FARMERS' MONTHLY OF HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 



4.H CLUB NEWS 



"WHAT I SAW WHILE AT 

 THE 4-H NATIONAL CAMP" 



By Dennett Howe of North Amherst 



At the outset, my official capacity was 

 chauffeur for the Farley and Howe famil- 

 ies to the National 4-H Club Camp at 

 Washington. We started early Tuesday, 

 June 14, and reached the site of the Bat- 

 tle of Brandywine in Pennsylvania by 

 nightfall. No mishap other than getting 

 lost in Philadelphia occured. That night, 

 too, Mr. Farley is I'eported to have fought 

 again the battle in his sleep. 



We reached Washington the next day 

 shortly before noon. The camp was easily 

 found, and we went the rounds shaking 

 hands with the officials and the few dele- 

 gates who had already arrived. With 

 Daylight Saving appetites we sought an 

 early Eastern Standard Time dinner. 



Made Leader of Group 



After our meal we were assigned to 

 different tents. I was made leader of 

 ours. By this time the camp was fast be- 

 coming a busy place, and the line at the 

 blanket tent stretched out. Since there 

 could be no regular program for this day, 

 we were advised to climb the Washington 

 Monument, which was within a stone's 

 throw of the camp. Being less ambitious 

 than some we rode up, rather than walk, 

 but we enjoyed the wonderful view of the 

 Potomac, the Capitol, and the Govern- 

 ment buildings Just as much as the pe- 

 destrians. Making acquaintances (which 

 was easy, consisting of a "Hello, I am 

 Howe of Massachusetts, where are you 

 from") took up the rest of the afternoon. 



Early the next morning the whistle 

 blew for swimming, and what a huddled 

 up group ! It seemed to me that the far- 

 ther south I went the colder it grew. 

 Everyone laughed at me for wearing two 

 shirts, a sweater, and a coat, but I noticed 

 they were first in line for extra blankets. 



The water was great and warmed me 

 up to the extent of a shirt and sweater. 

 We returned with good appetites, as we 

 always did after the morning swims. 



Nicknamed "Wildcats" 



After breakfast we went to assembly in 

 the midst of the groups of tents and then 

 divided into divisions, two tents of boys 

 and two tents of girls in each division. 

 Our division was number 10, and together 

 with number 9 we occupied a whole bus. 

 This bus, which always contained our two 

 groups soon became the den of the "Wild- 

 cat Division" (which we called ourselves). 

 Mr. Shibles, the Maine state club leader, 

 was duly initiated "Chief Tom-Cat", and 

 another Massachusetts boy and I were 

 Chief Yowlers. And yowl we did! We 

 soon had the reputation of being the best 

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 In her food work she has been out- 

 standing, not only doing her required 

 work but also a large share of the family 

 cooking. She is easily one of the leading 

 members of her club according to her 

 I leader, Mrs. E. H. Nodine. 

 i Walter Granger of So. Worthington, 

 Dairy Champion, is now doing his fifth 

 year of Dairy work and is the only one 

 enrolled in that project in his town. At 

 the present time he owns a herd of four 

 pure bred Holstein females and a two 

 year old Holstein Bull that he purchased 

 from M. A. C. 



He has been a faithful exhibitor at the 

 Eastern States, Cummington Fair, Three 

 County Fair and always can be depended 

 on to go on tours of all kinds where there 

 is something to learn. 



The Garden Champion, Floyd Thatcher 

 of Plainfield has for five years raised one 

 of the best gardens in we.stern Hamp.shire 

 County. The Cummington Fair offers, 

 each year, cash prizes on the best Gar- 

 dens in the western part of the county. 

 During his club career Floyd has never 

 been far from the top and last year won 

 the fir.st prize. 



Edward King of Granby has won his 

 Handicraft championship on his all-round 

 ability as a worker. Ed is almost unbeat- 

 able. He made a Kitchen Cabinet, a tea 

 wagon and several smaller articles, the 

 equal of which I have never seen made by 

 a boy. Although he has been a member 

 only two years, he has done more in that 

 time than any other boy in the county in 

 much more than that time. 



Second Best Camper 

 La.st month we had a story of "Phil" 

 Ive's club work in the "monthly," so we 

 will not repeat it again. There is one 

 point we wish to add, however. While at 

 camp the boys voted for the boy that they 

 thought was the best "camper." When 

 the votes were counted "Phil" was found 

 to be only one vote behind the boy who 

 won it. 



The two state champions, of course, 

 have done outstanding work in their pro- 

 jects. Alice Randall of Belchertown, 

 State Dairy champion, has had her story 

 so many times in this paper that it isn't 

 necessary to repeat it. 



The state champion Potato Club mem- 

 ber, A.shley Gurney, of Cummington, has 

 been a consistent grower of potatoes for 

 five years and without a doubt is as faith- 

 ful in following the most improved prac- 

 tices as any boy in the state. 



The three local leaders have interesting 

 stories, but it would take too long to tell 

 it in detail. One interesting thing learned 

 while at camp was that Miss Nellie Shea, 

 of Belchertown, who has been a leader 

 for twelve years, could nearly double the 

 length of service of any leader pre.-^ent. 



THIRTY-THREE CLUB ANIMALS 



ENTERED FOR EASTERN STATES 



Twenty-four boys and girls, members 

 of the Hampshire County Dairy Club 

 have entered Thirty-two animals in the 

 4-H Dairy Camp which is held each year 

 at the Exposition. Of course all of these 

 boys may not have the chance to go, as a 

 representative of the exposition mu.st 

 look over the animals and decide whether 

 they are good enough to go . In addition 

 to having the privilege of competing for 

 very generous prizes, all of the twenty- 

 four members have the privileges of 

 membership in the daii-y camp for the 

 seven days of the exposition, 

 starting Saturday Night, September 17 

 and closing Saturday night September 24. 

 These campers will have the privilege of 

 seeing all the exhibits on the exposition 

 grounds, a free ticket to the famous 

 horse show and to the Hippodrome where 

 vaudiville auto-polo, and fire works are 

 the main atti-action. In reality, they are 

 given a chance to see everything on the 

 grounds at .some time during the week. 



The boys and girls who have applied 

 for membership in this camp are as fol- 

 I lows ; 



I No. it hreed 



I of animals 



elilei-ed 



2 Holsteins 

 2 Holsteins 



2 Holsteins 

 1 Holstein 

 1 Holstein 

 1 Holstein 

 1 Holstein 

 .3 Holsteins 

 1 Holstein 

 1 Holstein 



3 Holsteins 

 1 Jersey 

 1 Jersey 

 1 Jersey 

 1 Jersey 

 1 Jersey 

 1 Jersey 



1 Jersey 



2 Jerseys 

 1 Jersey 

 1 Guernsey 

 1 Guernsey 

 1 Guernsey 

 1 Guernsey 



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Address 



C. Hilton Boynton, S. Hadley 

 W. Granger, S. Worthington 

 Joseph Sena, Easthampton 

 Helen Sena, Easthampton 

 Edward Dwight, W. Hatfield 

 Joel Dwight, W. Hatfield 

 Charles Mullens, W. Hatfield 

 Steven Brusco, W. Hatfield 

 Roger Barstow, S. Hadley 

 Harmon Freeman, S. Hadley 

 Gordon Cook, Hadley 

 Gerogia Lee, Hadley 

 Lyman Pratt, Hadley 

 John Byron, Hadley 

 Geo. Simmons, Jr., Amher.st 

 Chauncey Simmons, Amherst 

 Robert Cutter, W. Hatfield 

 G. Rustemeyer, Williamsburg 

 Henry Randall, Granby 

 Law.son Clark, Williamsburg 

 Howard Hill, Enfield 

 William Czabon, Enfield 

 Rachael Randall, Belchertown 

 Valere Bernier, Worthington 



Mrs. Caroline Scott of No. Hadley has 

 been a leader for four years. She has 

 lead clubs three years totaling twenty-six 

 girls each year. This she does out side of 

 school hours and keeps house besides 

 teaching a forty pupil Grammar room. 



Rev. J. H. Burckes has led for two 

 years all the boys club work in Worthing- 

 ton. This includes Handicraft, Garden, 

 Potato, Corn, Poultry and Dairy work 

 covering nearly every boy in the town. 



