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Garden And Strawberry Clubs, A. Ford
Garden And Strawberry Clubs, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
The purpose of this leaflet is to give a better understanding of garden and strawberry clubs for the boys and girls of South Dakota. After receiving an explanation of what these clubs are, who are eligible, what is expected of members and local leaders, what is available from the Extension Service at Brookings, and educational and financial advantages gained by the members, we feel that the leaders will be in a better position to accept or reject this club work in their respective communities.
Handbook For Local Leaders Of Boys' And Girls' Clubs, P. Scarboro, M. Kiethline
Handbook For Local Leaders Of Boys' And Girls' Clubs, P. Scarboro, M. Kiethline
SDSU Extension Circulars
This circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses the leaders of the Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs and the requirements in which the individual would have to meet. This handbook was created during 1922.
Plans For The Club Member's Garden, A. Ford
Plans For The Club Member's Garden, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
You have enrolled in the Boys’ and Girls’ Garden Club work and we are proud of you. Your parents and your neighbors also should be proud of you, for they know you want to learn, to produce, and make money or you wouldn’t have joined. When you enrolled in this garden club work, you took a big responsibility upon yourself. You have a lot of hard work before you, but it will be fun, too, that is, if you are as interested in your garden work as you should be. Always keep I mind that there are other members of …
May Garden Activities, A. Ford
May Garden Activities, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
In this circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, it addresses garden activities that took place in the Horticulture Forestry department during the year 1922.
Garden Pests And Diseases, A. Ford
Garden Pests And Diseases, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
There are hundreds of species of insects and hundreds of different plant diseases that attack our garden crops here in South Dakota. They are always in danger from these. This being the case there is but one thing for each garden club member to do and that is to learn the best way to get rid of the pest before the pest comes. If you’ll do that you will always be ready and the boy or girl who is ready in a case like this is going to win out.
Vegetable Storage, A. Ford
Vegetable Storage, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
You have raised your garden and have done well. You have had fresh vegetables to eat all summer and now you must look forward to the winter months, in other words, you must store the root crops, the pumpkins, cabbage, etc., so you will have the supply to draw on nearly all winter. We are sending you with this month’s lesson two excellent bulletins on vegetable storage. We want you to read and study these for there is lots of information in them that you should know.
July Garden Activities, A. Ford
July Garden Activities, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
This is the month that you will have to do the most studying on how to keep every square yard of your garden working for you. Many rows of your earlier crops including peas, lettuce, radish, onions, and spinach will have born their crop and be lying idle by this time. The question now is, what shall I put in those vacant rows? Here are some suggestions that may help you.
Garden Seed Beds And Seeding, A. Ford
Garden Seed Beds And Seeding, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
In this circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, addresses garden seed beds and seeding techniques used in the Horticulture Forestry department during the year 1922.
Preparation Of Vegetables For Exhibit, A. Ford
Preparation Of Vegetables For Exhibit, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
In this circular, created by the Agricultural Extension Service at South Dakota State College, it addresses the preparation process of vegetables for exhibit that takes place in the Horticulture Forestry department during the year 1922
Late Spring Management Of The New Strawberry Bed, A. Ford
Late Spring Management Of The New Strawberry Bed, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
One of the most essential things in successful strawberry growing is a proper amount of the right kind of cultivation. No boy or girl club member can ever expect to break club yield records without cultivation (hoeing) his patch. Why is it that cultivation is so necessary in strawberry growing? There are four principal reasons, and they are taken up separately below. (See more in text).
Planting The Strawberry Bed, A. Ford
Planting The Strawberry Bed, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
You have probably ordered your plants by this time and would, undoubtedly, want to know how much ground to prepare for them. In speaking of strawberry beds we will use the square rods as the unit area. The number of plants necessary for a square rod of ground depends entirely upon the planting system you choose to use. There are three common systems of planting and training strawberry beds, namely, (1) the hill system, (2) the hedge row system, (3) and the matted row system. These are taken up separately below. (See more in text).
Planning The Strawberry Patch, A. Ford
Planning The Strawberry Patch, A. Ford
SDSU Extension Circulars
You will receive this circular early in March. This is much too early to do any outside work on your strawberry path. It is not too early, however, to do a list of valuable planning. In the first place we want you to go into this thing to win. It is going to take a lot of hard work and some worry, but we believe you are made of the right stuff to win or you would not have enrolled in this club. As a rule only winner are found in boys and girls club work and it is now …