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Show HOW ONE SMALL BOY INCREASED THE CORN CROP OF A WHOLE STATE In tho September American Maga-zlno Maga-zlno Stanley Johnson begins n scries of articles entitled, Youth Leads tho Way, which records some of tho recent re-cent wonderful agricultural achievements achieve-ments of boys and girls between tho ages of ten nnd olghtcon. Jqrry Moo'ro, a fifteen year old boy of South Carolina, established a world record for corn growing with tho result that nn nwnkened Intorest In corn growing in tho stnto Incrcuscd tho annual out put of South Carolina, from 17,000,000 to GO.00,000 bushels a year. AH of this work lins been carried on In hoys and girls corn clubs nnd other agricultural agricultur-al clubs under tho direction of tho Departmont of Agricultural "Jerry raised n llttlo over 228 bushels bush-els of corn, on ono ncro of land. "His achievement was established tn tho archives of tho Agricultural Department De-partment In a -way that satisfied tho Incredulous. But his Influenco has brought a tremendous army of boys In tho Southern ntntes to attention, with their hands on tho plow. Tho year following thero were over bov-onty-flvo thousand boys and girls (mostly boys) enrolled In club activities. activi-ties. Jerry Mooro had been toted from Boston to Scattlo by various organizations. or-ganizations. Ho was tho biggest human hu-man advertisement over lot loose. His harrow was a sacred exhibit nt tho Nntional Corn Show and other kindred gathoilngs. "Every farmer's boy saw a chnnco an opportunity that had never beforo beon dreamed of. Up In tho Northern North-ern states whoro tho club movement wns not Btarted until 1013, they woro envious, because corn docs not grow so nbundantly up there. In a Sunday School in another stnto, when a boy was asked It ha knew about Jeremiah ho replied ho did not. "But I know all about Jorry Mooro, ho added. Tho Southorn railroads used him to attract Bottlers. Within .tlireo years the corn crop or South Carolina jumpod from 17,000,000 bushels bu-shels a year, to 50,000,000! Tho corn crop of Mississippi has doubled and tho yield per ncro, In every ono of tho fifteen Southorn states has Increased In-creased since Jerry Mooro's exploit!" |
