Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1915-11-12
STATE PIG CONTEST A GREAT
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Minnesota's first state pig-growing
contest was wonderful success. OF
400 boys and girls who entered the con
test in the spring, $50 completed the
work. The interest spread to all parts
of the state and the contest of next
wear promises to be even more spirited
than that Of this year.
Harold Bemis, aged 16, OF Long
Prairie, in the north central part OF
the state, won highest honors, recelv-
ing four prizes-the national all-star
club emblem awarded to this state, the
first prize of $50 awarded to the boy
securing the best results in the forth
central part of the state, prize OF So
offered by the Duroc-Jersey association
for the boy getting the best results
with a Duroc-Jersey pig, and pure
bred Duroc Jersey pig from one OF the
leading breeders of the state. Harold's
pig made a gain of 1876 pounds per day
at a cost of SO cents per pound.
Oscar Pearson, aged Is, of Loman,
in the northern sector of the state,
scored second best result with Berk-
shire pig which gained 1.6 pounds per
day at cost Of 10 cents per pound.
Melvin Sansness, of Farewell, in the
north central section of the state, with
Yorkshire pig which made gain OF
IL pounds per day at cost OF 81
cents per pound, won second prize III
his section Of the state and special
prize of a pure-bred Yorkshire pig Civ
en- by Thomas Garfield Of Lake Park.
The prize winners in each OF the TOUR
sections Of the state are as follows:
Northern Section
Oscar Pearson, Loman; Andy Nor
kassel, Warren; Raymond LaVoi, Foss-
ton, and Oscar Peggar, Loman.
North Central
Harold Bemis, Long Prairie; Melvin
Sansness, Farwell; JoseDh Rutten, Osa-
kis, and Fred Maurer, Mora.
South Central
Floyd Rieke, Fairfax; Amos Leger,
Anoka; George Goodrich, Anoka' Cecil
Ryan, Cedar; Lloyd Nelson, Litchield.
Southern
Harry Haling, Rochester; Gordon
McCourt, Austin; Owen Roberts, Aus
tin; julius Schottler, Austin; Edward
Schottler, Austin; John Kruse, Worth
ington; Arthur Sorem, Bigelow; Hart
ley Schultz, Pipestone; Ernest Burt
ness, Blooming Prairie; Kenneth Wan
stad, Tracy; Osmond Knutson, Bloom
ing Prairie: Bessie Kellar, Austin, and
Harry Melick, Comfrey.
Duroc-Jersey Prizes
The winners Of prizes offered by the
Duroc-Jersey association are:
Harold Bemis, Long Prairie; Floyd
Kieke, Fairfax; William Ross, Dundas;
John Kruse, Worthington; Joseph Rut-
ten, Osakis; Esther McGhee, Bemidji,
and Hartley Schulz, Pipestone.
The winners Of Duroc-Jersey pigs
offered by breeders are:
Harold Bemis, Floyd Rieke, Cecil
Ryan, Owen Robert and John Kruse.
Austin Wins Club Prize
The pig club of Austin with mem
bership of Is, won the first club prize,
and Anoka won the second club prize.
Blooming Prairie, Worthington and
East Grand Forks clubs received hon.
orable mention.
The prizes in the northern, north
central and south central parts of the
state were the gifts Of the st. Paul
Union Stock Yards company, and the
prizes for the southern section were
the gift Of George A. HORNED and COM
'pany Of Austin.
Special prizes Of pure-bred Duroc-
Jersey pigs were given by F. S. Van
derhyde, West Concord; E. J. Wilson,
'Renville; William Shanks, Worthing-
,ton; Peter Rutten, Osakis, and James
L. Brandon, West Concord