Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-03-13
THE DAIRY CALF CLUB

Fash year the Importance of the
place the boy or girl does or should
play on the farm increases. In the
past they have been almost left out
of consideration. Today, however, the
state and nation are doing everything
within their power to reach and in
terest the farm boy or girl.
No one can attract and hold child's
interest so much as to really own
some animal or article-something
over which they have entire charge.
the payment for which they are held
responsible, the sale of which must
be upon their own decision, and the
care and management of which is
their daily task. 1t is when the boy
and girl really own commodity,
when they are truly in business for
themselves that their interest is fully
aroused. 1t has for years been a COM
mon practice for the farmer to give his
boy some runt pig. The lad takes care
of it and it develops into a large hog,
it is turned with the other hogs to
fatten and is soon forgotten and Sold
The idea Of Boys pig but dads hog"
has been the cause of many boys leav-
ing the farm. Give him an interest
in the livestock and he will be only
too glad to stay by it.
1t is with this idea of giving the
farm boy or girl business transac-
ton entirely independent Of their
father and mother that the Iowa State
Dairy Association has taken up the
organization of dairy calf clubs. This
type of club has many features to
hold the child's interest.
The need for more special purpose
dairy COWS is being felt in every COM
munity. In the past it has been posi-
BILE to make fair profit from the dual
purpose COW, but today with the pres
ent high feed prices and labor short
age, demand that the farm, to make
profit from dairying, must keep a
special purpose dairy herd Of COWS.
This education must start with the
boy and girl for they are to become
the farmers of tomorrow. They must
be taught the Importance of special
ization and the great place that the
dairy COW must play in our diversed
type of farming.
The Dairy Calf Club is organized
with the purpose Of bringing high
grade heifer calves of one of the lead
ing dairy breeds and placing them
in the hands of boys and girls. A
bank in the community furnishes the
money for the purchase of the calves.
The calves are brought in and the
bank accepts the goys' or girls notes
with their parents signature for pay
nent An increase Of 5 per cent is
added to the purchase price OF the
calf to furnish an insurance fund. |
LdCl Ctill ID llSuIeu 81 do W piotSSt |
he boys and girls against any loss
~ death from any cause If the loss
las been less than per cent, the |
amount remaining in the insurance !
und is divided equally among the |
Tub members. !
The calves shall be kept one year.
Vt this time the boys and girls have
heir choice of paying off the amount
If the note and keeping the calves
IS their property or of selling them
It public auction and receiving the
terence between the amount OF the
tote and the selling price as their
The interesting facts are
hat when the year is up, nine cases
ut of ten the boy and girl is so in
crested in their calves that they can
OF be persuaded to part with them
'hus they are purchased and remain
n the farm as foundation for future
airy herd -.... ...s. II
Great care is taken in the selection
f these calves since it is realized
hat they are to be the foundation J