The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-11-23
SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN THE PIG
CLUB
By Iona c. Fish

DJ hSho ~
As Mr.. Spence has asked me
more than once TO write an article
for him on "Since | Have Been in
the pig Club" | have at last writ
ten one.
Joined the Pig Club about three
years ago. was then going TO
school at Knapp Hall. Mr.. Spence
came over one afternoon and orga-
nized a pig Club, Corn Club, and a
Potato Club. Most Of the boys and
girls Joined but one club; but | join
ed the pig. Poultry and Corn Clubs.
This was in 1914. As soon as he
had gotten the names Of the boys
and girls, and the club they had
Joined. he had each club elect its
officers. The Pig Club elected En-
nest Welch for their president. &C.
ell Jackson for their vice-president,
and as LEILA Bowman was the only
girl in the Pig Club and the only
girl who had grit enough to raise a
pig and contest against us boys, she
was elected secretary. We had
about fourteen members in the club:
hut there were only few who took
hold and did something.
think I tried to do my part right
from the beginning, hut our presi-
dent and vice-president didn't do
much. but I am proud they hung
on. Our secretary did all she could.
We had several meetings and our
state Agent. Mr.. Kercher, visited
us. and our County Agent, Mr..
Spence, gave all the time he could
to us and we all promised to do
better next year, 1915.
So 1915 soon rolled around and
our Pig Club was organized again,
with our same secretary. Miss Leila
Bowman, and again with but one
girl. Well, this time we got started
better. Our members took hold and
did better work. We planned to
show our pigs at the Berea Fair; so
Mr.. Spence saw my father. f. t.
Fish, and they planned premium
list, giving all cash prizes amount
ing to about $500 for all breeds OF
hogs that were shown. This was our
first show and I think there were
about thirteen of our hogs on dis
play. I showed sow. and her five
pigs, that my mother let me raise
but I didn't own them. At this
show 7 won three blues and two
reds, taking $1,000 Of the cash
prizes. thought this was pretty
good for the first show and I said
was going to show at the next show.
Mr.. Spence had already told us
that one of us would get TO go 10
the State Fair free: but had not
tried so hard to win the trip and
get to go from the Pig Club: but
had tried hard to get TO go from
the Corn Club, but my cousin beat
me. so then I thought I might get
to go from the Pig Club. So about
ten days before the State Fair Mr.
Spence called up over the telephone
and said won the free trip to
Louisville State Fair for doing the
best work in the Pig Club in Madi-
son County. I saw and learned
more that week than I would here
in two months. 7 won't get to go
again from the Pig Club for we only
get TO go once from a club: but
declare TO anyone it is a great thing
10 work for. am now trying to get
10 go from the corn club. Now com
ing back TO where 7 left off about
our pig shows.
Our next show came Off that fall
at Berea. which had been planned
by Mr.. Spence: where all the clubs
had a chance TO show what they
raised and what they had done. That
day as I was looking at all the boys
and girls pigs. | noticed at one end