Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
ORGANIZING IN
AUDUBON COUNTY
Baby Beef Feeding Contest to be In
augarated i'm This County, Be
ginning Oct. 18th

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r. w. Berry of Ames representing
the Iowa Beef Producers Association
and the Agricultural Extension De-
partment of Iowa State College was
in the city yesterday organizing Aud
ubon county and securing contest
ants to enter the Baby Beef Feeding
Contest which will begin October
18th.
Mr.. Berry canvassed the county
yesterday in company with e. b.
Thomas who has been appointed the
county leader. Leaders n each town
ship of the county will also be Sc
signed up are Greeley, Miles Card
ner; Douglas, Lawrence Andersen;
lie Roy, Earl Maharg; Melville
e. b. Thomas; Hamiin, Myron Jones;
Oakfield, Nels Hoegh and Extra. r..
p. Clark. Leaders for the other
townships will be announced later
and a meeting of all of the leaders
will be held sometime in the near
future
With the idea of promoting and
increasing among the boys an inter-
est in the growing of beef cattle, the
Iowa Beef Producers Association. the
Agricultural Extension department
of the Iowa State College and the
u. S. Department of Agriculture are
cooperating in carrying on a state
baby beef or calf feeding contest In
Iowa, together with as many county
contests as cooperating counties
may organize.
State Championship
The contestant making the best
record in the state will be given a
free trip to Washington, ID. c., or its
equivalent. This trip is provided by
the Union Stock Yards and Transit
Company of Chicago.
Two Other State Prizes
The Iowa Beef Producers Associa-
tion provides $500 cash for a free
trip to the Chicago International Live
Stock Exposition in 1916 to the con-
testant making the best record out
side of organized counties. and sec
ond prize of $500 to pay for a
round trip ticket to the International
for the boy who makes the second
best showing.
Fifty County Champions
In each of the first SO Iowa count
les where so or more entries are
made in the baby beef contest the
county champion. will be given free
trip to the International Live Stock
Exposition at Chicago in 1916. $35
for the payment of the expenses of
each county champion is provided
by six Chicago firms.
Watch Fob For Contestant
Each junior who enters the con-
test, secures a calf. cares for it and
reports his work to Jan /. 1916, will
be sent a specially designed Baby
Beef Contest fob by the Iowa Beef
Producers Association.
Several Local Prizes
A number of valuable local prizes
will also be offered among them a
prize by the Audubon County Fair
Association. These prizes will be an
nounced later The stock is to be ex-
hibited at the county fair next year
where it will be judged.
Contestants and Awards
Any Iowa junior over 10 years
and under 10 years of age Jan. 1
1915 is eligible. The calf must be
eight months old or younger, Oct
18th, 1915, which is the time for en-
tering the contest. There are no re
strictions in this contest as to beei
breed or sex The following basis
of award will be used: Gain OF
weight 40 percent. economy Of gair
80 percent and records kept and
\ uritta,, ranortc % narnanf ma ling ,
total of 100 percent
| Audubon county has been lagginf
behind in many respects and it II
hoped by inauguarating this confess
that much enthusiasm will be created