Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-04-25
Audubon County Will Have
Dairy Calf Club
Boys and Girls to be Given Opportunity to Start Dairy
Herds from the Best Producers in the Country.
Banks and Creameries to Help Them

Definite arrangements completed for the organization
Of dairy calf club the vicinity of Extra when representative
of the Iowa State Dairy Association here The officers Of
the Extra creamery very much interested in organizing
strong calf club because of the increased
ing it will arouse The banks have also volunteered to finance
the club and assist making of the strongest the
state The of the dairy calf club to introduce high
grade hee calves the community Boys and girls between
the of 10 and 1S years eligible join the club and
chase Of these calves Each member required to take
per of the calf secured it, and develop it dairy
to form foundation for future herd the home farm
The members allowed their choice Of the four leading
dairy Breeds viz Hosten Guernsey Jersey and Ayrshire The
calves approximately s25ach and from high grade
eavyproducing healthy herds They from four to six
weeks of age and will be shipped direct from Wisconsin by
express
The club purely business enterprise Those who wish
become members sign application blank and upon the arrival
of their calf note bearing low of
the purchase price These notes made for of IL
months and be secured at any of the home banks The
calves insured against death by for period of
thus fully protecting the members in of accident
sickness
The members will be required to prepare an essay on the
in which they have handled their calves
the year also show their calf show which will be held
year from the time the clnb membership has been
peted Pamphlets explaining the club detail and application
blanks for members be secured at the banks and
the creamery
The Introduction Of stock into Iowa rapid
y increasing through the organization Of dairy calf clubs This
work by the Iowa State Dairy Association year ago
and has already been responsible for bringing large number
of high grade heer calves Of the leading dairy breeds Many
clubs ranging from 40 200 members have been or
ganized in various parts of the state.
The purpose of this two-fold The first idea
is to interest the boys girls who are the future farmers in
the dairy and the dairy business The second idea
replace the socaed dairy being MIXED with high
grade dairy cows of the leading dairy breeds
No thing attract and hold chlds interest much
to really animal understanding which
responsible the of which be their decision
and the and management of which is their daily task
is when the boy and girl really commodity when they
truly business for themselves that their interest fully
aroused 1t has for years been practice for farmer
to his boy un pig The lad takes good OF and
it develops into large hog turned in with the other hogs
to atten and forgotten and Sold The idea of boys pig
but dads hog the of too many boys leaving the farm
Give him interest in the live stock and he will be only glad
to stay by it.
this organization work. every precauon safe
guard the members The calves sold the boys girls
at the actual purchase plus the of insurance against
possible loss by death for the period the club which
ally terminates in year.
The calves introduced the leading dairy Breeds
v Hosen Jersey Guernsey and Ayrshire These from
high grade herds Wisconsin and shipped into the
iy by express They from four weeks Of age and the
approximate $25 per head Each boy girl becomes
member signs application blank and agrees give note
for the purchase price the calf contersgned by the parent
guardian The gives the boy girl idea of business and
impressed upon them their responsibility of payment
In order to make the clubs success the State Dairy AS
socaton cooperaes with the creamery wherever
ion operation and also with the banks The creamery Off
always ready lend assistance they promote
the club because dairy herds their vicinity and
consequently larger production of butter.
Such acb has been proposed for this community and
preseves Of the Iowa State Dairy Association have been here
confer with the officers the creamery representatives
the banks will be made the further
arrangements and hoped to organize strong cnb and have
the calves this vicinity not later than June 18th
Mr. and Mrs. George Faust Mrs Will Voss entertained th
we'd last week the house members of the Christian Lae
ed by Roy Dryden and wife Aid Society her home last FIR
formerly resided In the Rob- day afternoon large crowd
residence in West Extra present.