Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-22
RAISE A PIG; GET A PRIZE.
S175 Offered Enterprising Idaho
Boys by Oregon Short Line
Railroad.

oOSi L. iCots 6ClCi al agent vi
the Oregon Short Line, Wednesday
announced that the Short Line had
offered s175 in prizes to the boys Of
Idaho for pig raising. The prizes
will be given under the supervision
OF Professor o. D. Center, head of
the agricultural extension depart
ment of the University of Idaho.
The contest has been arranged
with the hope of stimulating the rails
ing of more pigs and better pigs and
is open 10 all boys in. Idaho between
the ages of 10 and is who are mem
bers of pig clubs.
The prizes offered are: For first
place, 800; second place, $50: third
place. s25. The judging of the pigs
will be based en- the total gain in
weight. from birth until the time of
the contest. 80 points; daily gain in
weight, Is points; average cost per
pound gain. so points: record of pig
and the story OF the raising, written
- NAN COF CNAtls BOlAlS.
There are some requirements which
you must observe. but they are so
easy and simple that any club mem
Der can follow them. Just see how
easy they are.
l. You must be between ten and
eighteen years old
. Join a Pig Club
3. Secure your pig and send in
your true membership card TO the
Extension Division, Boise. Idaho.
On this card there will be a space
where you must check your entry
into this contest
4. There must be fifty or, more
pigs entered in the contest.
5. All the pigs entered in this
contest must have been narrowed be-
tween February 1, and May 1, 1917,
and the date they were narrowed
must be a part of your record.
6. You can enter pig of any
breed you wish in the contest.
Z. All the work of feeding and
caring for the pig must be done by
the contestant. Pa, or Mother, or
big Brother, cannot look after the
care of the pig unless you are sick.
8. All the feeds must be measur-
ed and an accurate record of the
amount of feed fed each day must be
kept. All feeds used will be charged
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sion Division and will be uniform
turnout the State. This feed record
must be turned in at the close of the
contest and will form a part of the
basis on which the prizes will be
awarded
8. story OF not less than 200
words, written by the contestant and
telling how the pig was grown, must
be turned in at the close OF the con-
test, as well as the feed record.
10. You do not need to keep any
record OF the time or labor spent in
caring for the pig.
IL. The contest begins as soon as
you have secured your pig, and sent
in your true membership card to the
Extension Division, Boise, Idaho, on
which you must check your entry in
to this contest. The contest will
close September 20, 1917. The
prizes will be awarded on or before
December l. 1917.
IL. Your pig must be weighed at
weaving time and the weight made
part of your record. Your club adj
visor, the district leader, county
agent, or. State Club Leader should
help you take this weight.
The pigs will be judged in septem-
Der by experts appointed by the uni
versity agricultural extension depart
ment. The pigs will, be those born
this year and their ages probably will
run form six to eight month. II you
want more information about a Pig
Club, or about this contest, write to
the Extension Division, Boise, Idaho.
We will give you all the help posi-
Bile, so start out with a determine
tion to win. Here's wishing you sue
cess.
o. d. CENTER, Boise, Idaho.
Director of Extension, University
of Idaho.