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groups. There "was a steady tendency to^ward employment of full- 

 time county club leadership. During the year 31 per cent of the 

 1,596 counties in the Northern and Western States had paid club 

 leadership, and 21 per cent of all the counties had full-time county 

 club leaders, Avhere the previous year only 16 per cent of the counties 

 had such leaders. The number of full-time county leaders on the 

 rolls on June 20, 1919, was 272. 



Durino- 1918 cooperative club leaders conducted 31,336 demonstra- 

 tions in food preservation and other club projects. At the canning- 

 club demonstrations alone there was an attenclance of 372,288. Club 

 leaders visited 204,745 club plats, conducted 1,266 achievement-day 

 programs, held 2,013 leaders' conferences, conducted 4,498 exhibits 

 and 4,532 club fairs and festivals. 



A large amount of instructional literature, issued partly by the 

 States and partly by the department, was distributed. 



One of the most significant and important steps in boys' and girls' 

 club work dnring the year was the organization of standard clubs 

 based upon requirements adopted by the club leaders. During 1918, 

 6,214 standard clubs were organized in 21 States. 



During 1918, 527,723 members were enrolled in 21,345 centers, of 

 which 251,032 completed the work, including reports of the season's 

 activities to the State club leaders. The members reporting produced 

 $6,019,092 worth of products at a cost of $2,447,313, including pay- 

 ment to the club members of wages for the time expended in the 

 work. Many of the members who did not make their final reports 

 did a considerable amount of work and produced several million 

 dollars' worth of products. The total overhead or supervisory cost 

 w^as $547,851, making the supervision cost per member enrolled $1.05 

 and per member reporting $2.18. 



The following table gives the number of clubs, the enrollment, the 

 number rei)orting results, and the results in the more important 

 projects: 



Numltcr of cUihs organized and total enrollment and results reported in wore 



important projects. 



» Includes also boys and girls not members of regularly organized clubs. 



