The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-02-28
BABY BEEF CLUB q
in HENRY COUNTY
Farmers and Others Interested Win
Meet at Courthouse First Mon
day to Ccnsider Plans.

est and talk about a Baby Beef Club
in Henry county this year, according
to county agent Patrick. The bust
ness men are interested and are rea-
dy to put up money for prize fund
The farmers and their boys are in for
it and are on the job to feed the calf
and care for it and make real, sure
enough, whole calf out Of it.
Various plans have been discussed.
All seem to agree on the fundamen-
tails, which embody the proper feed
ing and care of the calf through calf
hood, OF the first year Of its life by
giving the calf its mothers milk and
ample grain and hay and pasturage.
Under this treatment the year old
calf will bring more money than the
two year old fed otherwise, and will
not require as much feed.
The following plan is published for
consideration. Study this plan over,
attend the meeting Monday, March
3rd at the courthouse and help get
the work started.
Members. Any boy or girl over
ten and under nineteen years of age
Jan. 1, 1919, and residing in Henry
county is eligible
2. Work. Each member will
choose calf born since Sept. l.,
1918. All calves must be weighed
on March is, 1919, on which date
accurate records Of the feeding will
begin and be kept.
3. Selection of calf. The pur-
pose is to feed these calves to be
marketed as baby beef. A blocky,
heavy built calf, Of one Of the beef
breeds, that will put on good flesh
on all parts Of the body should be
selected A registered calf is not
required. A high grade calf that will
render good account Of it's feed
should be chosen.
A. Feeding period. The feeding
period is to begin the day the calf is
weighed, March 18th, and shall con-
clude on date to be set by the coun-
ty agent (about five days before the
Henry County Fair) Two persons
not related to the contestant must
witness the weighing, and sign the
weighing certificate and the contest
ant must report at once, weight, col
or, age, sex and breed Of calf to j.
A. Patrick, county agent, The calf
will be weighed again at the Henry
County Fair by committee, on one
pair of scales. Each member will
make final report on a date set by
the county agent (about five days be-
fore the Henry County Fair.)
5. Instructions. Instructions and
suggestions relative to selection, feed
ing, and caring for calves will be
sent each member County agent
J. A. Patrick win also make personal
visits to the members and give in
structions. Each member must car
ry out instructions.
6. Basis of award. The basis of
award shall be-:
individuality, 15 percent.
Rate of gain, 40 percent.
Cost Of gain, rs percent
Record and story, 20 percent.
z. With the same calf members
may compete for national, state,
county and local prizes. The county
prize is not assured. We have saffi-
Gent promises to believe that it will
be as follows:
LIST prize, 500; End prize, $75;I
Bird prize, $50; 4th, 9th, 9th, and 7th,
$25 each; ten prizes of $40 each; and
ID prizes Of SIS each. According to
this plan every boy will get prize.
8. Exhibits. Members are elig-
ible to exhibit their calves at local,
county and state baby beef exhibits
Every member is urged to exhibit
his calf wherever provision is made
for such exhibits. Members must
comply with the rules of the fairs
where they exhibit
8. Marketing. There must be at
least forty calves in the calf club.
These calves are to be sold in car
load. None of the members shall
withhold their calves from the sale
or do anything that would mar the
sale of the entire lot.
Letters have been mailed out to
farmers whose sons should become
members Of this baby beef club. The
above plans are published for the
consideration of those interested in
this work. Study them over and
come to the meeting at the court
house Monday, March 3rd at / p. m.
and bring your boy and help get this
work started. You will most likely
be in town. The meeting will last
only about hour You might be
so unfortunate as to have neither the
calf nor the boy, but attend the meet
ing and show your interest.