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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1929
Page
9
Grace Luke discusses advantages of joining 4-H as a girl or boy. Canning clubs offer frequent fruit and vegetable projects, with tomatoes highlighted. Winners at Huron State Fair earn a chance to travel to the International Livestock Show in Chicago, plus lifelong canning skills.
Taulkton May 18 Miss Edna Grimm of Burkmere leads Sunny Stitchers and Snappy Snippers 4-H clothing clubs. Agnes Beadle also takes local leadership of a neighboring club teaching sewing near Burkmiere. Both clubs meet on the second and fourth Saturdays respectively.
May 18 report describes Eddie Houskins building a small chicken house. Initial frame work faced a smashed thumb then a smashed middle finger. He persevered, finished the project in two days, and housed his chickens until warm weather came.
The Aberican club meeting at Blanche Lambert's home in April is postponed until after the school term ends. Three seniors Vera Canfield Jene Joecks and Ferne Zimmerman plan to attend later. The next meeting will be held twice a month with senior work and commencement activities.
Carthage May 18 the Carthage Corn club organized in 1928 with nine members. They stayed active despite hail and frost damage in July and later. with help from parents County Agent Stephen Jones and Leader Edson Older about 225 dollars was raised. The club hopes to improve this year with one new member and seven veterans.
Proceeds from two entertainments will be used by the Argonne Poultry Club to defray expenses of the summer camp at Lake Madison. The club program was held at the school and in Roswell. The last meeting occurred May 10 at the Sorheim home. Mare Sorheim.
Charles Cooper of the Seneca Baby Beef club says his Aberdeen Angus calf may not be the best in the state yet plans to improve. The wild calf, bought November 19, resisted handling for months and escaped into a water hole, prompting tight confinement until the State Fair.
May 18 at Wessington urges 4-H club boys and girls aged 12 to 18 to get at least eight hours sleep and ample fresh air. Open upper sash for air circulation day and night, as growing occurs mainly at night. Over half of youths lack sufficient rest. avoid oversleeping to prevent morning drowsiness. Written by ETTA MAR ENGELMANN.
Faulkton May 18 One hundred percent attendance marked the regular O. club meeting at Connie McDowell s home. After business a committee was named to organize the play All Aboard for Healthy Life and members were chosen to give demonstrations at the next meeting.
The Gettysburg pig club will hold a June tour to inspect all 15 litters. Members follow the McLean county hog raising system with clean individual pastures. A crack judging team is planned for fair time. Purebred Poland Chinas, Chester Whites and Hampshires are raised, with stock available for farmers next fall.
Four Brown Swiss purebred heifer calves were purchased in Wisconsin this spring for Potter County dairy calf club work. They join one purebred Guernsey and five Holsteins bought for Haven. The effort includes 24 youths now enrolled in the program.
The Gettysburg dairy calf club sponsored by the Kiwanis club held distribution day April 23 with members and parents as guests. After lunch the group returned to stock yards where calves were drawn and given to members. Ten percent of calf costs set aside as sinking fund to replace calves if lost.
Live Wire pig club members visit the farm of R. C. Hughes to inspect a herd that includes 23 brood sows and 175 spring sows. The sows are wintered mainly on alfalfa with limited grain and ground feed. Four hog houses have been built by Hughes and his family.
Lorin Schulze with county agent Cave tested sodium chlorate spray on Creeping Jenny in oat stubble. Three pounds of chemical dissolved in three gallons water sprayed in ten gallons per tenth of an acre, killing most plants then some regrew. a second spraying reduced regrowth. He later sprayed Canadian thistle with varied results. drug store bought chemical priced at 15 cents a pound, making large scale use uneconomical.
Manchester May 18 The Manchester Sow-lifter club reports their sows average seven pigs per sow. Leader H. C. Hodges met the boys at the Widman home south of Manchester. Three sows are Poland China and six Hampshire. Most sows farrowed in early March and should be good size for the state fair. ish NUTE WEDMAN
In Hughes County interest in standard bred stock rises yearly as poultry clubs expand. The DeCrey township Chick Chat club grew from eight to twelve members, with two returning members from last year showing progress in the project.
Wessington May 18 The Metry Makers room improvement club led by Mrs. Dow Smith pursues color schemes sanitary rules and refinishing old furniture to make rooms neater and healthier. Members draft floor plans and work on projects such as hooked rugs curtains pillow cases dresser scarfs and bed spreads during better weather.
Blue Ribbon Dairy club members from Wisconsin recently secured 15 high grade Guernsey calves in Beadle county. At a Thursday meeting at E. Mitchells home R A Cave county agent advised 12 members on feeding calves and completing daily records.
The Lebanon Corn club founded in 1927 resumes work after a two year lapse. Seven of eight boys are enrolled, led by J. J. Dienslakd. They plan to send top exhibits to the county and State Fair with rising Haney Strain Minnesota 18 from the International Harvester Ferry Aberdeen.
Howard appoints Wayne Romsey and Lloyd Stock to demonstrate at the May B B B B club meeting. The event follows an April gathering at Harald and Leland Anderson’s home and will be led at Ed Grant’s residence. Willis Stock plans to raise three Chester White pigs for the pork club.
The Busy Bees clothing club of St Lawrence organized with Mrs Henry Gehring as leader and Doris Cook as president reports weekly meetings to complete all required work for the year.
Wessington May 18 the Pioneer Dairy calf club inspired the new Wessington Hills Baby Beef club formation this year. Pioneer dates back to 1928 and calves were shown at January short course. Reuben Kastner named leader with Wayte Kastner president Lloyd Lowther vice president and Ilton Hollister secretary-treasurer. calves sourced from local stock men.
In Carthage May 18 a new canning club formed at Carthage High School with nine members. Officers elected at the first meeting include Francis Holcomb as president Virginia Alvey as vice president Mabel Nelson as secretary Ruth Jones as treasurer and Bernita Wiley as yell leader.
Tredora May 18 three of six Aberican club members are seniors so meetings are postponed until after commencement on May 24. With three seniors away the other three miss half the group and will meet monthly to make up lost time. Trene Joecks won the district high school typewriting contest at Maitlison.
The German pig club in Potter county, formed in February, includes nine members led by Howard Benvers. Members raise Poland China, Jersey, Chester White pigs with breeds distributed among four Poland China, one Jersey, two Chester White, and two Poland China pigs. Members maintain individual pastures and plan rotating litters to keep ground clean. Gifts this spring come from top South Dakota herds.
In Carthage on May 18 the Gackleberry club of Rede stone keeps girls busy hatching and raising poultry under leader Miss Effie Older. They rear Rhode Island Reds Rhode Island Whites and Watt Orpingtons with many chicks and prize birds earning blue ribbons from state and county fairs.
The Willing Workers H clothing club near Gettysburg restructured for a summer canning project after nearly finishing sewing tasks. Ruth Tennant has crafted four cotton dresses and other garments beyond the wartime requirements, noted by Mrs. Orville Von Wald.
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