Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-28
BOY TELLS HOW
He Won PRIZE

The following story is given by
Theron +. Palmer. II years old. Lehi
Arizona: first prize winner in the
State Pig club contest conducted
under the leadership Of l.. S. Parke
Of the agricultural extension service
of the state university:
Il Joined the Pig club. because
thought is would be more fun to run
a race raising a pig than doing II
alone / had a fresh COW and l
knew by past experiences. AS / hal
raised two pigs before that pigs
thrive well on skim milk. and as
would have my own milk. the gain
would be nearly all profit.
There are a good many different
breeds of swine. The reason / chose
the Duroc- Jersey was because ! had
heard that the Durcc-Jersey asso
citation offered better prizes to the
boys pig club than was offered for
any other breed. While this WAS my
main reason for choosing the Duroc-
Jersey there we're other reasons. too,
am glad ! tried this breed
When ! started in the contest my
pig weighed l7il pounds at eight
weeks old. | started my pig on sour
milk because sour milk contains all
the material needed for a growing
pig. 1t was cheap because ! had my
own milk. AS the pig grew older
fed il green cane. Gull melons frui;
and vegetables. ! used an old chick
en- house that was not in use for a
| pen. thus saving the cost Of building
| a pen, Ind also an old trough.
As / had resolved TO raise my pig
as cheaplya as possible. | left 1t In the
pen for three and one-hah months
then ! put it on cane pasture NJ l.
| cents per month. ! continued 10 feed
sour milk until IL was eleven months
old Then | tried letting it run OF
| cane pasture with ditch water foi
| two weeks, because il seemed to b,
| getting too fat. It got lame in one
most Of the time. When it had tt
! work for its food 1t soon got over ia
| lameness. Then / started in feeding
a small amount of sour milk an'
| some grain.
| The first two months the pii
| gained an avers sc Of pound and ;
| third n day. H. cost less to feed i
the first two months although tn
gain was greater. Inc average gail
| for the third and fourth months wa
about one and cne-tenth pounds
The average gain for the fifth ant
| sixth months was not quite on
pound. The gain the last two month";
was not as great as the other month
as ii was on pasture part Of the tim
no feed except the pasture and ditcl
| water
brushed my pig with a stiff
brush and put petroleum on her tire
| times, twice at home and once at tn
fair. was going TO scrub her a
the fair on the day Of the exhibit
but ii was cool day and / wa
afraid she would catch cold.
| took first prize in the Lehi boys
pig club fair. November I. 1916.
S. Parke was one Of the judges.
won IS on my pig as first priz
in the pig clubs and 81 and secon'
prize in the swine department at tn
| fair. With the 81 ! won at first a
Iehi boys pig club and the s13 at tn
| state fair at Phoenix. makes $l4 VOL
on my pig, as ! had my own milk.
| Il intend to keep my pig and bree'
her and exhibit her at the fair mex
year.
have been helped more than
can tell YOU on paper by being clu
| member. I have learned a grea
| deal
Our club has four members. Nj
| whether we have helped one anothe
or not. We certainly tried hard 4
beat each other
think the club work makes u
careful. thoughtful and earnest i
our work.
| intend to join the club next yeai