The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-05-16
STATE FAIR WILL ENCOURAGE
PRODUCTION OF 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


That's the keynote of the Boys Pig
club contest announced by the Okla
homa State Fair and Exposition,
Oklahoma City, September 20 to Oc-
tober 4, 1918.
Cash premiums and sweepstakes
amounting to 1926 have been arranged
for the contest, and the managers of
the two big packing plants, as we'll 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
fcers 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.
Oklahomas hog family, at its best,
has never averaged more than 1885,
030 head, with total value Of SILL
997641. The absolute capacity of the
two big packing plants is said to be
$4,000 week, or a total Of 1,248,000
In year-more hogs than were raised
in Oklahoma in 1912. The two plants
combined have always figured on TO-
| 900 hogs for each week, but for
months past they have not had more
than 5000 each week. The average
hog of 21S pounds is worth 1882.
Rules for Contest.
1-Competitors must be members
in good standing of an Oklahoma corn
or kafir club.
2--All entries must be made by
June 1, 1913.
Each competitor may enter one
pig. The pig must be less than twelve
months old, October 1, 1913,
| 4-on the last week in May two
DISTINGUISHED witnesses must weigh
the pig and report to l. S. Mahan, Sec,
rotary, Oklahoma City, Okla, the
weight, age, ear marks, color and sex
of pig.
5-Any breed or mixed breed may
be used.
6-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 county. No county
contest should be later than Satur-
day, September 20, 1913.
8-County awards should be based
on this score card:
Greatest gain in weight, so points.
Best type of market hog, so points.
9-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 o.
1O-The State Fair association will
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.
11-Boys should reach State Fair
Grounds and report at Secretary l. S.
Mahans Office, Sunday, September 20.
Free admission to State Fair Grounds
will be granted to first and second
prize winers of county contests.
16-Awards will be made by the
following score card
Greatest gain in weight, so points.
Best type OF market hog, 80 points.
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Best pig fattened on corn
(other feeds except
kafir or milo may be
used with CORN .S15 $40 SIS
Best pig fattened on kafr
or milo (other feeds
except corn may be
used with kafir or milo)$15 $40 IS
Sweepstakes, best pig,
any feed SIS -. E.
In addition to above prizes each Of
the packing houses offer prizes as
follows: For the best packer hog,
first SIS; second $40; third IS.
Sweepstakes, best packer hog, $40.
The Oklahoma National Stockyards
Co. offers the following prizes
Best mig 3 To 9 months old ..S5 SO