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Show BOYS AND GIRLS' CLUBS. A remarkable showing has been made by the Boys and Girls' clubs, according to Professor J. 'C. Hogen-sen Hogen-sen of the Utah Agricultural College, who is the state leader of the clubs. In 1915, the report shows the following fol-lowing profits made by the .boys and girl3 of the Utah clubs in the production produc-tion of different articles: Potatoes, $40.9?0; sugar beets, $11,-423.75; $11,-423.75; garden vegetables, $2208; canned goods, $44S; poultry, $2824; . pigs, $6610; bread, ?C2.10; sewing, $715. This is a total of nearly $65,000 ' thai has been contributed to the wealth Tof the state by the boys and girls of the clubs, in 1915. The clubs number 440 and are distributed throughout nineteen counties, with a total enrollment of 21.46S. The growers of potatoes in the clubs have been especially succcfasful, says Professor Hogensen, having an average of acre production of 440 bushels against 140 which is the stale average. The sweepstakes champion of the boys is Ray Smith of Sugar Station, Salt Lake county, who cleared clear-ed $227 on one acre of strawberries. Of the girls, Bernlce Roberts of Clearfield, Davis county, was awarded award-ed sweepstakes champion, by excelling excell-ing in canning fruit and vegetables, bread making and flower garden w ork. These clubs are an excellent means of Interesting the young people in useful employment nnd should be encouraged. en-couraged. They are training the children chil-dren to love work and to intelligently intelligent-ly apply themselves, and they are preparing the youngsters for life's most serious responsibilities. oo |