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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Agricultural Prize Money — Concluded. 



Society. 



Westport, 

 Weymouth, . 

 Worcester, 

 Worcester North, . 

 Worcester Northwest, . 

 Worcester South, . 

 Worcester County West, 



1 Includes allotment for sheep prizes. 



Boys' and Girls' Club Work. 



The Department of Agriculture set aside $3,000 of the agri- 

 cultural prize money appropriation to be awarded through the 

 junior extension service of the Massachusetts Agricultural 

 College. 



Ten projects of work have been carried on during the year, 

 the enrollment being as follows: — 



Corn, 

 Potato, 



Home garden, . 

 Canning, . 

 Market garden, 

 Poultry, . 

 Pig, . . . 

 Calf, . . . 

 Home economics. 

 Onion, 



76 



195 



35,127 



2,756 



1,346 



1,014 



1,231 



111 



2,513 



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The junior extension work has been planned in such a way 

 this year that several phases of the work might rei::^eive special 

 emphasis. 



1. TJie Organization of Clubs with the Holding of Regular 

 Meetings. — Time has shown that this is an excellent means of 

 keeping up the interest of the young people through the time 

 given to a project. 



