The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-04-18
Pig CLUBS BEST
FOR TOWN YOUTH
Boys and Girls Have a Part in
This Food Producing, Money
Making Enterprise.
GOOD USE OF TABLE WASTES
Four Plans Of Work Available Out
Jined-Pork Produced viii Aid
Poor Families in Combating
High Cost Of Living.

Two. hundred thousand boys and
girls wanted TO grow pork In pig clubs
this year:
You can figure the contribution srch
pig-raising army might make to the
meat supply by what 5000 members
produced last year-approximafeiy TO-
OO0.OOO pounds of dressed pork That
contribution means that the pig clubs
have an Important part In the more
meat program and specialists of the
United States department OF agricul-
ture. aided by state club leaders, are
endeavoring to reach the 100. eco goal
in membership this year.
The boys and girls are responding TO
the appeal Of the state and federal
workers assigned to club work. and
indications now are that the goal will
be attained. Bankers are helping large
numbers of worthy boys and girls to
buy pigs and are finding 1t a most sue
cessful enterprise The note of u pig
club member always can be rated as
''giIt-edged" security. It is said
Formation Of Clubs
The pig clubs are conducted cooper
auveiy BY the state extension forces
and the United States department OF
agriculture. Boys aud girls who wish
10 join a club should consult their
county agent or write to The Director
OF Extension at their State Agricul-
tural College. The boys and girls are
organized into clubs aud suitable local
leaders secured. The members are
aided in securing pigs; given instrnc-
don In the proper care. feed and man
axement of swine. and at the close
Of the season the members compete
for prizes for the best work. These
prizes usually are OF an educational
nature. such rs trip TO the state fair
or farmers short course.
The children OF the farms are .et
: the only ones who arerHiziinK in the In
creased production campaign. Clubs
have been organized in many towns
and city suburbs. where the boards Of
health give permission. The pigs kept
In the towns are fed very largely On
table wastes. etc. % tAs grain Coz
sumed and the csst sf produetlos win
10th ~ small.
There are four psaas sf work await
able for pig club members. The ffrst
b the feeding phase. which consists Of
fattening one or more pigs u mar
kefable size The sscoud 70 the breed
ing phase where 4 weilbfed weanling
pig ID raised until It II Of suitable age
to start producing. Then there 10 the
SOW and litter phase where the club
member cares for 4 sow and her Hitter
Of pigs This phase Is not suitable for
boys and girls who have ns< had ex-
perieDce In handling swine. For mem-
bers with good training and experience
there Is the herd paase where they
take charge of all the hogs on the
farm
The work In the towns and suburbs
Is practically limited 70 the feeding
phase. The pork produced by these
boys and girls. besides helping to meet
the. nrgent--need for. pork and pork
products. win also aid many OF the
poor families In combating the high
cost Of living.
Besides the direct Increase In the
meat supply from the club metnbsrs'
pigs, the patriotic spirit which the
members universally show Is inspiring
thousands OF farmers to increase their
production where other appeals have
failed When the war Is won aud n,
accounting is made, rs < bound {.
come. NO less can he said of such chi.
dren OF this country than they Ill.
their share"