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it, all the cost of raising, which included labor, fer- 

 tilizer, and other expenses. What was left after 

 this subtraction was clear gain or net profit, as 

 business men call it. 



Growth of Corn Clubs. Corn Clubs have been 

 organized in large numbers in the Southern and 

 Central states, and they are doing a splendid work 

 for every county in which they are foimd. The boys 

 are opening the eyes of their parents and neighbors 

 to the wonderful in- 

 crease in the crop 

 when some attention 

 is given to scientific 

 culture. (Fig. 113.) 



The 1912 Crop. 

 During one season 

 the average yield 

 of all the Corn 

 Club members who 

 reported to the Of- 

 fice of Farm Man- 

 agement was 74.5 

 bushels per acre. 

 Fifteen club mem- 

 bers made a yield 

 of 140 or more 

 bushels per acre. 

 Sixt>'-one boys made over 120 bushels an acre. Tlio 

 average net profit an acre of all club members 

 reporting was $25.55. 



Courtesy of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



Fig. 113. A Wisconsin club winner 

 and his prize bushel of seed corn. 



