Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-24

| Announcement has been made by
County Agent w. A. Buchanan OF the
rules governing the market pig CLUB
! contest for 1919 and the premiums 10
! be awarded the winners. The con-
test this year is open TO boys and girls
of Marshall county between the ages Of
10 and 10.
Tie county winner this year VIII re-
ceive a paid trip TO the International
Live Stock Exhibition in Chicago,
which is valued at $50. The four dis
! trict township winners will receive
paid trips to the Iowa State College
, short course next winter each valued
at So These prize trips are financed
by the banks Of the county. The award
ing Of these prizes will be governed by
I the rate and cost of grain. the con-
! testant's written story on the care or
| the pig. and the individuality of the
| Dig entry. The rate of gain will coun'
! 60 per cent in the final determining or
! the winner. 4 feed record must be
! kept during the four months period.
Liberal Cash Prizes Offered.
Liberal cash premiums are offered
in addition to the trip prizes. The
Marshall County Fair Association
| offers 500 in prizes, the Marshaltown
Swine and Corn Congress $50 for pig
club fat barrows. and club barrows
are eligible TO competition in the grade
CT pure-bred barrow classes where
more than $1,000 in cash premiums are
offered.
There is no county in Iowa where
club members have a greater induce
ment to feed and exhibit fat barroWS.
Entrants are sure Of receiving good
prices for their pigs when fattened,
and may acquire enough money there
by to purchase a pure pred gilt simply
by feeding one barrow. or better yet.
q pen of three barrows. Last spring
several second and third premiums
were won by club members in the
Marshall County Swine and Corn
Congress. in competition with the
leading breeders of central Iowa.
Rules Governing Contest.
The pigs to be fed for the contest
must be farrowed on or after March
/, 1919. Grade or pure bred barrows
are eligible. Sows and boars are
barred from competition because they
do not feed out as satisfactorily as
barrows.
A club member may feed one or
more barrows. Several boys now are
planning to feed pen of three pigs
so that they may show them at tho
swine congress in December. The
feeding contest may be started any
time in May, but not later than June l.
h. rhNI 1t hn
beginning and at the close Of the con-
| test The feeding covers a period of
| four months.
Eligible to Judging Team.
Members Of the pig club are eligible
to enter the preliminary stock judging
| contest, to be held this summer, for the
| purpose of selecting the stock judging
| team to represent Marshall county at
| the state fair Judging contest next fall.
| The boys selected for this judging
team will be taken on practice judg
| ing trip covering several counties,
where good herds Of livestock will be
visited. Baby beef club and pig club
| members are the only club members
| eligible to consideration in selection Of
the team.
The Marshall county team last year
won first honors. taking down cash
| prize Of s25 and a trophy cup valued
at 800, besides having their expenses
paid to the state fair.
The county pig club winner last
year was Willard Hauser, of Albion,
and the district winners were Ray:
mond Bivens, Albion Clark Scurr,
Gilman: John Easton, st. Anthony,
and Elmer Funke, State Center The
| trips won by these boys were not TAX
| er because Of the prevalence Of influ-
enza, but the winners in 1918 will be
given the trips this year.
Sixty club barrows were fed last
year and County Agent Buchanan
club leader for Marshall county, 4
| hopeful that this number will be in
| crea sed in the 1919 rontest