Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-21
Junior Earmers, Week.

Junior farmers Week.
While the Farmers were being edi-
fed with speeches by the bright lights
the Junior Farmers we're also in SEES,
sion and much interest was devel-
oped.
The Junior Farmers work has been
under the charge of Prof. Ralph S.
Besse and has kept him and his as
sistants very busy this week. Last
year there were but sixty who at
tended the Junior Week and this year
there were 142. They have a regular
week of school work, the girls in do
nestle science and the boys along
their lines but either is permitted to
contest in any class. In addition TO
their work they have play at the gym.
Miss Anna NJ. Phillips won the
trophy in the contest for horse judg-
ing from among the one hundred and
forty-two contestants of the Junior
Farmers Week and when the award
was made the applause fairly raised
the roof. Miss Phillips is a very
handsome girl and looks to be a prize
winner on her W account.
Other Prize Winners,
Following are prize winners: In
break making, blue ribbon, Monta
Patten. Saline county; red ribbon,
Morgan Lacy, Jackson county; white
ribbon, Dalta Deal, Johnson county.
Cake making: Hazel Beardsley, Mil
dred Billiard, Lavina Halves, all of
Jackson county.
Biscuit making: Mildred Bullard,
Hazel Beardsley, Morgan Lacy, all of
Jackson county.
Darning: Clara Smith, Cooper coun.
ty; Marian Grady of Saline and Edith
Guler of Saline.
Button hole making: Gwenith Jor.
dan, Saline county; Virginia Withers,
and Edith Guier of Saline.
In buttons: Virginia Withers of
Cooper, Edith Guier of Saline and
Delft Deal OF Johnson.
Horse judging: First prize was Lee
Brothers trophy, a beautiful silver
urn, was won by Anna NJ. Phillips OF
Marion county. Sidney Dyer Of Jack
son won the red ribbon and Fred
Stevenson of Jackson the white rib
bon.
Cattle judging: National Live Stock
trophy, first prize won by William
zumwalt, Marion county, the red rib
bon by John Crooks Of Audrain. and
the white by Whipple Hewell of Sa-
line county.
Hog Judging: First prize, Pritch.
ett's trophy, given by H. l.. Pritchett
of New London, won by Earl Maxwell
of Johnson county; second prize, Ar.
denhill Duroc trophy, given by r. l..
Hill Of Columbia, won by Joel Ander.
son of Jackson county; the white rib
bon went to Margaret Wilcox of Ma.
rion county.
Sheep judging; First prize, trophy,
given by Clay Robinson Company,
won by James Phillips of Marion
county; Hal B~uchenden of Jackson
was second and Ray Wilmington of
Audrain third.
Sweepstakes; Trophy given by short
course students to team Of three max.
ing highest total, Joel Anderson, Fred
Stevenson and Leo Rowland of Jack.
son county. Johnson county second
and Marion third.
The highest individual 0 was
made by Joel Anderson of Jackson
county and a trophy was given him.
Corn judging. First prize, q
Shropshire eve lamb, value of $40,
won by Chas. A. Love of Jackson :
second prize, $40, Chas. Durham ;
third, SIS, Clarence Miller, Cooper
fourth, $3.50, Samuel Goldman, Saline;
fifth, ribbon, Walter Gross, Marion.
Attendance: Jackson county first;
Johnson second and Marion third.
The grand championship 500 trophy
given by the University Of Missouri
for grand totals, won by Jackson
county; Saline second and Johnson
third.