The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-04-05
BOYS AND GIRLS TO RAISE PIGS
Students of Sank Centre Schools will
Enter State Contest Directed by
o. E. Stephl.

The boys and girls attending the
Sank Centre public schools will have
an opportunity this year to win more
laurels in the Pig Raising Contest. In
1916 the local contestants won first
prizes a THE. state fair. Instructor
0. E. Stephl of the Agricultural depar-
ment Of the Sank Centre schools, is
deeply interested in this branch of his
work and will be of invaluable assist
ance to the young people entering
from this vicinity. All of the prizes
offered in 1916 for Stearns county in
the Corn and Pig Growing contests
were won by boys and girls attending
the Sank Centre schools. Below is a
summary of the winnings prepared by
Mr.. Stephl:
anna Ortiz and Bruce Wilcox both
won special prizes offered by the Ches-
ter White Breeders of Minnesota for
the best record of that breed. Eac!.
was awarded pure bred registered
Chester White for their good showing
Roger Hutchinson received a free
trip to the State Fair and all expenses
paid for one week for raising the best
pig in the district. His pig was ex-
hioltea at the state fair and sold for
$1,000 hundred; Sept. 1916.
Harold Browns pig was shown st
the State Fair and took fourth prize
in competitions with exhibitions from
all over the state. He received an S.
prize in money and a record price pei
pound for his pig.
Virgil Galbraith and Harold Brown
are at present, April 3-4-5-6, attending
Junior Short course at, Morris, Min
nesota. They are having interesting
lessons in agriculture, blacksmithing
etc. Because Of the splendid records
their pigs made, they received thus
-four days of instruction free of
charge.
National pig club emblems and di-
plomas were given all those who, COM
.pleted their club records.
Hugh Galbraith's pig was the frs
.prize Yorkshire pig at the Stearns
county fair. ......
"The Progressive Farmers Club do
mated $500 for distribution to pig con-
testants who were members of the
club.
"The above prizes and several others
not yet determined, will again be Of
fered to young pig growers in this
years contest"
Grow Pig
eve don't want to wait whole yea1
before we have something to sell. Pigs
grow fast and almost before we know
it we have one or more ready to kill
or sell. Many of us cannot afford to
buy horse or cow but most of us
can get a pig. A little pig will soon
grow into a big one.
How to Get Pig
alas your father any? Can you and
your father go into partnership? He
to furnish the pig, or all or part OF
the money needed to buy one? You to
take care of the pig and raise some OF
the feed? Perhaps you can do some
work for man who will let you have
pig in payment. Some of our Sank
Centre bankers or merchants may
think it a good investment to 60 part
ners with you in raising pigs. Go an
see them and find cut. which one of
them will help byslending the money to
start you, to repay them when you
sell the pig. Anyway, get pig!"
Rules of the Contest.
"Any. boy or girl, ten to 10 years
old may enter this contest. You must
grow at least one pig. A litter is
preferred. The contest begins May /
and closes Sept. 1. The pig need not
be pure bred. Each contestant must
keep a record of all the feed the pig
eats during the four months. You
need not weigh the feed every meal,
but you must keep track of the num-
Der of sacks of shorts, bushels of ocrn,
gallons of skim milk, etc., that your
pig eats each month. The pig should
not be over three months old at the
beginning Of the contest.
If you wish to enter this contest, or
receive further information, see Mr..
Stephl at the high school or send him
your name, rural route number and