The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-24
Lads Thoroughly Enjoy Life
With o. D. Center and
His Corps Of Experts.
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SATISFACTORILY
Special Exercises. For Lads
This Morning-Enjoying
The Fair Immensely.

II anyone doubts that the atmos-
phere surrounding Grand Forks is not
capable Of producing the heartiest, OF
appetites he should consult O. d.
Center who has charge of the farm
boys camp. This morning the bows
consumed IA eggs. three sides OF
bacon. and before the day Is over
they will have finished 100 loaves OF
bread and this noo they had six gal
ions of ice cream for dessert. The
business of providing food for hun
cry boys is one that would puzzle
II even the experienced chef Of a large
circus but to show the character Of
the food given the boys the menu OF
today.s dinner is given below:
Pickles Stuffed Olives
Mashed New Potatoes
~ Roast Mutton
Ice Cream
The astonishing part of it all is
that not SO much the menu but the
cost. If purchased. anywhere else a
similar dinner would cost the better
part of a. dollar but at the camp the
cost is but thirty cents per person.
/, Had Special Exercises.
This morning the boys had special
exercises taking advantage Of the i'm
usual clearness Of the air which pre-
vailed at 6 o'clock. They had a run
around the race track and after
breakfast they gave three yells for the
Wild West show to which the cow
boys responded with a volley of shots
and the Indians with a war whoop.
The boys We're taken first to the
swinery where they inspected the hogs
and under the direction OF the B.
F.. A. experts the important breed
CHARACTERISTICS. were pointed out to
them. They were shown clearly the
means of Identifying the diffusion of
breeds as we'll as their shortcomings.
Special emphasis was placed on breed
characteristics which were favorable
for pork production in North Dakota.
Berkshire, Poland China and Duroc
were the lard hogs studied while the
large Yorkshire formed the bacon
type.
Study OF Hogs.
The raising, feeding and judging OF
hogs formed the subject of the second
period classes when w. A. Peck ex-
planned the necessity of securing a
good brow SOW and strongly advised
that great care be taken with its
feeding. especially after the young
pigs are born. He recommended green
nasturage for pigs and a rotation of
pastures. If possible, the second
years growth of alfalfa should be
used as 1t forms the best sort of a
pasture. At the conclusion of his lee
ture Mr.. Peck found that three
Fourth Of. the homes represented by
the boyssrraise more pigs than they
require forf home consumption. He
recommended that no winter. pigs be
kept as 1t was Improbable. He also
urged that care be taken in keeping
the pigs-in good condition as 1t was
improbable to feed the vermin. :.
Corn was the subject of an inter-
esting lecture given during the third
period by l.. H. Robbins. Mr.. Rob-
bins urged that home grown seed be
used and that it be selected and test
ed each year. He stated that no one
should make an effort to grow big
corn. but lots of corn mature. 1t
should be cultivated not only to kill
the weeds but to conserve the mois-
ture which is more important than
weed killing. 1t should not be al
lowed to become frosted for it is bet
ter to cut 1t immature than to wait
until 1t is frozen so that termination
and food values are lost. 1t should
De grown on we'll drained. well fer
tilized' and cultivated soil. Mr.. Rob
bins also showed how to test seed
corn.
In the afternoon Mr.. Peck explained
the construction and purpose Of silos
n the proper use of silage. The
unusual large. number of farmers
present today swelled the number of
visitors at the camp and the lectures.