GARDEN CLUBS IX SCHOOLS OF ENULEWOOD, X. .1 . 



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Diuiiiij: innst of tho siiiiiimT there were l)Ul two boys workino; on 

 the "[anlen at one time. These were selected from ti hir«!;e luinilu'r 

 who ori<rin:illy ai)|)lied, 1)V a competitive system baseil mainly on 

 the amount and (|uality of work whicli they accomplisheil while not 

 under supervision. At the time, they did not know that they were 

 being watchetl, although they tlitl realize that if their work was 

 good enough they would be given permanent employment. Tn this 

 way trustwoithy boys were chosen, and as a result very little super- 

 vision was needed to carry on the work successfully. The part of 

 the jiroject which recjuired the most time on the i):irt of the in- 

 structor was the super\ ision of the marketing. 



The size of the project made possible a great deal of instruction 

 which would ha\e bt'en iinpractical)le on a smaller plat of land. 



SOWING THE SEED. 



The boys were taught to operate wheel hoes, as well as to remove 

 weeds, and to make a dust mulch with their hands and a garden hoe. 

 They were taught to tie tomatoes in several ways and to compare 

 the residts with those which were not tied at all. A small sprayer 

 gave them an opportunity to learn about spraying, the mixing of 

 spray materials, and the function of each ingredient. A\'lun the 

 crops were harvested they learned something about salesmanship. 

 All work done during the day was recorded at night. 



The boys who worked at the garden were paid 15 cents an hour, 

 except for selling, for which they received a connnission of 20 cents 

 on each dollar's worth of vegetables thev sold. Tn this wav the 

 boys, all of whom ranged in ages from 10 to 15 years, were able to 

 earn good wages. The plan was so satisfactory to the boys that o.'> 

 such gardens were started in the spring of 1917 as individual under- 

 takinirs. 



