164 TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL YEAR BOOK— PART III 



the pig club work not only in the county fairs, but I shall deal 

 more in general terms, more in terms of general club subjects. 



Significant changes are rapidly being made in keeping abreast with 

 changing industrial and agricultural conditions. No greater change has 

 been made than that this convention should program that a part of its 

 time in this busy day's meeting should be given over to the Boys' and 

 Girls' Club Work. 



Last year you listened to that excellent address of Mr. Clark of Mar- 

 shalltown on Baby Beef Clubs, in which he said that the greatest educa- 

 tional exhibit at the county fair was the beef exhibit. Mr. Taff of Ames 

 two years ago addressed you upon this subject and gave to you the three 

 real purposes of club work which I think are worth repeating at this time. 



1st. The doing of something worth while, by way of illustration: A 

 boy in the corn, calf or sheep club will study the best methods of doing 

 the work according to the most approved practices and keep a record 

 of the work done and results achieved, 



2nd. He will demonstrate to the community the thing he is doing. 



3rd. The socialization part of the work. 



A club is organized into a working group with officers from the mem- 

 bership in charge. A yearly program is outlined with timely topics rela- 

 tive to the work discussed. Each meeting is divided into 



1st. Business session. 



2nd. Demonstration features. 



3rd. Recreation. 



The second phase of this work is the one in which the fairs and exposi- 

 tions may render a special service, in giving opportunity for the boys 

 and girls to exhibit their products which are a result of the club work. 

 This gives a chance to compare their finished product with the products 

 of the best agriculturists of the county. 



The appropriations for the junior club work at the Iowa State Fair has 

 grown from less than one thousand dollars distributed in 1917 under three 

 lines of work to a premium list in 1921 of over eight thousand three hun- 

 dred dollars distributed under seventeen lines of work with a superin- 

 tendent in charge of each of the various lines of work. 



In 1917 six club teams staged cold pack canning demonstrations in 

 fruits and vegetables. In 1921 seventy-seven different county champion 

 teams demonstrated ten different lines of work. These demonstrations 

 ranged from the making of attractive collars and cuffs to the selection of 

 the type of a calf that will make a good beef animal. 



Two state champion demonstration teams were selected to represent 

 Iowa at the Interstate Fair at Sioux City. 



Two thousand one hundred and ninety-six entries were made at the 

 Iowa State Fair in addition to the Home Economics work where the ex- 

 hibits were entered by counties. 



Nine hundred and fifty-two boys and girls exhibited. 



Four hundred and ninety-three received prize awards. 



