Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1915 — BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ WORK EXHIBITED [ARTICLE]

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ WORK EXHIBITED

Thirteen Boys Completed Work and Are Making' Good Showin# " * The boys’ and girls’ dub work which was started last spring under the supervision of County Agent Barrett, is now being completed at the poultry shoW. Considering the fact that the work was left practically without a leader during the summer and consequently many of the boys and girts -became discouraged and did not complete their work, and also considering the fact that this was a very poor year for erops, they have made a very good showing. 13 boys have completed the wotk in the corn club and have samples on exhibition at the show, while 11 •girls have exhibits of chickens. The following is a list of the boys and girls: Barkley— Marie Moore, Bessie Moore, Blanche Peterson, Pearl Peterson, Hazel Brouhard, Lowdl PeteTson, Lawrence Brouhard. Carpenter—Cecile Fisher, Zoe Jordan, Robert Smalley, Clermont Stack.

Gillam —Edward Ryan. Hanging Grove—Laura Maxwell-. Jordan, Hurshell Bice. Kankakee—George Schreitber. Marion—Anna Spangle, Lila Peck, Marquis Peek. Newton —John Stockton. Union—Lonzo Wiseman. Walker—Elsie Peer, James Alexander. Wheat-field—Archie Hendrix, Harold Kennedy. In townships where there were only one entrance a definite score was not figured out; however, in Barkley, Carpenter and Wheatfleld townships there were two contestants. In Barkley township, Lawrence Brouhard won with a score of 83.87 points against Lowell Peterson with 81.85 points. Rrouhard had the largest yield reported in the county, namely, 89 bushels on one acre. This was new ground and had received careful cultivation. In Wheatfleld township Harold Kennedy won with JS.B points against 88.6 points for Archie Hendrix. These scores are competed for the township and are not comparative in regard to the county. Tlie best 10 ears were exhibited by Harold* Kennedy and scored 80. In Carpenter township the winner had not been decided at thus date as one of the boys took his report home to make some change and iras not yet returned It to Soper* intendent Lamson. Several good birds were exhibited by the girls and they were able to capture some prizes in the show in competition with the older and more experienced poultrymen. The awards in the different townships at this time have not been made. Mr. Pickett, the judge in the poultry show, has taken a great interest in these girls who have entered the contest and besides offering as a 'reward to each one who had entered the contest a year’s subscription to the .Inland Poultry Journal, has also written a personal letter to each of them offering suggestions as to how they-might improve on the Care of their birds. The original plan of this club work was to send the winning boy and girl in each township to Pur-

due for the week's short course and this generally will be carried out, though some townships have not yet raised the Superintendent Lanrson will go to Thlitrtje next Monday with those boys and girts who are successful.