Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1916 — TO ORGANIZE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK [ARTICLE]

TO ORGANIZE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK

Work to Be Continued This Year Under Auspices of Jasper Co. Poultry Assn. The boys and girls Club work is again to be organized and conducted under the auspices of the Jasper County Poultry Association. Arrangements have just been completed whereby the work of the boys and girls clubs in Jasper county will be continued this year. The plan, however,, will be a. little different from last year. The poultry club will be organized among the girls in the county ranging from 8 to 18 years of age. Each girl entering the contest should try to raise a bunch of purebred chickens, study well their care, and then when the poultry show is held some time later in the year exhibit at least a pen, consisting of one n ale and four females, at the poultry show. There will be arranged a separate class for the girls and they will not compete with the older exhibitors. Entry of birds to the show will 'be free except that each girl will be expected to furnish feed for her birds o rto pay for same if fumishei by the association. For the boys between 8 and 18 years of age a com contest will be arranged. Each boy entering this contest should have at least one acre <xf com. He should keep a careful record of how he raises the com so as to be prepared to write a composition about same.

Prizes to the value of S2OO will be given by the association to the two clubs. According to present plans the prizes in the poultry club will be awarded entirely on the exhibit at the show. The prizes in the com contest will be awarded according to some plan fixed later, probably a 10 each or a bushel exhibit. A few weeks ago Purdue University assured me that if we organized club work in this county they would send without cost to us a man to work with the boys and girls for a few weeks. If enough enroll it is likely this can yet be carried out. Any boy or girl wishing to enroll in this work should send their name to me at once. No names will be received later than July Ist. Plans will be decided .upon which assure a strictly fair deal to each and every boy and girl who enters the contest. Anyone wishing more information concerning the club work can write to Mr. J. M. Sauser, President Jasper County Poultry Association, Rensselaer, Ind. It is my hope tljat we may have a gi cdly number of Entries. Yours truly, ERNEST LAMSON.