288 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE 



Questions: 



1. What are some of the things a boys' and girls' club may do? 



2. Why should boys' and girls' elubs be promoted by the school? 



3. What do you think of the idea of the object acre? What 

 could you grow that would enable you to take a trip to the State Fair? 



Arithmetic: 



1. If one produced 100 bus. of corn per acre and sold 25 bus. for 

 seed at $3 per bushel, and the balance at 45c. per bushel, what would 

 be the total value of the crop? 



2. If one produced 300 bus. of onions on ^ acre, how much 

 would they be worth at 60c. per bushel? 



3. If one produced 200 bus. of potatoes per acre on 5 acres, and 

 sold them at 50c. per bushel, how much money would one have? 



FARMERS' CLX7BS 



A Farmers' Club is an organization of the people in any- 

 community for the improvement of themselves, their homes 

 and their community. It should include in its member- 

 ship the whole family, men, women and children. Two or 

 more families may constitute a successful farmers' club; 

 but it is best, where possible, to include all the p>eople in 

 the community. A rural school district is a suitable terri- 

 tory to be covered by a farmers' club. Meetings are held 

 in the homes of the members, in town halls or in school- 

 houses. There are many advantages in having the meet- 

 ings at the homes of the members wherever it is practical 

 to do so. The territory should be small enough so that all 

 its members can easily convene. 



Advantages. — A good, active farmers' club will do for 

 a rural community just what a good, active commercial 

 club will do for a village or city; namely, it will tend to 

 secure the united influence of the community to bring about 

 any desired improvement, and, further, it will unite the 

 community to oppose anything that is not for its best 

 interests. We can conceive of no way in which a farmers' 

 club can be detrimental to a community, while we believe 

 that there are at least four ways in which it may be help- 

 ful: (1) socially, (2) educationally, (3) inspirationally, and 

 (4) financially. 



Social Advantages. — People are essentially social beings. 

 They are not usually happj^ when isolated, and do not 

 develop properly except in groups. Life on the farm tends 

 to keep people too much to themselves. A farmers' club 



