DEMONSTRATION WORK IN INCIDENT, STORY AND SONG 



War, so their education had been neglected. They were all 

 so illiterate that they could not understand the bulletins and 

 circulars which were sent to them. Every time the agent 

 came around the boy had some questions to ask about the 

 meaning of the language in the circulars of instruction. In 

 this way he was learning more than the mere growing of com. 

 With the aid of the two old folks in the home, the boy made 

 good progress all along the line. Finally, a letter came saying 

 that all the boys should come to the county fair on a certain 

 date and bring their exhibits. 



This corn club boy got up early and went to the fair the 

 first day. He was seen looking over the corn and studying the 

 ears most carefully. After a while the agent came around 

 and asked him for his exhibit. ''Did you mean for us to 

 bring in ten ears of corn?" said the boy. "I didn't know the 

 meaning of "exhibit," and Grandpa and Grandma couldn't 

 tell me. If you had only said, 'Bring ten ears of corn,' I 

 could have brought some better than any that is here. ' ' 



The other members of the club agreed that, under the 

 circumstances, this boy might submit his ten ear exhibit on 

 the second day of the fair. Suffice it, to say, he won first 

 prize, but the agent said that he learned never to use the word 

 exhibit when he meant ten ears. It is his opinion that in 

 dealing with the public, it is best to use simple, plain, definite 

 language. 



Saving the By-products 



One Georgia Club girl not only grew prize tomatoes, but 

 sold enough of the greatest tomato pest — "the tomato 

 worm," — to pay for working and harvesting the crop. 



Two fishermen offered her a cent apiece for all the 

 tomato worms she would bring them. In one week she turned 

 in over 500 and got over $5.00. This kept up all season, and 



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