Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-05-30
BOYS AND GIRLS PIG
CLUB In AUDUBON COUNTY


"A boys and girls pig club in ev-
cry county in Iowa" is the slogan
of the state club leaders.
The pig club for Audubon county
is being started this week. County
Agent Paul NJ. Wolf, with the help
of r w. Berry, assistant state club
leader of Ames, expects to have the
organization nearly completed by the
end of the week Practically every
county in the state has boys and
girls pig club and it is hoped that
Audubon county will stand up with
the other counties.
Prizes will be given to the winners
of the contest which begins now and
closes in September. Educational
trips to the short course at Ames
will be given to winners of contests
from each county. The county will
be divided into four districts, each
district winner receiving a trip to
Ames with 500 other Iowa boys and
girls. The county champion will be
awarded the trip to the Internation-
al Stock show at Chicago in Deem
Der. Other prizes will be announced
later
Mr.. r. w. Berry, the assistant
state club leader in charge of the
! pig club work in Iowa. stated that a
special State Fair Exhibit had seen
| arranged for all pig club members
Lin the state. Over 100000 is be-
Ting offered as prizes. A special
camp will be provided where all
club members may stay together.
! This arrangement being the same as
that made for the Beef Club men,
| beers.
A new feature of the club work
this year is the judging contest for
| club members. A Judging team may
( be picked from the members of the
corn, pig and beef clubs in each
county. The judging team of five
members will be picked by competi-
ton, each club member being eligi
| BILE for the team. This team will
| represent he county at the state fair.
! The state championship team will
| represent Iowa at the Interstate
| Fair held at Sioux City and the In
| ternational Live Stock Show held at
| Chicago, competing with other state
| teams. The judging will consist of
| horses, cattle, pigs and sheep II
| this judging team work can be ar
| ranged in this county it is probable
that Audubon county will send a
! team to the state fair.
! Any boy or girl between the ages
! of ten and nineteen is eligible to
membership. Each member must,
feed and care for his own pig, keep
| ing an account of how much the pig
eats and how much it gains. An &C
curate record of these details counts
good deal in the contest, together
with the rate and cheapness of gains,
all feeds being charged at the same
rate throughout the state.
The pigs to be used in the club
work may be of any breed, cross bred
or grade. All pigs used in the con-
test work will have been born since
| February 5,191S.
| Every boy and girl in the county
who can should get into this club
work, not only for the profit he will
make but as patriotic service to
the county, the state and the nation
in producing pork for our armies and
allies
The parents should feel it a priv
| ilege to have their boys and girls in
this work, that they may receive the
information and experience that goes
with this work of feeding, judging
and exhibiting as well as the recev
ing of educational trips. The home
influence counts largely in the sue
cess a boy or girl has in this work
and home cooperation is quite es-
sential.
In few days the enrolment cam
paign will close 1t is hoped that at
least fifty boys and girls in the
county will be interested in the work.
If the boys and girls have no pigs
the County Agent will be glad to
help them get pig and help them
start in the contest. Anyone inter-
ested will please call the county
agent, phone 1896, Audubon.
Let's all get into the contest