|  A prize pile of corn courtesy of the Boys Corn Club in Hickory, Virginia, 1912 | | | Corn clubs became popular in the early 1900s. A corn club was a local organization of farm boys who cultivated one acre of corn under the direction of a club leader. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and agricultural colleges cooperated with rural schools to educate both the farmer and his son(s) in better agricultural practices. Increased production of corn was one outcome of the club's work. This photo of a club member sitting on a prize yield of corn is from the library's Elsie Carper Collection on Extension Service, Home Economics, and 4-H. Other historic photographs of corn are available in Special Collections. Want to learn more about the culture and history of corn and maize? Join the National Agricultural Library on July 26th for the second of three webinars titled "A Taste for Maize: More than Popcorn & Corn on the Cob!" Join here This event is free to attend as well as live-streamed and captioned. The recording will be posted here after the event. If you need an accommodation to attend, please contact us by phone [301-504-5755] or email five business days in advance. | | | |
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