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FOUR- H CLUB anc/ FUTURE FARMER ACTIVITIES Young Tar Heei b Honored With Master Fanner Degree A lone North Carolinian, Shelton C. Davis, at Spring Hope, nut* 1. waa among tba 87 farm boy* tram as aUtaa who were awarded the Amerloar Farmers Degree t h u year, the high? t honcx that can be beatowec upon a Future Farmei at America. Da via was graduate* from the Spring Hop* high school last sprinj and he has been i member of the FUtun Farmers for the pasl four years. Am his project foi 1035 ha had the follow S. C. DAVIS ing: 144 Dens, o?u oroners, ana one ana one-ball acrea of corn and two acrea Of cotton. His corn yield ran around 76 buahela to the acre. 4-H Club Girls Win Trip To National Club Congress At Chicago ? ? By MM. 11AKK1BT P. JOHNSON (State OtrW Clak Agent) In short, Um purpose of 4-H club work U to furnish worth while actlvttlee for helping young people (1) to develop personality (I) to aselst In borne end communtty, end (S) to OH leisure time pleasantly end profitably. The minimum requlremonta are etx month ly Metkp attended. home practice for els months. end specified ertlclee or task* com pleted. The annual award or ettmailng luuenUw for project and mart sililsiemiial. anil local In Cotnmbla where "Mm ribbon" county rep lieeilleinee are entsrtaiasd. Pmemoat among honors of recognition for food wok an the trip awarde to the na tional club Congress In CMeago, and THe Ra tional 4-H Olab Oamp la Weelilmlon. (The latter I* held In June, and ao win not be further mentioned at thla tftne.) The elx young ^lomeif who (with several yoans men of 4-H achievement) will repre sent South Carolina's >0.000 4-H dub mem bers at The National Club CXmgreaa the first week in December are: Misses Pauline Went of Berkeley county, Blnor Moore cf BlUlei coun ty. Helen Carroll and Doeothy Warner of Oreenwood county. June Castlne of Fairfield county, and Edna Campbell, of Oreenvllle county. Gaining Social Adjustment Theee club girls are from fifteen to twen ty year* of age. and may be ulssaiiil with the helpful young rural men and women who are aeeklng, finding, and demonstrating a health ful. personal development, a place In com munity eervloe, a satisfactory social adjust ment. They have completed projects toe two to eight yearn, the average number of projects per girl being five. Each has helped In soaae specific way with her club, serving as officer, chairman, or lead er in some phase of week or activity. rne cnampions pass in Review Pauline West has been president and sscre retary for her club, and has practiced bread making as her specialty this year. Besides her foods work, she has completed four other proj ects. She and dinar Moore were acclaimed first place In bread judging. Elinor Moore has completed three years of club work, has attended leader training meet ings, and young people's state conference. She said in speakln; of her "home practice" of club demonstrations, "T prepare one meal a day for our family." How fine It would be If *very mother had a daughter who could and would prepare one meal each day I Helen Carroll, using her family budget as a basis, canned 235 quarts of fruits and vege tables and her home agent said, "she feels at ease In doing this work alone." Another great help in the family! Helen Is a senior 4-H girl with eight certificates and has served her younger club sisters as local leader. Dorothy Warner "knows her chickens" and how to care for them. She Is a major poul ?rs Allah ? * I. ?- ? aan all ... | rT n rV w j "?w manner win# ins u eAiUiioUi jiocr of Bhode Island Bed* which hat made Mr ?boot *450.00 prom. With the profit, poultry equipment has been Inert Med and Improved, and many necessary article* of ctotbtng and her own room tarnishing* purchased. She haa aleo completed some work In room fur nishing. clothing, foods, and gardening. June Caetlne haa Illustrated In her dally life the better food and health practice.. For two year* she baa entered wholeheartedly Into the club, oounty, and state health contest. Last year her age and club wort requirement pre vented her being first winner. Thus, no won der she waa radiantly happy when with her .father, local leader and home agent as guests at the annnal 4-H banquet, she heard the an nouncement which glTea her the privilege of participating In The National 4-H Health Con test which emphasises Health as the basts f8r all other desirable achievement. ' o 4-H Clubs Help Young Folk Attain Their Life Ambition .. "S ar" *UUn? to P?J the price with hard work you can be almost anything you wlati to " In 1U?." L. a. Harrlll, loader of tflnh wort In Korth Carolina, told Wilson ooun ty 4-H dob member* at their Achievement Day program. "Tow can ba the beat lawyer, the beat doctor or the beat preacher In tha State," he said, ~tt you work hard enough to Day the prloa or your succen. And I do no* bailee* you can and another organisation In United States that offers so much to the young people In helping them to make ? susosss a the world at ttw t-H Sub." . , , Club Girls Win Trip To Chicago Above an foar of the six Boatb Carolina t-l Oak (Ma rtw wrltortoa* walk waa| tbcm a trip to tka National 4-H club Coairau la Chlcafo. Lett, Dorothy Warner; Mddle, PanUaa Waat; upper rl^ht. Helen Carroll; loTO right, Elinor Moam Useful Citizenship Is Goal Of Four-H Club T raining Programs B jr LEON CLAYTON, Auhtut State dak Agent At present 6,363 farm bojra in South Carolina ara training themselves through conducting 6,691 4-H demonstration? for mora useful citizenship when they take their places in their community, county, stata, and national governments. They ara "racking up" real achievements to their credit. Though they work hard, along with the work there, is provided recreational and entertainment features which aid them further in growing into well devel 1 1 opea men. With their personally owned demonstra tions; their community club meeting regu larly lor business. Instruction. Inspiration, and recreation; the various competitive fea tures; encampments; tours; and county gath erings; a balanced menu La provided (or de veloping well-rounded men trom these 4-H club boys, fills same opportunity Is open to all rural boya between tits sees of 10 and 20 yearn. This Is really a challenging purpose lor you who are already members and to you who are Interested In Joining the 4-H club; "to squally train your head, heart, hands, and health." 4-H Club Education These 4-H boys learn the beet methods for eatTylng out their demonstrations of pigs, earn, cotton, poultry, or calves. Past records show that 4-H club boya learn to do their Job so well that their dads are outclassed many times in cost of production figures, yields, and awards at (airs and contests. The oounty farm agents an on the Job to give guiding thought to groups as wsD as In dividuals. Recently, sines ths county sgent's duties haw been greatly multiplied, local 4-H community leaders and club officers have stepped to the front and taken over a great er part of ths oommunlty club guldsnos and Instruction. One of ths most satisfying edu cational features that members gain from 4-H meetings I* the ability to properly follow parliamentary practice. Then, too. whan a group of boya can meat together from time to time and work out tbelr problem* cooperatively, they ara learn ing a far greater leaaon than how to teed plga properly or when to fertilize cote. Learn ing how, when, and what to do la education 4-H Demonstrations One of South Carolina's club slogans, "Learn By Doing," ki the fundamental rea son tot 4-H work. Also, demonstration work la far-reaching by "showing others how." AH youth seems to be 'from Missouri' ? their watchword Is 'wbcm me.' Youth accepts 4-H club work on Its results. By using experi mental data from state and national experi ment station records, 4-H club members oon duct their demonstrations on principles and practlcee superior to those used In ordinary farming. Although the personally owned demonstra tion la not the only type at education for 4-H members, demonstrations hare a defi nite place at each club gathering. An out standing form of Instruction Is for a team of two boya to rlee before a group and dem onstrate the selections of best laying hens or the type of potatoes that will sell beet on the market and why. Thla affords val uable training for the demonstrators aa wall WinterviUe Chapter Tar Heels Akoie an the M rmfccra of ?h? newly orianlaed Wlntwrvllte Charter (Htt County, N. C.) of Tir Re*! Parmer* Ana HoUjr. I? prttMeitf: Kfrmlt Tyson, Wr*-i*e?Ment; Oca Forreet. msfctaryi Umttar Baraaa, treaaaryj Montfomary Akbot, reporter) ant i. ? *M> l?f, MTUM. ? . ? I . ,:u. Highlights On FFA Annual Convention By ROY H. THOMAS (N. C. State Supervisor at Vocational Agriculture) , About 4,000 vocational students In agri culture from aver; at ate In the Union regis tered (or tha convention and tbe American Royal. Tha Utah Association of Putuie Fanaera of America received the award for 1885 aa high In the atata conteet. Louisiana took second. Texaa third and California fourth. Cash prises went to the winners from tha National Orange. Texas supplied the official convention band. There were 7S pieces and tbe players were recruited from 28 vocational high schools by H. a. Rylander, vocational agricultural teach er at Itasca, Texaa. In the speaking conteet Mont Kcnney. Hal den, Utah won first, Paul Deata o I Graham, Texaa won second, Thomas Downing of Lex ington. Kentucky won third and Early Blay ney of Mt. ailead, Ohio won fourth. With hla shorthorn steer. Hale Thompson, Hatfield. Missouri, won grand champion award over all breeds In tbe vocational beef classes John Wagner, Norbarne, Missouri won with his fat barrow and Car! McOrary. Gallatin Mlaaoun on hla light Southdown lamb. The degree of American Parmer was award ed to 87 boys from S8 states for outstanding accomplishments. Paul Lock of Washington was awarded tbe $500 cash prlns as the Star Parmer or tbe year. He la a member of tha Farm Bureau. Seventeen statea report they now have Fu ture Farmers summer camp*. Radio broadcasts an now regularly pre sented by chapters In 3* states. Paid up membership officially ie|>c?led fts 100.000. a gain at ltfiM over last year. Hon orary and alumni members ferine tha total to 120,000. Mote stales sent judging teams this yea* than any previous year. Than wen 1*7 teams Atom 38 states. aa properly Informing ths attendants at tha same time. 4-1 Ownership Boys are Interested In what they personal ly ova? what belongs to tHetn. Ownership la another ona of uie foundation stones of 4-H club work. It may be a pbrebced pig. a flock of chickens, qr afc sen. or more of eom* money crct>. A true realisation of ooets and ?alues la gained by a boy ljhen he has to spend hie own earned money for seed, feed, fertiliser, and value' labor una rent costs. Then, aa Or. D. W. Hjitttaa, director at Ex tension service in eouth Carolina, say*, "Four-H club work baa ecoMmto ' "flue ? it aids with the family budget, asstots boys to become independent and eelfrrellant. and akls boys hi determining and financing their llfe'a rocatloc 4-H Ckhlblts A show window of jobe well done In club work la provided each fall In community, county, state, sectional and national fairs. To make an exhibit at hie work glvee the boy aa Incentive to see a Job well done. This also cauaee both old and young farmers to take . heed. Many times substantial prlaes and awards are wan by members, but theee are unimportant when compared with the edu cational value derived from the experience of the exhibitor. 4-H Camps ?ncampmente Mr 4-H dubetera have be come a rejd Influence to the campers m South Carolina. Camp Lang, Olemson Col lege. The citadel, Rocky Bottom, Pawley*a Is land. and other camp sites furnish places tar real Instruction and for lasting 4-H training Camping trips an provided for thoae mem bers who have accurate records to date on their demonstration!. Theee cam pa are made poaatble at minimum ooete on the part of the campers. According to Ex-Preeldent Biol of Harvard. "The organised summer camp ta the moat Important step In education thai A marina baa given to the world." 4-H Tripe xnere are hundreds of trips offered to 4-H members. Bwh year, most of the county agents In the itate arrange i or the outstand ing boys to attend the State Pair, "The Show Window of South Carolina," where then bojra aee the ban of crop* and IHeatueH eilinilWU and aaeoolate with 4-H winners from other eoontlas. Short com see and 4-H leaders' teaming conferences are held for thoas out standing clubs ters and leaders from the va rious oountles. I Railroad com pa Pies. - fertiliser oompanlas, and other business ooncerns provide trips for achieving club* tera. Examples of such trips are to the National Club Camp held In Wash ington and the National Club Congress ball tn Chicago annually. Within communities and oountles, field trips and tours ape held lor further educational training. "Seeing la believing." 4-H Membership Any community having eight or more boys and a local leader Interested In conducting demonstrations (crop or livestock) who want to band themselves together for business. In struction, Inspiration, and recreation can re calls benefits through 4-H club work. When there 1s such a desire, the county farm agent will aid with the organisation of a communi ty club. Organise 4-H Community Clube During the early winter months Is the meat appropriate time for a community group el thelr to organize or re-organize a communi ty 4-H club, Why? (1) Farm boys have mors time to devote to their organization activities during this season. (3) Usually a high per cent of the rural boys from 10 to JO years of age era In schools *where they can more easily get to gether for meetings and demonstrations (S) The crops dab members bars ampla time to study and wort out best fertilizer prac tices, piepai alluii of lands, and securing beet type seed. (41 More time Is available for working out Me many community improve ment problems and activities. U ? 'r> r> tit It i .
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