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The welfare of tlie child is a common meeting 

 ground, and the friendly interest which prevails among 

 parents from all walks of life is very gratifying. 



Mes. John L. Woodbuey, 

 Superintendent of Department. 



GIELS' AND BOYS' CLUB DEPARTMENT. 



This is the first year that any attempt has been made 

 to properly exhibit the work of the girls and boys of the 

 State of Kentucky at the State Fair. The department 

 was suggested by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and 

 was carried out by him in co-operation with the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture at Washington, and the Ken- 

 tucky Agricultural Experiment Station at Lexington. 

 There were four distinct departments : The Girls ' Can- 

 ning Clubs, the Boys' Com Clubs, the Boys' Pig Clubs, 

 and the Girls and Boys Poultry Clubs. Each department 

 was superintended by a specialist from the Extension 

 Department of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment 

 Station. Lack of space prevented this exhibit from be- 

 ing grouped into one building, and each department had 

 to be shown in different buildings. This prevented vis- 

 itors to the State Fair from grasping the importance and 

 wide scope of the work that is being done by the girls 

 and boys of the State. 



Canning Club Depaetment. 



This department was made up from entries from 

 twenty counties, and was one of the most creditable ex- 

 hibits on the ground. It was uniform in every way and 

 the standard was excellent. It was impossible to tell the 

 difference between the entries from the mountain coun- 

 ties and those from the blue grass counties. The su- 

 perintendent in charge of the Woman's Department 

 stated that the exhibits in her department had improved 

 50% this year, due to the fact that the girls in the can- 

 ning clubs were teaching their mothers better methods. 



