The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-04
FAIR AWARDS
IN PIG CONTEST
OKLAHOMA BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB MEMBERS GET
MANY PRIZES.
WINNERS SCORE BIG AT TULSA
Lose One Contest at Fort Smith; Okla
noma County Boy, Clifford Pray,
Raises the Prize
Porker.

Boys and Girls Clubs Of Oklahoma
Conducted under the Supervision Of
the Federal department Of agriculture
mas made public his report on the
GRADES and prizes awarded in the pig
contest at the State Fair.
late start was made in organizing
.his year. In spite OF this, 1853 boys
nom thirty-two counties entered the
contest. Each member secured a pig
narrowed since October /. 1912. The
pig was weighed the last week In May
by two DISTINGUISHED Witnesses. The
weight, earmarks and color were re-
ported by the witnesses 70 the office.
suggestions for feeding we're sent the
members. The contest was based on
gain IN weight from June to October
l. and on marked type At the local
s~unty contests held prior to the State
FAIR the best pig was selected. In
most Instances the prize consisted Of
suincient money 10 send the pig and
It's owner to the State Fair.
Pies SOLD High.
AFTER the p.emiums had been aware.
ed at the State Fair. the pigs we're
sold az public auction. They brought
from 7 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 we're slaughtered, and prizes
awarded by the packing houses and
banks
Al Fort Smith the entries won ali
hrst prizes except one and az Tulsa
they won all first prizes offered. The
prizes awarded az the Muskogee fair /
have not been announced.
At the Tulsa fair one member. /
Frances Osburn OF Crescent. okla. /
won a prize OF SIS on ten Jars Of
fruit, and SIS on her display OF vege- /
tables Miss Osburn was also award !
ed a gold and silver medal on another
display.
The championship pig belonged 70
Clifford Pray Of Oklahoma county At
the time Of slaughterlng. October /, II
was ? months old and weighed $40 4
pounds. II sold for . cents per pound.
bringing $1,000 This pig weighed lO7
pounds at the time Of entering contest.
May 20. In addition to the $1,000
which the pig sold for, II won in prizes
$500. making total Of sl056O.
The pig belonging TO Roy Kolb, who
won second, was n months old and
weighed 420 pounds. Il sold for ss.75
per hundred and brought sS6.75. The
prizes In this contest we're awarded
a fcllows.
Corn Fed Pigs.
First-Cllnord Pray. witcher Okla.
homa county. SIS; Second, Roy KoIb.
Oklahoma City $40: third. Ralph
Page. Earlsboro Seminole county S..
kahr Fed Pigs.
First Roy Selby. Kinghsher. King.
fisher county. SIS. second. John Kelly.
Elk City. Beckham county. $40: third.
Justus Michaels. 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, $40; third.
Eugene Porterheid. Tectmseh. Potta.
watomie county, So
Best Carcass Of Pig Slaughtered by
suizberger & Sons Company.
First, Clifford Pray, Witcher, Okla
homa county. SIS; second, Lee Nicely
Tishomingo. johnson county. $40.
third. Walter Phelps. Coyle. Logan
county, So Sweepstakes. best carcass.
Clifford Pray wltcher. Oklahoma
county. SO.
BY Oklahoma National Stoekyards Co.
Pigs unders months old First. Roy
seIby. Kingfsher. Kinghsher county.
IS: second John Kelly, Elk City.
Beckham county. 50.
Pigs s to months old--First. Cruce
Lansford. Warner. Muskogee county,
IS: second. Marion Grimes, King
fisher King6sher county. Ss
Pigs . to 10 months old-First. Cliff
ford rray. Whcher. Oklahoma county.
s.: 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. 49,
Sweepstakes. best pig any age-Clif-
ford Pray. Witoher. Oklahoma county.
So
Pigs Fattened IN Part on Tankage.
First. Clifford Pray Witcher, Okla
homa county SIS; second, c. w.
Jones. Granite, Greer county. $40;
third. Lloyd Beelor. Eufaula, Mcintosh
county. IS.
BY Okla. National stockysrds Bank.
: Best story OF MY Pig and How l
Fattened It." FIRST Lloyd Beeler.
Eufaula. Mcintosh county. S.; second,
Ralph Page. Seminole county, So;
third, Earl West. Garland, Haskell
county. 81.
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