HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



ORGANIZED 



AGRICULTURAL CLUBS 



When, How and Where 



Ever since we have had club work we 

 have had organized clubs in home eco- 

 nomics and in canning. When we started 

 having handicraft work, this was done 

 in groups. With few exceptions, until 

 last summer, all the agricultural work, 

 except poultry, was done as individual 

 work. Each member worked by himself. 

 He was visited by the county club agent 

 once in a while. He received printed 

 material, but never came in contact with 

 other club members doing the same sort 

 of work. As the enrollments grew, the 

 visits of the club agent of course came 

 less often. 



Last summer an effort was made in 

 many towns to get these isolated mem- 

 bers together. It was so successful that 

 we hope it can be done eventually in every | 

 towTi, or club section in the county. : 



Now to answer all the questions that 

 arise. When and where to have these 

 clubs? In any community where there 

 are at least three club members, though 

 five or more is preferable. 



How to have them? First there must 

 be a local leader interested in agriculture 

 and in boys and girls. This may be 

 either a man or a woman. The club 

 members may represent all the agricul- 

 tural projects carried on in the county, 

 provided it fits into the program of the 

 town. IVIeetings should be held once a 

 month at least, and are held oftener in 

 some ca.ses. A definite program, based 

 on the projects represented in the club, 

 should be made out at the beginning of 

 the season. This should provide for each 

 member of the club to take a definite part 

 at least once during the year. Each 

 meeting should consist of the following: 

 Business Meeting, in which each mem- 

 ber reports on his progress since the last 

 meeting. Plans for field days, club floats 

 at the fair and all other such business 

 discussed. 



Technical Part, in which there is a 

 talk, and a demonstration. The talks 

 may be based on subjects fiom the vari- 

 ous club bulletins. The demonstration 

 should be relative to the practices advisa- 

 ble for club members to employ, at the 

 particular time of the season the meeting 

 is being held. Some of these talks and 

 demonstrations may be given by state, 

 county or local leaders, but the general 

 feeling last year was that the best ones 

 were those given by club members. 



Recreational Part, which needs no ex- 

 planation. 



The advantages of such a club are 

 many. Club members get to know the 

 work of one another and learn the good 

 practices connected with all projects. 



CLOVER LEAVES 



When we think of lOO'/f club districts 

 we always consider Packardville in this 

 list. The other day the club agent 

 stopped at the school in this community 

 just in time to visit school during the 

 spelling lesson. After it was over the 

 teacher said "Hands up, those who got 

 lOOVr". Every hand went up. No 

 wonder they do good club work, 100';; 

 things are right in their line! 



Judging at High School Day 



A day dedicated to the high school boys 

 and girls of the state was held at M. A. C. 

 May 5th. There were over 7.50 visitors 

 at the college that day. Many of these 

 were from Hampshire County, and many 

 of them on the rolls of club members. 

 In the morning there were judging con- 

 tests in livestock and in poultry. The 

 stock judging teams winning were Nor- 

 folk County Agricultural School, Arms 

 Academy, and West Springfield respec- 

 tively. The teams entered from this 

 county were from Smith School, Hatfield, 

 and Hadley. The only ones placing were 

 in the individual scores. Bronsilaw 

 Liebiecki of Smith School was third, 

 Irving Clapp of Smith School sixth, and 

 Warren Lyman of the same team seventh. 

 In the poultry contest, Hamp.shire County 

 made a better showing. Three teams 

 were entered, Amherst, Hopkins and 

 Smith School. These teams were entirely 

 made up of poultry club members. Had- 

 ley placed first, Amherst second, and 

 Smith School seventh. In the individual 

 scores, Dennett Howe of Amherst was 

 high man, Roger West of Hadley second, 

 Lewis Whittaker, the same team third, 

 •James Parnell of Amherst fourth, and 

 Herman Andrews of Smith School tied 

 with three other boys for fifth place. 



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