INSTRUCTION IN POULTRY HUSBANDRY 9 



necessary if home work is to be conducted successfully. The 

 organization of boys and girls makes the parents enthusiastic, 

 and arouses such an interest in the community that it often 

 leads to the organization of poultry associations for adults, 

 both for educational and show purposes. If the pupils can 

 be led to believe that they are themselves operating the 

 organization and conducting the study, their zeal will be 

 more spontaneous than though they are driven to it. 



Fig. 3. — Poultry show at the consolidated school at Meadowlands, St. Louis 

 Co., Minn. The animated expression on the faces of the young folks shows their 

 deep interest in this form of instruction. (Photo by N. E. Chapman.) 



Present Development. — The poultry club movement, 

 especially as applied to boys and girls, has been fostered 

 in the past year by the Federal Government (see Farmers' 

 Bulletin No. 562 on this subject). Many states have taken 

 up the work, notably Massachusetts and New Jersey. Other 

 states, especially in the Middle West, are perfecting plans 

 to begin immediately. The organization of such clubs is 

 very simple. The students assemble and elect their officers, 

 consisting of a President, Vice President, Secretary and 

 Treasiu-er. They usually elect the teacher in charge as 

 adviser. Meetings are held once a week after school hours. 



