Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-27
PIG RAISING PAYS KIDDIES:
MORE THAN 8 TONS OF PORK
Fifty-Five Nebraska Boys and
Girls Teach Elders Lesson
in s.. ling Profit in
Pigs.

iASSlH, W. NopSSldl' J-Ndlpll
B. Wahlberg of Kimball is the cham
pion boy pig raiser of the state and
has been awarded first place in the
pig club project of the extension serv-
ice of the college of agriculture. He
is II years old and a year ago lived
at an orphans home at Lincoln. Up
to the time he went to live on the
farm he had always made his home in
the city.
Fifty-hve Nebraska boys and girls
produced approximately eight and
one-half tons of pork. These boys
and girls raised 123 pigs, of which IS
per cent were purebreds. The aver
age profit made on each pig by the
boys and girls was $ll.49. The aver
age feed cost per pound of gain was
little more than 10 cents.
In figuring their profits members
of the club allowed themselves 10
cents an hour for labor. Those who
complain that pork cannot be profit
ably produced might we'll take look
at the records of these boys and girls.
Remarkable Results Attained.
The awards announced yesterday
by w. ]. Loeffel, who is in charge of
the pig club work, are based upon the
profitable production of pork, the ac-
curacy of the records, and the kind of
a report that is made. Wahlberg pro-
duced his increase in pork at a cost of
little less than 8 cents a pound. Corn
was figured at $lo0 a bushel and.
other feeds in proportion. Some COM
petitors produced pork at cheaper
figure, but the pigs made smaller
gains.
Elton Lux of Wood River won Sec
ond place in the state contest. He
fed a litter of 10 grade Duroc-Jerseys
and made a very creditable job of it.
Roy Kniggee of Alexandria fed six
pigs and won third honors in the state
contest. Peter Pratt of Beaver Cross
ing fed two purebred Poland pigs,
winning first prize in Seward county
and fourth in the state.
A Clay county girl, Mary E. Wolfe
of Clay Center, won her county
championship and fifth place in the
state contest. She raiseds san orphan
litter of six purebred Poland Chinas.
Many Prizes Awarded.
Every year in junior farmers con-
gress is held at Lincoln. The South
Omaha Live Stock exchange offered
40 trips to the congress to the win
ners, the Sioux City Stock Yards COM
pany 10 trips, and the ST. Joseph Stock
Yards company eight trips.
A farm journal offered a plague
for the state champion, and silver
honor medal for every county cham
pion The National Duroc Jersey as
sociation offered $50 in cash to be
divided among the boys winning high
est honors in the state contest and
raising Duroc Jersey pigs and gold
medal for the state champion.
A factory at Waukegan, ILL.,, offered
a bag of pig meal and $40 in cash.
A various swine papers offered one
years subscription to each project
member who completed the project
raising a pig of the breed they repre-
sent. The extension service awards
each one completing the project a
certificate of achievement which en-
titles the holder to school credit.
County Champions.
The county champions of the pig
raising project are:
County, Name, Address
Boone-Raymond Hosford Albion.
Burt-Milburn G. johnson, Oakland
Cheyenne-Henry Braasch, jr., Sidney.
Clay-Mary E. Wolfe, Clay Center.
Dakota-Harold Armour, Hubbard.
Dodge-Vencl A. Faltin. Snyder.
Fillmore-Homer E. Lytle, Sutton.
Franklin-Alexis Cochrane, Franklin.
Fronter-Lyle Wear, Farnam.
Hall-Elton Lux, Wood River.
Kimball-Ralph B. Whlber, Kimball.
Madison-Edward Beed, eMadow Grove.
Morril-Robert McWiliams, Anfora.
Nckolls-Forest Chldress, Bostwick.
Pierce-Verne Rice. Pierce.
Polk-Monroe Swanson, Osceola.
Saunders-Edward Jurgens Cedar Bluffs.
Scottsbluff-Miles Elder, Mitchell.
Seward-Peter Pratt, Beaver Crossing.
Sioux-Raymond Eastwood, Morrill,
Stanton-Bale Eberly. Stanton.
Thayer-Roy Knigge, Alexandria.
Gage-Homer Kressler, Beatrice.
Nance-Orla Burgess, Fullerton
Wayne-A. E. Mcdowell, III, Sholes.
Washington-John w. Sutton, Blair.
ThurStOn-Wilhur Rpaudett RancrOft