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C. B. Kiser: ‘Explains Work. Under Auspices of U.S. De partment of ‘Agriculture. The Boy’s Corn Club of the United States Department of Agriculture were organized for the following pur poses: (1) To afford the rural teacher a simple and eassy method of teaching practical agriculture in the school in the way it must be acquired to be of any real service, mainly by work upon the farm. (2) To prove that there is more in the soil than the farmer has ever gotten out of it; to inspire boys with a love of the land by showing them how they can get wealth out of it in a better way and thus be healthful to the family and the neighborhood. (3) To give the boys a definite, worthy purpose and to stimulate a friendly rivalry among them. Such are the objects of the Boy’s Corn Clubs in the Farmers’ Co-oper ative Demonstration Work. In order to obtain the best results it is not only necessary to get the boys to unite their efforts, but it is also es sential that other vital forces in the county co-operate. One of the strong features about the demonstration work is that it is co-operative. So in the boys’ department it is frequen tly found that the county superinten dents of education and teachers, the demonstration agents, the business men, the newspapers, and the parents give valuable aid and support. Corn was selected for demonstra tion because it is a plant that can be profitably produced in all parts of the United States. Further, the boys have a common knowledge of it and the lesson seems easy. Corn yields more food to the acre than any other grain crop, and a good crop stands for cheaper food for men and animals. Corn is a fine subject for study. Where this work is being intro duced in a county the superintendent of education and the teachers can reach the boys in all sections of the county more quickly and effectively than any other agency. The superin tendent can explain the plan to the teachers, and they can explain it to the boys and secure the names of all those who will agree to plant one acre of corn, arrmea bit interested should be held at the courthouse or some central place for the purpose of organisation and instruction. Such a meeting should be held as early in the season as possible, so that every day may have time for the proper preparation of soil and selection of saved. For the first year it has been found advan tageous to see that first-class seed be furnished alike to all the boys. Boards of trade, chambers of com merce, bankers, and businessmen have been very liberal in providing funds for purchasing seed corn. Af ter the first year each boy should se lect his own seed. Whenever a a spe cial agent of the United States De partment of Agriculture is located in a county it will be found that he will gladly help in giving instructions and advice in regard to the agricultural part of the work, either to the county club or to local groups of boys whom he may meet in his round” over “the
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Harrisonburg Daily News
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Fri, Mar 21, 1913
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