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Baby Beef Clubs of boys and girls of Texas are now making 

 thirty millions a year for their state. These clubs have brought 

 success everywhere they have been started, and the bearing 

 the work has upon the life of the youngsters is shown in the 

 statement of one of the promoters : 



"The boy begins to be proud of himself and of his accom- 

 plishments, in beating his father at growing corn. He combs 

 his hair better and washes his face and hands cleaner. The 

 neighborhood begins to talk about his corn. It is the center of 

 attraction. He begins to feel his importance and says to him- 

 self, 'Here, I cannot afiford to be at the foot of my class.' He 

 catches new inspirations and directly is solving problems and 

 analyzing sentences better than any other pupil in school. He 

 cannot afford to misbehave and get the censure of his teacher. 

 He begins to see some possibility of money-making in the soil. 

 He begins to dream of the home he is going to build. He wakes 

 up, he gets ideals and objectives. These clubs will increase the 

 manhood and womanhood of any community where they are 

 successful." 



We need your aid to keep alive this great work, for it means 

 as much to you as to us who till the soil. 



