The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-31
Farm and Home Affair Largest
at Agricultural College.
One Thousand Farmers From
so Counties Attended.
BOYS AND GIRLS WIN PRIZES
Lyon County Lad Raised Better
Pig Than His Dad.
Professor Hibbard, of Wiscon-
sin, Spoke on Rural Credits.

Manhattan, Kan, Dec. 31.-The
thousand persons-men, women and
children-from SO Kansas counties in
attendance at Farm and Home week
have adjudged the event the most
successful affair of its kind held at
the college. 1t has been characteriz-
ed by excellent addresses, helpful spe-
cial conferences, and plenty of good
entertainment.
For the government to undertake
to finance the farmers of the United
States would be entering u new chap
ter in history that would end, no one
knows where, declared DR.. B. H. Hib-
bard, professor of agricultural eco
nomics in the University of Wiscon-
sin, in the course of an address on
Rural Credit" before a Farm and
Home week audience. While Pro-
fessor Hubbard emphatically stated
that the farmers must have money,
yet it is difficult thing, he contend
de, for a democratic form of govern
ment to lend money to itself and get
it back again.
Intense interest is being shown by
Kansas boys and girls in the agricul-
tural, cooking and sewing contests,
and not only have many of them won
substantial cash prizes but likewise
considerable honor.
Victor Hurt, age 16, of Lyon coun-
ty was awarded first prize in the pig
contest, open to Kansas club boys
and girls. He produced his pig, which
tipped the scales at 3OS pounds at the
remarkably low cost of 2 " cents per
pound.
Pig Weighed 3OS Pounds.
Selecting one of his fathers II
weeks old pigs, which weighed SIS
pounds, he entered the contest. He
received advice from the department
of animal husbandry of the college on
how to feed. Devising lever scheme
he weighed the animal every week
At the close of the contest his pig
weighed 30S pounds, while his ia
theirs pig from the same litter-fed
pounds.
Other awards in this contest were:
2, Perkins Williams, Lyon county; 9,
Orville Caldwell, Lyon county; 4,
Harvey Johnson, Harvey county; 5,
Laura Darr, Lyon county; 6, Leslie
Price, Lyon county; Z. Robert Nc
Grath, Coffey county; 8, Chris
Schmitt, Harvey county.
Kids Kept Poultry.
Harvey Russell, age IL, of Scott
county, won first honors in the con-
test for Matching ard rearing chicks,
open to boys and girls under is years
of age. He not only used all the in
forma ton at his command but watch
ed the market so that he could sell
his produce to the greatest advan-
tage. other winners N this contest
were: 2, Helen Spaulding, Scott coun-
ty; 8, Jessie Scott, Scott county; 4,
Essie Scott, Scott county; 5, Paul c.
Jones, Lyon county; 6, Nathaniel
Cowan, Russell county; Z, Blanche
Field, Coffey; 8, Clemens Scheve,
Rawlins.
Katherine NJ Mottin, age IA, of
Leavenworth, may well boast of hav-
ing the distinction of baking better
biscuits than any other girl in Kan
sas. She won first prize in the bis
cult baking contest. Other awards:
2, Aldora Smith, HUgoton; 3, Beulah
Hall, Easton.
Awards IN muffin baking: /, Ag-
mes Gustafson, Galva; 2, Katie Mellor,
Waverly; 8, Gladys Stevenson, PlyIn-
outh.
Bread baking awards: l, Leila Bow
ersox. BeIleville; 2, Jessie Ball, Belle
Vile: 8, Marie Moore, Maple Hill.