Rural Schccl Leaflet. 805 



report of his own work, taken from Dick J. Crosby's "Boys' Agri- 

 cultural Clubs." 



"My experimental corn was the Leaming corn. I planted my prize 

 growing corn on the 7th of May in a plat that contained three square 

 rods. . The soil w^as a black sandy loam. The ground had garden truck 

 on it last year, which left it in good condition for corn this year. The 

 ground was plowed with a sixteen-inch plow at a depth of six inches. 

 I planted my com in rows three feet wide, the hills being two feet apart. 

 The corn was up within three days and averaged two stalks to the hill. 

 My corn had a good many suckers on, but very little smut. The corn 

 averaged twelve feet tall, many stalks having two ears on. The work I 

 put on my corn is as follows: 



March 30, plowing one-half hour, at 30c. an hour So. 15 



May 6, harrowing one-half hour 15 



May 7, planting one-half hour 15 



May 20, cultivating 15 minutes 05 



June 30, hoeing corn one-half hour. 10 



June 23, cultivating oS 



June 30, hoeing 05 



September 25, husking corn 10 



Cost of raising corn So . 83 



The total yield of corn was 21-2 bushels. The value of the corn was 

 S3. Thegain was S2.17" 



Can you beat Harr>'? We will not be confined to the same crop. 

 We perhaps may have two or three on our little farm. 



I am wondering if your teacher will not help you to get ready an exhibit 

 for a fair in your school house this fall? Would it not be rather good 

 fun to have a Friday afternoon given over to a meeting at the school 

 house when the products of the twelve boys in your club are placed on 

 exhibition before the older folks in the neighborhood? You might be 

 able to charge an admission fee of ten cents, so that you could get 

 a little money in the treasury to help buy a few books for your library^ 

 or help to pay for baseball bats, catching mitts, and a number of other 

 things that a Boys' Club would like to have. Then at this time your 

 officers whom you have elected will have a splendid opportunity to show 

 their ability to conduct a fair, take up the receipts at the door, and 

 transact all the necessar}^ business. You could have a short literary 

 program, with reports from the exhibitors as to how they grew their 

 products, just as Harry gave his report. Other features could be put 



