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The Past Rappahannock

4-H Clubs

4-H Agricultural clubs were organized in Rappahannock m the spring of 1924, directly after our first county , agent, Sam Preston, came. The dubs organized were : Washington, Amissville, Flint Hill, SperryviHe, Forest Grove, Belle Meade, Woodville and Viewtown. No records are available for other clubs, but officers in fhe Washington dub were: Anna Keyser (Mrs. Kent Wool folk), president; Marjorie Snead, vke president and Mary Ashby Slaughter, secretary-treasurer.

Our first demonstration team and die only one that year was on poultry. Anna Keyser and Majorie Snead worked it up. They were the only members to attend Short course at Blacksburg on VPI campus.

Ten boys'and girls attended the District Short Course at Randolph Macon Academy in Front Royal. The counties in our district were Rappahannock, Warren, Madison, Culpeper, Shenandoah and Prince William. (These District Short Courses are no longer hdd.) ” In 1925 there were more members, more delegates and a team that had the highest score in the state. Two demonstration teams and a livestock judging team went to Short Course.

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