152 PRODUCTIVE FARMING 



Organization of Clubs. If it is desired to organize a 

 Corn Club in your school or neighborhood, confer with the 

 County Demonstration, or Farm Bureau Agent. Get him to 

 assist in perfecting the plans. If there is a district or state 

 club leader, consult him also. Your state agricultural college 

 will be glad to help, or the United States Department of 

 Agriculture will furnish printed matter telling how to pro- 



Flo. 82. The same boy as in Fig. 81 in his neighbor's field the same day. Compare 

 the cornfields. (O. B. Martin, Plant Industry.) 



ceed with the organization. Generally the younger pupils 

 are organized in separate clubs from the older ones. 



The basis of club work is usually estimated on (1) the 

 greatest yield per acre; (2) greatest profit on investment; (3) 

 best ten ears shown; (4) report and story of work done. 



Report blanks are furnished free by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture, .and every club should obtain 

 them so as to make its work uniform. 



Keeping Notes. Every member of the club should keep 

 careful notes of his work, his expenses, and all interesting items 

 in connection with raising his crop. He should be able to give 

 in his report at the end of the season the exact amount of hand 

 labor, horse labor, seed, fertilizer, and everything else expended 

 on his crop, as well as the exact yield and the value of it. 



