The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-14
RIG CONTEST
FOR THE BOYS
STATE FAIR WILL ENCOURAGE
PRODUCTION or GOOD SWINE
AMONG OKLA. YOUTHS.
MANY VALUABLE PRIZES OFFERED
The Liberal Prizes and the Rules
Governing the entries and Con-
test Are Announced BY
Those In Charge.

Bows of Oklahoma there's money In
hogs go to it and raise pigs!
That's the keynote Of the Boys Pig
club contest announced by tie OKLA.
homa State Fair and Exposition,
Oklahoma City. September % to Oe-
tober 4. 1918.
Cash premiums and sweepstakes
amounting to S2s5 have been arranged
for the contest. and the managers OF
The two big packing plants. as well as
The Oklahoma National stockyards
company, are cooperating with the
State Fair management
With hogs bringing cents In the
Oklahoma market and with just about
half enough to meet the demand, Of
hcers Of the State Fair believe they
can assist the farmer boys Of Okla.
homa in no better way than by en-
couraging the breeding Of more and
better hogs.
| 0klahoma's hog family, at its best,
has never averaged more than 1,S3s,.
ESQ head with a total value Of Sill
9a564l. The absolute capacity of tho
two big packing plants is said to be
$4,000 week, or a total OF l,24S, 900
VI a year-more hogs than were raised
in Oklahoma in 1912. The two plants
coMbined have always figured on 1O,-
GOO hogs for each week, but for
months past they have not had more
than 5000 each week. The average
hog Of 2ls pounds is worth 1882.
Rules for Contest.
l--Competitors must be members
In good standing Of an Oklahoma corn
OF kahr club.
2All entries must be made By
June !, 1913
S-Each competitor may enter one
pig. The pig must be less than twelve
months old, October 1918.
On the last week in May two
dis-interssted witnesses must weigh
the pig and report to /. s. Mahan, Sec.
retary. Oklahoma City, Okla. the
weight, age, ear marks. color and sex
Of pig.
5-Any breed or mixed breed may
be used.
e-Any feeds. including packing
house tankage. may be used, provided
that no other manufactured stock food
or tonic may be used
County contests should be held
At county fairs or at some central rail.
road station in the eounts. No county
contest should be later than Satur-
day. September 20, 1918.
s-County awards should be hased
on this score card:
Greatest gain in weight, 50 points.
Best type Of market hog. 90 points
s-Pigs should be shipped prepaid
to Superintendent Boys Pig Club,
State Fair Grounds, Oklahoma City.
Okla. Pigs should reach State Fair
not later than Monday, September %.
1o-The State Fair association win
make no charge for pens or for care
Of pigs Feed will be furnished BY
State Fair. and cost Of same deducted
from proceeds OF sale Of pigs.
ll-Boys should reach State Fair
Grounds and report at Secretary /. s.
Mahan's office, Sunday. September 2s.
Free admission 70 State Fair Grounds
win be granted to first and second
prize winers OF county contests.
l6-AwaFds viii be made by the
following score card:
Greatest gain in weight, so points.
Best type 81 market hog. SO points.
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Best pig fattened on corn
gother feeds except
kahr or milo may be
used with corn) SIS $40 IS
Best pig fattened on kahr
or milo tother feeds
except corn may Be
used with kafr or milols15 $40 IS
Sweepstakes best pig,
any feed S16 80.
In addition to above prizes each Of
the packing houses offer prizes as
follows For tie best packer hog.
first SIS; second $40; third IS.
Sweepstakes best packer hog. $40.
The Oklahoma National Stockyards
Co. offers the following prizes.
Best pig sto months old $ S Sc
Best pig z to months old. sill
Best pig 3 TO 10 months old s
Best pig 10 to II months old. S
Best PIC ] 10 l2 months old. 8 81
Sweepstakes, best pig, any age 10
The Oklahoma stockgards National
Bank Will give prizes for the beat
story Of MY Pig and How Fattened
IT.; first prize 50: second SO: third s2
Mayss County VIII Have Farm Expert
Mayes county has long been con.
sidered one Of the banner. agricul.
tural counties IN the state and was
among the first five counties 70 Or.
eanize an agricultural association ana
Is now among the FIRST counties to
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