The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-05-18
PIC CLUBS ARE
VERY POPULAR

Through the cooperation OF the
Salt Lake Union stockyardr. the OK.
den Packing and Provision company
aud the Utah Agricultural college. the
boys clubs 81 Utah will increase the
states meat supply this year Co the
extent OF approximately seven thous.
and hogs. To encourage the live
stock industry 1T the intcrmountain
region 10y bringing about tho produc-
tion of hogs On small farms the stock
yards officials arranged last fail to
place several hundred bred sowu with
members 1T boys clubs throughout
the state. ~ designated hy the aETi-
cultural college The ogden Packing
and Provision company Joined In the
movement and today there are "a
thousand soWs distributed among the
boys clubs OF Utah.
The average litter uf pigs reported
30 Tar IL about eight. and u ~ crti-
mated that ~ result at the move
mrnt about seven thousand hogs more
than usually produced In the state an
nually viii b- placed ON the Salt Lake
city and ogden markets this fall and
winter. ~ successful was the enter
prir. that officials ct the salt Lake
rnion Stockyurds contemplate carry.
/ ins the plan further and viii distrih-
ute during the next few weeks about
"a thousand small pigs aud this fali
several thousand lambs among mem.
beers of the hoyr' clubs The pigs
| probably viii he ready for market this
fan and the lambs viii bo ted through
th. winter aud marketed next spring
Al stock furnished hy the stock
yards company l. furnished az cost Ia
the boys. 80 money II taken at the
time the stock II turned over o. them,
Tut the boys give their notes and when
the stock II marketed the cost of the
animals II deducted and the boys
monded hy the representative of the
agricultural college are furnished
with animals and the care of ths
stock II supervised hy the county
demonstrators and agricultural col
lcgc officials. In this way the inter.
ests of the men who supply th" ami
mails. az well az an" interests 81 the
boys. are protected.
Nearly a hundred brd sows wer,
distributed through the southern par
OF Salt Lake county about two month";
age. The boys In whose care the ami,
mas MNFt hlAhFh Nhllhf w hh' hN Wv
way from 10 "a iG years. Under this
direction Of the college officials ane
representatives, the keenesl nteres
has been aroused among mrmbers al
the hoys' clubs and the youngsters arr
putting forth every effort 90 win th'
cash prizes which are 10 be offered b.
the stockyards company this fall fuI
the best animals produced.
In some instances things have no
turned out just as was anticipated
hut the boys are In no way discour
aged and have declined all offers o
the stockyards officials To TAX. bacl
the hogs The boys assert that the
have become So deeply Interested Il
the work that they win conunue car
ms for the animals. and " the pig
are not ready Tor market this fall the
win get them ready Tor market mex
spring
The program Tor the distribution q
lambs this fan Is similar "a that whic
has been carried out SO successful
with hogs. Thomas Austin. prcsiden
OF the Salt Lake Union Stockyard
company, has agreed 10 turn over I
agricultural college officials about
thousand lambs Tor Distribute
among members of the boys club
, who have feed sufficient " care ~
the animals during the winter Tn
lambs will be distributed sm'iy. {
pairs aud In larger numbers. depend
ling upon the ability OF each boy /
, ware Tor them. Austin has agreed I
, take the boys notes for the lambs an
/ collect the saie price uext spring whe
3, the lambs are placed on the Warket.