The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-12-12
FAIR AWARDS
IN PIC CONTEST
OKLAHOMA BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB MEMBERS GET
81. MANY PRIZES.
WINNERS SCORE BIG AT TULSA
Lose One Contest at Fort Smith; Okla
homa County Boy, Clifford Pray,
Raises the Prize
Porker.

phO lOdVihl uNPei VI dbl
has made public his report on the
grades and prizes awarded in the pig
contest at the State Fair.
A late start was made in organizing
this year, In spite of this, 1853 boys
from thirty-two counties entered the
contest Each member secured a pig
narrowed since October l., 1912. The
pig was weighed the last week in May
by two disinterested witnesses. The
weight, earmarks and color were re-
ported by the witnesses to the office.
Suggestions for feeding were sent the
members. The contest was based on
gain in weight from June l to October
l, and on marked type. At the local
county contests held prior to the State
Fair, the best pig was selected. In
most instances the prize consisted of
sufficient money to send the pig and
its owner to the State Fair.
Pigs Sold High.
After the premiums had been award
ed at the State Fair, the pigs were
sold at public auction. They brought
from Z to cents per pound, in most
cases bringing a considerable premium
above market price. The pigs were
then taken to the two packing houses
and were slaughtered, and prizes
awarded by the packing houses and
banks.
At Fort Smith the entries won all
first prizes except one and at Tulsa
they won all first prizes offered. The
prizes awarded at the Muskogee fair
have not been announced.
At the Tulsa fair one member,
Frances Osburn Of Crescent, Okla,
won prize of SIS on ten Jars of
fruit, and SIS on her display of vege-
tables. Miss Osburn was also award
ed gold and silver medal on another
display.
The championship pig belonged to
Clifford Pray of Oklahoma county. At
the time of Strengthening, October /, it
was 8 months old and weighed $40
pounds, 1t sold for cents per pound,
bringing $1,000. This pig weighed 1O7
pounds at the time of entering contest,
May 49, In addition to the $4,000
which the pig sold for, 1t won in prizes
$500, making a total of S1O5.6O.
The pig belonging to Roy Kolb, who
won second, was II months old and
weighed 42O pounds. 1t sold for 1915
per hundred and brought s36.75. The
prizes In this contest were awarded
as follows:
Corn Fed Pigs.
First-Clifford Pray, Witcher Okla
homa county SIS; Second, Roy Kolb,
Oklahoma City, $40; third, Ralph
Page. Earlsboro, Seminole county SIS.
kaflr Fed Pigs.
First, Roy Selby, Klngfisher King
fisher county, SIS; second John Kelly,
Elk City, Beckham county, $40; third,
Justus Mlchaels Konawa, Seminole
county, S. Sweepstakes, any feed,
Clifford Pray Witcher, Oklahoma
county, SIS.
Best Carcass Of Pig Slaughtered by
Morris & Company.
First, Lee Pray, Witcher, Oklahoma
county, SIS; second, Clifford Jacobs,
Norman, Cleveland county, SO; third,
Eugene Porterfeld, Tecumseh, Potta-
watomie county, So.
Best Carcass Of Pig Slaughtered by
sulzberger 6 Sons Company.
First, Clifford Pray, Witcher, Okla.
homa county, $751; second Lee Nicely,
Tishomingo, Johnson county, $40;
third, Walter Phelps, Coyle, Logan
county, S.. Sweepstakes, best carcass,
Clifford Pray, Witcher, Oklahoma
county $40,
BY Oklahoma National stockyards Co.
Pigs under s months old-First, Roy
Selby, Kingfsher, Kinghsher county,
IS; second. John Kelly, Elk City,
Beckham county, SO.
Pigs s to months old-First, Cruce
Lansford, Warner, Muskogee county,
IS; second, Marion Grimes, King
fisher, Kingfsher county, 49,
Pigs 8 to 10 months old-First, Cliff.
ford Pray Witcher, Oklahoma county,
So; second, Jasper Williams, Pitts
burg, Pottawatomie county, SO.
Pigs, 10 to II months old-First,
c. w. Jones. Granite, Greer county, IS;
second, Ralph Page, Earlsboro, Sem
mole county, SO.
Sweepstakes, best pig any age-Clif-
ford Pray Witcher, Oklahoma county,
$40.
Pigs Fattened In Part on Tankage.
First, Clifford Pray, Witoher, Okla
homa county, SIS; second. c. w.
Jones, Granite, Greer county, $40;
third, Lloyd Beeler, Eufaula, Mcintosh
county, S..
BY Okla. National stockyards Bank.
Best story of MY Pig and How
Fattened IT,. first, Lloyd Beeler,
Eufaula, Mcintosh county, IS; second,
Ralph Page Seminole county, SO;
third, Earl West, Garland Haskell
county, 50.
Other exhibits made at the State
Fair by members of the Boys and
Girls clubs, were taken from Okla
homa City to Muskogee, Tulsa, and to
Fort Smith, Ark, where they were
entered In the fair contests at those
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