Show POULTRY RAISING 7 AND GARDENING TOBE TO BE TAUGHT PUPilS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS I operative Co-operative Plan Will Reduce Reduce Reduce Re Re- I duce Cost of Living Declares Declares De De- clares Glares Clubs Club's Organizer How more than Salt Lake Cit City boys and girls arc to bo taught gardening canning sewing poultry ral raising ing and at the same time receive I training In business management salesmanship mathematics thrift and English composition was explained to toda today today to- to da day by P. P J J. Sanders Handers supervisor of ot the thebo bo boys boys' s and girls' girls club work of ot the tho Salt Lake City public schools There are more children in these clubs In tn Salt Lake City than City than in all other towns of the combined The total enrollment now Is 1 and more clubs are arc to be or organised I an d Mr lr Sanders reports p I These children have havo signed up for membership in the clubs will take up subjects in whim which they are aro most interested There Thero ace i-e i nine clubs clubs- now organized The These e are arc known as as' as tho the Poultry club the Pigeon club the Rabbit club Canning clU club Sewing club an and Thrift club But Bul tho the principal principal principal pal clubs are are those devoted to sewing and to home and school gardening OPERATIVE CO-OPERATIVE GARDENS I Five ive of ot Salt Lake City's schools will vr f I have operative co-operative gardens to be cult by students in all aU classes at I those thoo schools The Whittier school school- will have a a. garden of or three and one- one half acres the Hawthorne one and one-half one acres the Columbus two acres the and Jordan each one fourth acre and the Jackson one one eighth acre Half Ual the products raised on these I tracts will go to the students who do 10 dothe dothe the work and the other half halt to the I school for the purchase of at seeds and 1 I farm implements r i But the students students' are urged to 5 cults 3 vate ate individual gardens garden at their homes I The seed geed will be furnished free tree to the boys and girls and they have havo tho the entire entire en en- I tire proceeds from the sale of ot their crops clops There are arc 1 tOO boys bars und Dl girls girla enI enrolled enrolled en- en I rolled iii in 11 the poultry clubs Interest has been Increased by the announcement announcement announce announce- ment that a hatching and rearing contest contest contest con con- I test will bo 0 conducted suitable prizes to be given Ji to the young oung people who hatch and raise tho the greatest number I of chickens chicken from Cram equal numbers of ot eggs I BLOW AT LIVING COST Stu Students are urged to buy only e eggs gs I from Crom pure pur bred poultry and to keep their strains pure I. I i With Ith a view to striking a a strong 1 r blow at the high cost of or living Super- Super Supervisor I I i visor vi-jor or Sanders says he will devote considerable considerable con con- time to tu increasing interest In the clubs devoted to canning He lie has facts and figures to show what a it great gleat saving can be made I if canned goods used In time the home are packed In tho home lIe He says bays the farmer fanner receives two- two thirds of ot a cent from rom the thc canners for forthe forthe forthe the tomatoes In hn each can Yet this can costs th the consumer 1 15 cents He ne urges the purchase of oC the tomatoes at prices equivalent to tu those paid by the canI canners can can- canners ners the boys bos and girl Irl as well as the I housewives to do the canning at home As soon as the time frost Is out of ot the ground the home gardening will comI com conr- I I mence The other clubs are arc preparing preparing ing for their seasons season's activity now Supervisor Super Sanders has sent to the I department of oC a agriculture at t tash Washington Wash ash Washington ashIngton ington D. D C C. for seeds but the bo boys and girls sirls will use also seeds produced at home and school gardens last year Students in all clubs aro are required d. d to keep accounts of or their receipts un and expenditures Thus they gain business business busi busl- ne ness s knowledge They hey learn salesmanship salesman salesman- ship when disposing of their products In addition the they are arc called upon to write compositions telling what they they- have done and how they do IL It |