The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-08-25
PRIZES TO BOYS
FEEDING CALVES
Fifty Iowa Boys Will Receive Cash
Prizes in the Baby Beef Feed
ina Contest This Year.
OVER $4,000 GIVEN IN PRlzrs
State Champion to Receive $4,000
Trip to National capitaI-Wili
Prove Very Beneficial.

Over 100000 has been secured for
prizes in the Iowa boys baby beel
feeding contest now being promoted
by the Iowa Beef Producers Associ
alton i'll cooperating with the EXten
sion Department OF the College a
Ames.
The state champion in this contest
will receive a $4,000 free trip tt
Washington, D.. c. This prize is of
fered by the Union Stock Yards and
Transit Co, Of Chicago.
In each of the first fifty counties
where SO or more entries are secured
the first prize winner will get free
trip to the 1916 International Live
Stock Exposition at Chicago. These
prizes are offered by the Union Stock
Yards and Transit Co. The Live Stock
Exchange National Bank and the Live
stock commission firms OF Clay Rob
inson & Co.. Walters & Dunbar, Alex
ander, Ward & Conover and J. M.
Doud, all of Chicago.
There are also two free trips to the
International, offered by the Iowa
Beef Producers Association to be
competed for by the boys living in all
the counties where less than 5U
entries are secured.
Any Iowa boy Cor girD over 10 and
under 10 years OF age Jan. LIST 1915,
may enter the contest. The contestant
is to secure calf that will be not
more than s months old Oct. 1, 1915,
when the contest begins. 1t may be
younger if desired. Pure bred calves
intended for breeding purposes are
barred: it being the purpose in this
contest to include only calves fed for
market beef There are no other re
strictions as to age, breed, sex, etc.
The contestant will weigh the calf
October 1, sending a weighing receipt
signed by two disintereSted parties to
the State Leader. He will then feed
and care for the calf until it is ready
for market. keeping account OF all
feeds and record of how they calf is
fed
The basis OF award will be rate OF
gain 40 per cent. economy OF gain 80
per cent and records kept and written
report 80 per cent The calf may be
sold when ready for market and final
reports submitted Immediately there
after, but all records must be i'll the
hands of the State Leader immedl-
ately after October |, 1916, when the
contest closes.
Suggestions and advice on the selec-
ton, care and feeding of the calf will
be furnished all contestants. and all
questions will be answered by Hex
Beresfo of the Iowa Beef Producers
Association, Ames. Iowa.
Every breeder of beef cattle should
be interested in the contest and help
get his own boys and the boys OF the
neighborhood entered with a good calf.
1t will mean better beef production
and greater demand for good breed
ing cattle later.
Every boy interested should not on
ly enter the contest early. but should
also get as many others interested in
it as possible. Remember that the
first so counties sending in so entries
get the chance at the so county prizes.
Entries must be in by Oct. l. 1915
Give your name to the county leader
or send in entries or write for fur
Their particulars to e. c. Bishop, State
Leader OF Club Work, Ames. Iowa. or
to Rex Beresford. care Iowa Beef Pro-
ducers' Association, Ames. Iowa.