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Oregon Agricultural College
Extension Service
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R. D. HETZEL
Director
BOYS' AND GIRLS' INDUSTRIAL CLUBS
Oregon Agricultural College, United States Department of Agriculture, and
State Department of Education, cooperating
Extension Bulletin 134 Corvallis, Oregon
October, rgr6
GARDEN CLUB PROJECT
Circular No. 1.
Dear Garden Club Member:
You have been enrolled for the Garden Club Project.r. A
copy of the General Rules governing all Club work is encloOd.
The special instructions for your project are given below.
1. The Project. The growing of the largest possle
amount of vegetables on 10 square rods of ground. At least
five different vegetables must be grown, one of which Tay
be a speciality.
Each Garden Club member must do all of the work nerssary in planning the garden, preparing the seed bed, plant*g,
cultivating, irrigating, harvesting, and marketing the crVrt,
the report of same and making an exhibit.
2. What to do First. (a) Have a Winter garden, if
possible.
Spade or have your garden plowed deep, first giving the soil a heavy dressing of stable manure.
Send for seed catalogues. Carefully plan your gar-
den by drawing it to scale and indicating the crops to be
planted by rows. Companion crops and succession crops
should be considered in your garden plan.
Procure or construct hot beds and cold frames if
they will help you in your work.
3. Records. (a) Save every Club circular or letter
sent to you. Procure or construct a card-board or wooden
box large enough to hold circulars of this size. The box should
be three or four inches deep.
(b) Begin keeping in simple note-book form, a strict
account of everything you do in connection with your work.
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Report cards will be sent to you from time to time.
Fill these out and return by the date given on the card. The
return of these cards to the State Club Leader will insure your
receiving the next instructions. In case we do not receive your
cards we naturally presume that you do not want to continue
in the work; therefore, we do not send you more instructions,
reports, etc.
A final Project Report Blank will be sent to you at
the close of the contest, providing we receive your last report
card, which is to be filled out and returned to the State Club
Leader. No postage will be required. The Project Report
will be a summary of the season's work, and will be easy to
fill out if you keep your notes in order as your work progresses.
Exhibit. A vegetable exhibit, consisting of five and
no more different varieties, will be requried in all local, county and State Club contests.
One head of cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, kale,
etc; one melon, pumpkin, squash, cucumber, etc; one bunch of
radishes, green onions, etc., (five plants to each bunch) ; five
specimens each of potatoes, beets, carrots, dried onions,
garlic, etc., shall constitute a variety exhibit. You will receive full instructions as to how to select and prepare your
exhibit.
Basis of Awards. The awards in all Garden Club
contests will be as follows:
Exhibit
50
Final Project Report
Best yield
20
Best profit on investment
20
Completeness and accuracy of report 10
Possible score
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50
100
For special information pertaining to any phase of your
Club Project work, address
H. C. SEYMOUR,
State Club Leader.
Extension Service, Oregon Agricultural College,
Corvallis, Oregon.