Show a u aMU MU AND D CLUB An illustration oT or the tho great Kreit reat im importance fin hu of the attitude of at parents s stoward toward the work of or members of the boys' boys agricultural clubs which have been organized throughout the countr country country coun coun- tr try by the department is found b by specialists in cooperative demonstration tion work in two cases reported from the same State The incidents are accepted as showing the value of parental sympathy and consideration tion particularly In the solution of the problem of or keeping the members of the younger generation on the farm In one case it was found that the boy of or the family was helped help and encouraged encouraged encouraged en en- from the time he ho first joined joined join join- ed cd a corn club His Ills father permitted permitted permit permit- ted the use of or one of the best acres on the tho farm gave hint him barnyard manure manure manure ma ma- nure and allowed the use of the necessary necessary essary horse and machinery The young young- club member produced more than bushels of corn on his hissin sin In single Ingle gle acre the first year and has been consistently successful since He lie Ie has even established a reputation as a n breeder of fine seed eed corn During the four years of his member membership in inthe the corn pig and other clubs he has won more imore than in prizes and with his profits has acquired ownership of seven soven head of pure purebred purebred bred red Durao Jersey hogs six head of well-bred well cattle and a horse The home Is said to be bo ideal tho the father and son being reported as chummy as school boys The Tho boy has no thought of or taking up life in the city but is planning a constructive future on the farmIn farm In the second cai ca case e the results have boon been wholly different The young youngton ton Eon of this family joined a club but when the crop was gathered gathered gath gath- ered OId the grain was placed In a general general general gen gen- eral farm bin and he received no value from It The following year he Joined a pig clu club b and when his father called attention to the lack of feed he hired himself to a neighboring neigh boring farmer to secure funds The money which ho earned wa was however however however how how- ever pocketed by the father Wholly ly discouraged tJ the e young boy boy shortly short short- ly afterwards ran away way home and I f Is n now v working in Jo a city o of a neighboring state I f 1 Jn f s I i J. J |