Boys' agricultural club work in the southern states . orderly and busi-nesslike system of marketing and distribution, isnecessary if the farmer is to make a success of hisbusiness. The principles of the Boys Clubs pointstraight to standardization, economic production, andcooperative marketing. BOYS AGRICULTURAL CLUB WORK IN THESOUTHERN STATES. CONTENTS. Page. Objects of the club work 3 Kinds of clubs 4 Requirements for club membership 4 How the clubs are organized „ 4 Crop production clubs 6 Animal production clubs 11 Page. How the clubs are instructed 14 Fairs and exhibits 18 Badges and emble
Boys' agricultural club work in the southern states . orderly and busi-nesslike system of marketing and distribution, isnecessary if the farmer is to make a success of hisbusiness. The principles of the Boys Clubs pointstraight to standardization, economic production, andcooperative marketing. BOYS AGRICULTURAL CLUB WORK IN THESOUTHERN STATES. CONTENTS. Page. Objects of the club work 3 Kinds of clubs 4 Requirements for club membership 4 How the clubs are organized „ 4 Crop production clubs 6 Animal production clubs 11 Page. How the clubs are instructed 14 Fairs and exhibits 18 Badges and emblems 18 Prizes and awards 19 All-star club 22 Results 22 OBJECTS OF THE CLUB WORK. Boys agricultural club work is one of the main features of theagricultural extension work conducted by the Office of ExtensionWork South of the States Relations Service, United States Depart-ment of Agriculture, in cooperation with the State agriculturalcolleges and other local agencies for the purpose of improving agri-cultural conditions and practices in the Fig. 1.—Boys club prize winners attending a short course at their State ;agricultural boys who begin the study of agriculture in the clubs continue it in the agri-cultural colleges. Scholarships in the short courses at the colleges are among theprizes given for excellence in club work. Such recognition and honor is a powerfulstimulus to the club work. 4 DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR 38, TJ. S. DEPT. OE AGRICULTURE. The following are among the objects of the work:1. To improve farm practices by instructing boys in correct agri-cultural methods. 2. To furnish an extensively organized means of effecting perma-nent improvement in agriculture and rural life. 3. To put into practice the facts of scientific agriculture obtainedfrom books, bulletins, etc. 4. To assist in the development of the spirit of cooperation in thefamily and in the community. 5. To dignify and magnify the vocation of the farmer by demon-strating that labor intel
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