Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1941-01-18

I Montana's S,375 Al club members
carried on a wide range of activities
during 1910 and these pictures show
4 a few Of the representative projects
in which they participated. Projects
carried by the members had a total
value Of S183, 866.67, Of which $751;
5O9.67 was above actual expense. Net
profits hit a new high average Of
S1A2l per member.
Top Ieft-4-H girls learn how to
make smart clothes in their clothing
club projects. In this picture Amy
Jean Meldrum left, and Elaine
Fischer Of Flathead county wear the
! sweaters they knit In club work. Last
year 1889 girls carried clothing prof.
ects valued at S11,467. Top right-340
Montana club members carried sheep
projects valued at S18,057. This pic
ture shows Marjorie Davis and her
brother Of GaIIatin county with their
grand champion eve and ram. Lower
Ieft-Beef cattle projects had . total
value of S49, 1872 and 1888 members car
rying these projects. Here Jimmie and
Jean Judisch Of TOOle county are
shown with their beef calves. Lower
right-Recreation, nature study, craft
work and citizenship training were ira
pOrtant parts Of the programs at the
~ CAuU GtH4AABo ACA4 IA - CO0AAeaCc
Mast summer. Here b q group enjoy
ing supervised swimming at the camp
on Flathead lake.
Three phases of 4-H club activities
reached new highs during the 1910
club year and in addition the mem
bers turned out a higher quality Of
work than ever before, according to
Ray z. Cameron, state club leader
at Montana State college.
The three phases in which new rec
ords were made were In completion
of projects with 81 percent of the All
boys and girls finishing the project
work they set out to do, in net profits
which reached new high average of |
$14.21 per member, and number of
counties carrying club work totaling |
48 out of the 56 counties In the state. |
During the past six years the net |
profit realized from All projects has |
been climbing steadily as the follow
ing compilation Of averages shows: |
1910, $1421 1899, $12.75; 1888, $11.82;
1887, $3.50; 1896, 1898; 1885, SIS.
Small grain showed the largest ay-
erage income per member Of the ag-
projects with sugar beets
next, and beef fattening third. on the
home economics projects, food preser-
walton brought the highest average
return per member. The gross value
Of all All project work in 1910 was
S1S3,86667 Of which $85, 509.67 was
above actual expenses.
In the 48 counties there were $50
clubs with a total membership OF
8 ,375. Volunteer local leaders, back
bone Of the club program, numbered
l sos.
(,t,,ay. facte t,ro,Yolot o,,t q, Cam
eron's summary show that during
1910 total of IA camps were held in
% counties with 800 members and
leaders attending, 1855 achievement
days were held with a total attend
ance of 17,257; All fairs and exhibits
were held in As counties, 46 delegates
from Is counties attended the Ma
tional Club congress, four delegates
and an assistant leader attended the
National Club camp, two dairy dem
Onstration teams attended the Ma
.ional Dairy show, 513 members in IS
counties participated in judging work
md 458 members in the same number
If counties took part In demonstra-
ion work, AZ girls from 20 counties
,ook part In the state dress revue,
club members had 904 entries in the
Junior Fat Stock show at
nine members entered ma
ional contests with two placing in the
blue award in two contests, and there
we're IS county All councils active
Turing the year.
In setting its goal for the coming
year the All organization hopes TO
nave a membership of 5000, COM
1letion record of 80 percent, 10 per-
cent re-enroIlment, and leaders
council in every county.