Evening star., 1915-03-01
JUVEN|LEFARMERS
SIGHTSEEING HERE
Visit Washington as Reward
for Excellent Work in Boys
and Girls Clubs.
INCLUDED IN THE PARTY
ARE THREE CHAMPIONS
Reception by President Wilson and
One at Department Of Agriculture
Feature Weeks Program.

A champion baby pork producer and
two champion bread makers are among
the fifty or more interesting boy and
girl farmers who are visiting Wash
ington this week from various states
as a reward for excellent work in the
boys and girls corn, tomato and can
ming clubs of the central, New England
and middle western states. Most Of
the boys and girls arrived in the city
Saturday, and after spending Sunday
on personally conducted tours started
out this morning for the '.all-week"
sightseeing trip under direction of o.
H. Benson. special agent of the De-
partment of Agriculture, in charge of
club work
Two high spots" in the week of
sightseeing will be two informal re =
ceptons. President Wilson is to re-
ceive the visitors tomorrow morning
and late this afternoon the Department
OF Agriculture is to act as host. Sec
retarE Houston being unable to greet
the visitors, Assistant Secretary Nroo-
man will receive them at o'clock.
The visitors spent this morning going
up in the Washington Monument, in
spectlng the bureau of engraving and
printing and looking over the bureau
of fisheries. This afternoon the various
bureaus of the Department of Agricul-
ture are being inspected. the afternoon
to be concluded by the reception by
the assistant secretary.
Is Best Pork Producer.
The distinction of being the best
baby pork producer among the boys
of the state of Iowa belongs to Clement
Miller, friends among the visitors de-
clare. Ioung Miller won in his district
and also won the state championship,
which is why he is in Washington to-
day. Miller fed and cared for ten baby
pigs, otherwise known as sucking
pigs, and brought them to total value
of S109.96 at the time the contest closed
with a net profit of $4S.08. The award
was made on the basis of gain made in
pounds of pork. cost of the pork per
pound, the detailed report OF the 1eeo-
ing work and written story telling OF
the entire enterprise.
tas county provided the fund of $500
to pay prizes In the pork production
contest conducted by the asrlculeural
extension department of Iowa STATE
College. Clement Miller is Oh fairHeiu'
Jefferson county.
Helen Fiergolla and Margaret Loft
gren are the two champion girl bread-
makers who are in the party. Each
won the sweepstakes prize In the con-
test in which they competed Miss Fier-
golla proved to be the champion bread
maker in class A, In which the con.
testants worked under the direction OF
an instructor in domestic science. Her
standing was 91.2 per cent. She is from
Sank Rapids.
Miss Lofgren was the winner In class
B, in which the contestants worked
without the aid of an instructor. Her
standing was S9.4 per cent. Her home
city is Ulen. A Minneapolis flour mill
is defraying the expenses of sending
the girls to this city.
,;rit will hfs
day, when they will leave for their
homes During the week. guided by Mr.
Benson. they will endeavor to visit all the
places of interest in and around the city,
including Mount Vernon. the Zoo. Arllng-
ton, etc.
Two From Takoma Park.
Lillian Leuton and Lewis Riggies Of
Takoma Park are in the party, having
earned their "trip by efficient club work.
being the champions Of their section of
the District.
The members of the party from Min
nesota include Mrs. Margaret B. Baker
of the extension service, University of
Minnesota, in charge: Roy Halverson,
Margaret Lofgren, Helen Fiergolla and
Harold Baker.
Those from Pennsylvania include A
X Rothenberger. county agriculturalist,
in charge Rudolph Gertzen, Paul Darn
stadter, Clarence Bred1inger. Raymond H.
Anders, Leroy R Schultz. o. K. Rothen-
berger. Emma Schultz, Minnie Bobb, Eva
Buckwalter. Elizabeth Kriebel and Sarah
Anders.
From Massachusetts, come Gardner
Boyd, in charge of the party; Raymond
Blithen, Richard W. Arms, 6. A.
Blithen. Dorothy Rice. Elliott Taylor.
Ethel Nash assistant in charged, Ber-
nard Hartnett and John E. Devine.
The Mckinley Corn Club of Illinois Is
in charge of c. A. Willoughby, secre-