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planting, cultivation, harvesting and marketing. The ulti- 

 mate purpose of the record may be to determine the cost of 

 production and profit after selling. In the school and home 

 garden work, however, another important value should be 

 considered, viz., the training involved. This perhaps should 

 be uppermost in the minds of teachers, parents and club organ- 

 izers, but this cannot so well be used with the young people 

 as an argument for keeping records. 



Eecords kept by pupils and club members should be on 

 forms printed for the purpose. These may usually be obtained 

 from state superintendents, county superintendents or exten- 

 sion departments of agricultural colleges. The forms, when 

 filled, will show the dates for all important operations in the 



Boys' Corn Club Record of Work 



Estimates: 1 Hour Manual Labor, ISo; 1 Hour Horse Labor, lOo; 2 Horses, 20c; 

 1 One-Horse Load Manure, $1.00; Two-Horse Load, $2.00; Rent of 1 Acre Land, 



Note to Club Member. — If you are unable or do not know how to fill out this 

 report, get some one to aid you. 



