Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-01-16

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CHARLES Ri ssELL L APTu RES
500 ri ARImoRE Il
4 u 81 N Elk
ii The pork prod uction contest insti,s
ttuted by the better farming section Of
the experiment station iii 4 913 has
been closed This contest 3was started
| in the spring OF 191 3 among the IA r.l
boys and girls af the stat. lot 5onlss 5
40 stimulate intares1 in the production
|! Of pork within the Stare, bill also to-
illustrate its possibilities a. "a proiita.s
Ible farm enterprise. Any farm boy
or girl over ~ years ana under s
years of age: was allowed to enter the
contest. % They 3, e ~ n .,e:m,,e1 TO
select SOW before narrowing time
and were required to care for. it and
the latter that was produced the OBJ
iject being to produce the largest guam
iitity of pork at the lowest cost before
November 90 on which date the con
| test closed III q 4 81
Three hundred farm boys and girls
entered the contest. Entries were
made from all sections of the state.
Each contestant reported every week
as to the quantity and kind Of foods
that were. fed. Foods were changed
at the average ten year price. that had:
prevailed in North Dakota, no change
being made for house slops. The re-.
suits secured. were surprising. From
/ 1900 to 1000 ponds of pork we're
pdoduced in season of eight months
from the litter of a single SOW, at a.
cost for food varying from 1.6 cent
ito 81 cent per pound. 81
The contset was decided upon The,
basis of the largest production Of porsh
at the lowest cost per pnEn.. and in
the shortest period of time. Thus
three factors have been taken into
consideration: First, the total produc-
ton of pork per litter: second. the
I number of days in which the product
was grown: and third, the cost per
pound of pork produced, Three hun
dred and forty dollars in cash are to
lbe distributed as prizes. Three prizes
have been offered by the following
! firms: }2st s5;.
~ ST. Paul Union Stockyards com
ipany, $1O0 ,;;. s.s%S
/ Swift and company, So. st. Paul,
Mimi, 500. %5S : : =, 5ts
I Edith Mason; Carpio, SIS. IL
/ Louis .Iongewaard, Litchville, IS.
! Harry Plots, Mott, S.. 53s
- Albert Tweeten. Willow City, S..
! An additional prize of a pure bred
4 Yorkshire boar from the :Confield herd
lis offered to the highest prize winner
using a Yorkshire SOW. This was
Z awarded to Charles Russell
/ Another prize of a Yorkshire pig is
offered from the. same herd ard has
/ been awarded to Allen Fartcr Of
Hoople, obtail,tlg the second highest
i record with a Yorkshire SOW.
/ The Frost publishing company of
Springfield, ILL.,, has offered a pure
1 bred Berkshire SOW or boar to be
awarded to the contestants with the
highest standing who used a Borll-
shire SOW This has been awarded
to Amos Cox of Fullerton.
Several additional prizes, consisting
of tool chests, etc, will be awarded
to contestants standing high in the
i list. =s(. 81 s
This contest has illustrated the
4 possibilities Of porr prediction With
lin the state The Tirst sey Of the con-
4 testants produced prctit over cost
of feed exceeding $50 each. The first
prize winner, Charles Russell, pro-
duced a total profit over cost Of feed
#Eof sol .06 Among the first thirty o.!
the contestants the lowest profit over
cost of food. figuring pork at 6 cents,
was. 17.7 cents per day. The highest
profit was at the rate of 44.S cents
4 per day during the life of the litter.
Charles Russell, the winner Of the
Z first prize in the contest, is is years
s of age, having been born on his f..
{. Tiers farm near Bottineau where he
has lived all his life. He has finished
I THE grade schools in Bottineau and is
at present attending the school Of
forestry where he is studying agri
culture. His father has been a sue.
cessful feeder and breeder o. live
stock, SO that Charles has inherited
some Of his ability as "a feeder. !! III
e Anna Barrett, standing second il
the contest. is. the. daughter of James
Barrett, a prominent farmer Of Grand
Forks. county Anna took the entire
care Of her litter Of pigs, and Oh
tanned the enyialble record Of 209S
pounds OF pork in 21s days at "a cost
@fof ] Z cents per pound. b
IAN EXCITING GAME BETWEEN