck off and exact profits figured
Following are eleven of the princi-
pal projects in the county, showing the
work done and what the totals were in
each case:
Robert Harness, Roberts-planted
80 acres of wheat, getting total of
613 bushels which cost S205.53. He
sold the crop for $4,000, making a
profit of S59047.
Harold Ellis, Carbon County high
school-raised six calves and some
barley. He was to an expense of $271
in the operation and sold his project
for $400, making profit of $129.
Howard McMinn, Red Lodge-raised
80 ewes and young. The expenses
were $353.20 and sales netted $641.96,
making profit of S288.76.
Andrew Robinson, Carbon County
high school-151a acres of wheat, to-
falling 403 bushels ,$101 was the ex-
pense and sales were S523.90 or a
profit of $422.90.
Joe Monahan, Roberts, acres of
canning peas. The expense was the
sum of $13S.54 and sales brought
$44O29, or profit of $301.75.
Glen Hamistrom, Edgar-chickens.
The cost was $48.75, sales being
$2S2.82, profits S234.O7.
Harold Jensen, Edgar-36 ewes and
young. The cost was $172.75 and sales
were $512.57, profits being $339.82.
Cecil Walker, Joliet-38 bum lambs.
Cost was $135 with sales of $396.95,
profits being $685..
Philip Matross, Beffry high school
62 turkeys. Cost was $50 with sales
of $233, bring profits of $173.
Dan Baretta, Carbon County high
school-1O acres of canning peas, am
ounting to a total Of Is tons. Costs
were $3736O with sales of $1,250, or
a profit of $76.40.
Henry Robinson, Carbon County
high school-10 acres wheat, totaling
4S bushels per acre. Expense was 500
and sales brought 1924, a profit of
1884. y
The total income Of the go projects
for 1928 in Carbon County amounted
to the handsome sum of $8,435.29, a
nice sum for boys ranging in age from
12 to 18 years to earn. The total net
profits of these projects amounted to
S5,651.74. The total income from Car
bon County high school projects was
S5,741.36 and the total net profits
from the latter was $3,81071.
The average income from Carbon
County high school projects was
$358.831a, while the average net pro-
fit of same was $238.16.
The average income from all pro-
iects throughout the county was
S290.S7 and the average profit from
all projects was $194.88.