Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1916 — Boys and Girls Club Work [ARTICLE]

Boys and Girls Club Work

Again to be organized and conducted under the auspicious of the .Jasper County Poultry association. Arrangments have just been completed whej-pby the work of tho Boys and Girls chibs in Jaspef county will be continued this year. Tho plan, however, will be a little different. from last year. The poultry club will he organized among tho girls in the county ranging from eight to 18 years of age. Each girl entering the con test should try and raise a bunch of pure-bred chickens, study their care, and then, when the poultry show is held, sometime later in the year, exhibit at least a penconsisting of one male 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 or to pay for same if furnished by tho association. For the boys between eight and 18 years of age a corn contest will be arranged. Each boy entering this contest should have at least one acre of corn. He should keep a careful record of how he raises the corn so as to be prepared to wr/to 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 coin contest will be awarded according to some plan fixed later, probably a or a bushel contest. 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 name will be received later than July 1. Plans will be decided upon which will assure a strictly fair deal to each and every boy or girl who enters the contest. Any one wishing more information concerning the club work can write to Mr. J. M. Sauser, Pres. Jasper County Poultry association, Rensselaer, Ind. It is my hope that we may have a goodly number of entries. Yours truly, ERNEST LAMSON.