Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-01
POULTRY PRIZES FOR BOYS
 AND GIRLS AT THE FAIR

It will interest at least some of the boys and girls in the county to know that this year, for the first time priz- es will be offered for the best single cockerelS. single outlets and pens of five, cocEerel and four bullets, shown at the New London County fair in connection with the boys and girls club work. In awarding these priz- es the age of the birds at the time will be given full consideration so that June chick will have as good a chance as one matched in April. pro- Vlded each is correspondingly well de- veloped for its age. The oniy nec- essary requirement for competing is that the boy or girl sfhall not be over 16 years of age, and shall have talk en full care of the. cockerels or pull lets shown, from the time the chicks were matched. Cockerels and bullets may be of any standard breed, and will be judged according to their trueness to type for the breed to which they belong.
 The prizes to be offered are as fol- lows:
 For Cocl1erels-First, s2 Second, s1. Third 50 cents.
 For Pu}iete-First s2 Second s1 Third 50 cents
 For Pens-Fotir ra,l7lets ard c-cker- els--First s3. Second s2. Third s1
 Beginning in September the Farm Bureau is planning to organize mum Der of Poultry clubs, for the boys and girls in particular. if sufficient inter est is shown in such a project. + you want to start one of these cl'lhs in vour locality. County Agent Walter $. Marsland will be glad to explain the steps necessary to be taken. Mean while, take good care of those nice chicks and have them in the best of shape when Fair time comes.
 Scotland Road Pig Club.
 Six of the boys in Norwich Town met last Friday evening at Scotland road hall and organized the first (and they expect to make it the best) pig club in the country. choosing for it the name of Scotland Road $100 Pig Club. The boys who enrolled as charter members of this club are: John Mccarthy, Raymond Geer. W. George Bailey and Charles L;Iiibridee, the first three named having been elected president, vice president, and secretary treasurer, respectively for the coming year.
 As the name signifies, these boys have set out to produce s1o0o worth of pigs and pork during their first year as club. and no one who at minute that the boys will accomplish their aim. Several of them already have pure-bred Berkshire sows and with the experience gained in last years growing project, conducted by the farm bureau. in which a number Of the boys took part, they will cer- tainly be able to do some great things this year.
 A feature of the club work is reg ular meeting each month. with a de- finite program which is both educa- t1onal and entertaining The program, for the next meeting, for example to be held July II. includes l. Summary Of Records for Month Past; 2, Talks: Feeding for Economic Gains. Local Feeds and Their Prices; 8, Demon strattops: Methods of Weighing Pigs; Eradication of Lice: 4. Social: Appro- priate Games and Contests. The top ics considered each month are timely and most of them are presented by the boys themselves. with such help as they may need, from outside sources as regards subject matter.
 One CT the most interesting things planned in connection with the club is a pig club sale. for which the definite date of Saturday, Nov. Is, has already been set. There will be at least 20 pigs, most of them pure bred Berk- shires, consigned to this sale, which will be held at the Scotland Road Community hall and the best pig at the sale has already been purchased the buyer having agreed. at this ear- ly date, to pay just a little more than anybody else," for this pig, which will be a dandy.
 Organizations of this kind serve in maintaining among the boys and girls interest in the things of the farm, and road 5000 pig club. with its six en- thusiastic members, may be the forerunner of many similar organiza- tions throughout the county.
 
 WiIIir.a nf;e M.1 Weundad