Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-04
DOUBLE YIELDS
IN MANY CROPS
in THIS STATE
Both Boys And Girls Of
North Carolina Farms
Made Empiable Records
During 1881.
BY L. R. HARRILL,
Club Leader, North Carolina State
College.

0t""S VIZ WI ~
College.
In helping t o put over the live-at-
home program in North Carolina dur
ing 1881, 1899 All club members
completed projects, growing crop and
livestock products worth $260,013.66
at the current low market values.
One thousand twenty-six Ali club
boys produced 1926 bushels of corn
Or an average of 43 bushels per acre.
This is more than double the average
yield per acre for the state as a whole.
At the average farm price, the value
of the All corn crop last year amount
ed to $26,033.19.
One hundred sixty-nine Irish pota-
to club members grew a total of TO-
002 bushels of Irish potatoes on % and
one-half acres. This is an average of
1915 bushels per acre with a value
of $600.12. A hundred and three club
boys grew 6,935 bushels of sweet po-
tatoes On sc acres, or an average of
los bushels per acre worth at current
market prices ~$3,S14.25.
Two hundred six cotton club mem
bers completed projects, growing us
acres of cotton for a total production
of 2S9,121 pounds of seed cotton, or
an average of 1,344.7 pounds an acre
which is approximately one bale per
acre per club member. This is prac-
tically twice the average yield for this
state. The total value of the cotton
crop produced by the club members
amounted to $~5,840.24.
Three hundred seventy-seven club
members completed gardening projects,
growing a total of 125 acres of gar
den crops with 4S additional members
growing 50 acres of market garden
crops, giving a total of 425 members
growing 164 acres of garden products.
Seven hundred twenty-eight calf
club members completed records in
volving 794 animals. The total value
of the animals involved in these pro-
jects was $4,000. The calf club mem
bers have played an important part
in helping to establish dairying
throughout the state.
One thousand eight hundred twelve
boys and girls were enrolled in poul-
try club work during the year, Pro-
ducing a total of 1926 birds worth
$28,971.6o at average farm prices. In
addition to this, $7,943.20 worth of
eggs were produced, bringing the to-
tai value of the poultry club projects
produced by All club members to
$~36,914.SO.
Five thousand seven hundred sixty
girls were enrolled in foods and nu-
triton projects; 1896 were enrolled
in food preservation work; 11,443
were enrolled in clothing projects; D.
ITO in home furnishings, and LII
were enrolled in home management.
These projects were fitted to enable
the girls to help better prepare them
selves for home-makers, and st the
same time to help in SO far as possible
with the live-at-home movement.
Two thousand two hundred seven
teen club members were enrolled in
community farm and home projects,
dealing largely with home beautifica-
ton projects. Every club member was
encouraged to do something to beau
tfy the home or the home grounds.
At the same time the use of native
shrubbery and available equipment
was encouraged for all of this work.
The county farm and home agents
in 80 counties reported an enrolment
of 1921 club members enrolled in
1920 organized HI clubs at the be-
ginning of the season last year. This
was an increase of 1888 over 1850 or
an increase of II per cent in ENROLL
ment. Eighteen thousand seven hun
dred ninety-nine club members COM
pleted projects. This was an increase
of 2,610 over 1880 or a percentage
increase of 16.1 per zen in the num-
Der of club members completing their
work. =
H. H.