172 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [P. D. 4. 



Home Garden Work. 

 Besides individual prizes the following are offered to en- 

 courage the home garden work: — 



1. Inter-city contest: first prize, large silver cup; second prize, small silver 



cup. 



2. Inter-town contest : — 



Over 7,500: first prize, large silver cup; second prize, small silver 



cup. 

 Under 7,500: first prize, large silver cup; second prize, small silver 



cup. 



3. Inter-school contest : — 



City (over 8 rooms), $20, $15, $10, $5. 

 VUlage (2 to 8 rooms), $20, $15, $10, $5. 

 Rural (1 room), $20, $15, $10, $5. 



Need for Larger Appropriation. 

 If one but glances through the awards made, and gets some 

 comprehensive idea of the growth of the work, it becomes at 

 once evident that the $2,000 is fast outgrowing its elasticity. 

 This sum should in some way be increased. 



The Massachusetts Junior Extension Club Leaders' 

 Association. 



Those interested in junior extension work were organized at 

 the March meeting held in Boston, and the following consti- 

 tution was adopted : — 



CONSTITUTION. 

 Article I. 



Name. 

 This organization shall be called the Massachusetts Junior Extension 

 Club Leaders' Association. 



Article II. 



Object. 

 The object of this association shall be to promote club work among the 

 young people of Massachusetts. This shall consist of gardening, house- 

 hold arts and care of live stock. 



