198 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



ard livestock club, the district team beiug selected by county competi- 

 tive demonstrations within each section. 



The team winnino- the state championship in livestock judging at the 

 Michigan State Fair was sent to the International Livestock Plxposi- 

 tion at Chicago, to compete for Grand Championship honors in the 

 ^N'on-Collegiate Livestock -hidging Contest. 



The boy having the highest grade in judging dairy cattle represented 

 the State of Michigan in the Junior Dairy Judging Contest, at the Na- 

 tional Dairy Show. 



"\Y. A. Anderson. 



FARM CROP PROJECTS. 



Progress in the Farm Crops projects was made along the lines now 

 being followed. Clubs which chose com, beans or potatoes as their 

 crop, were organized throughovit the State. 



The Farm Crops department at the College assisted in many ways 

 in furthering this phase of club work. The Michigan Potato Growers' 

 Exchange and The Michigan Bean Jobbers' Association presented a 

 large loving cup to be given annually to the hoj or girl winning the 

 State Potato or Beau Club championship. 



The annual state-wide exhibit of all crop clubs was held at the Col- 

 lege during Farmers' Week, in connection with the annual show of the 

 ]\richigan Crop Improvement Association. 



W. A. Anderson, 



HANDICRAFT PROJECT. 



The Handicraft project was placed on a sound basis during 1917 and 

 1918 by Mr. C. A. Spaulding, Assistant State Club Leader, who was in 

 charge of the work at that time. During the year 1919 and 1920, & 

 most satisfactory growth in this work was made. Some twentj'-seven 

 new exercises were prepared as a supplement to the regular handicraft 

 bulletin, Xo. 11, which was prepared by Mr. Spaulding. The new exer- 

 (ises consisted of articles which would be of use in the home and 

 a round the farm. 



The members of the State staff were influential in presenting the ])ro- 

 ject in difterent counties and helping the i)eople who were interested, 

 organize the work and conduct follow-up meetings. The aim was to 

 have the State statf assist at the time the work was started, at one fol- 

 low-up meeting later in the year, and to judge the exhibits at the end 

 of the season. This program was adhered to and was carried aut quite 

 successfully. 



Each cliib member, in addition to making the required articles, wrote 

 a story and report and made an exhibit. Practically all of the clubs 

 exhibited some of their articles at the different county fairs, and pre- 

 miums were offered by the different fair associations. 



IMontgomery Ward & Company, throngli tlu' courtesy of Mv. Scliott. 

 of the "publicity dei)artment, was again influential in helping to tide 

 across a successful program in connection with this project. They of- 

 fered ten handsome tool chests for the ten best clubs in tlie State. In 

 add i I ion to this, a large clinnipionship tool chest went to tlie boy who 

 did the ])esl work in llie State. Five of the to(d chests went to the Up- 



