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Florida 4-H: A Century of Youth Success is a stunning 8.5" x 11" hardcover volume, that celebrates the people and the history of 4-H in Florida over the past 100 years. Relive those precious memories throughout 208 pages of stories complemented with many historic and recent photographs. The introduction reads: The first 4-H clubs in the Sunshine State were corn clubs for boys, organized in 1909 in Alachua, Bradford, and Marion counties by J. J. Vernon, the dean of agriculture at the University of Florida (UF).The first County Extension agents faced many challenges - not the least of which was getting around. "The Florida County Agent was truly an agricultural missionary, riding his circuits preaching the doctrine of a better way of agriculture and abetter life," wrote J. Lee Smith, District Extension agent, who worked with 4-H programs in Florida in the 1920s. "This missionary, riding a 'circuit' on horseback, on a road cart, or in a buggy, madehis contacts slowly. Consequently, the corn club members for the first year, 1910, were enrolled in the fall of 1909."Each boy was given seed corn to plant. Anexhibit and report were made the following fall, with the goal of encouraging farmers to plant new varieties of seed corn. The boys were often able to grow twice as much corn on a plot as had grown previously, thereby doubling production. Bygrowing additional corn, families were able to better meet their own needs, maximize the efficiency of their farming operations, and earn more money. ... Read more

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Honoring 4-H History
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Stapled-wraps SOFTCOVER; 23 pages 4-H 1528; 4-H Youth Programs; Children, Youthand Family Programs, Michigan State University Extension ... Read more

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36-page, 3-hole punched, stapled-wraps SOFTCOVER ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more