The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-29
Girl, Ia, Champion Pig Raiser;
Earns a Trip to California and
ASpireS to Go Into the Business

when ~ pin money not pin money ?
When u IA a nir money n nets the
Garner enough 10 take a nnc yact-
tion trip 10. California. And WHOM a
1f-yoaf-old girl gains a total sum Of
over $40 in Two years from rniEins
piga. the word pin money should give
away 20 the more appropriate n ot
Income.
This ~ the record Of Miss Frances
Parker. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. } y.
Parker OF Ganchos de- Arrisco who Is
the champion pig raiser Of The Der.
the only xiri In the county Who Is be-
ginning hor third year OF the work.
Nor does she intnnd eycr 20 give up
The work. Not satisfied with the little
gold and white button with the two
green cl0Nor leaves airuif,inr the
completion ~ two years Of club work,
Frances aHuirca 10 complete the entire
nvc yeare Of pig raising, outlined by
the club. which will cntliic icr TO "a
relationship AZ tho state college OF aF-
ricuiture and mechanic arts.
Going Into Business.
And after thatg Thea says
Frances. I'm gong into the pir husi-
ness right. on AZ laree a scale as pos
able. ana do u for prOhL OF course
III raise the very finest breeds Of pigs.
You might just as wen have good pigs
you know. for the better the pig the
better the price"
whlnh rcmark is typical OF the way
In which this girl manages hcr ''hue-
ineas" tirolu the accurate records
which she has kept, from that event
ful day when n purchased her FIRST
Registered pur0c Jersey gilt TO the
price realized on her latest sale. Fran
ces knows 10 a cent the exact profit
which she has made on eact animal.
She figures exactly how much labor
she has snfnt the quantity and The
cost Of the food the animal has been
fed. and other expenses Incident 10
raising the nig. ~ this way she can
determine whether she has made
money on each particular animal, and
~ not. why not Contrast this system
with the h~nphaznrd way IN which the
usual farmer feeds his stock and ships
them on TO market IN q bunch. know
ing only that he got paid something
for his efforts At the end Of the sea-
son..
Frances pigs are an fed according
10 HOyle, or father according 10 the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, which describes 70 the boys and
girls club members the proper ra-
aona for the stock AZ various ages.
FccGs Pigs Right.
My piss are running IN sweet clo-
yer In the orchard now" said Fran
ces. Il Also feed them again twice 4
day. measured In proportion 10 tbs
weishi Of the animal. II you o
FEED them right they won't live or te'
fat There was u poor little Spanish
American boy In our club whu fed hu
first year pig We tnrtiilns and "a plat,
az fnjolcs ct each meal Tho q wa,
sharing the best food he had with hii
pig. but a lust wasn't the right Kind
Il entered The pig club work in m,
spring Of 1915 under County Ilui
Leader Mr.. Phillips" 80 Frances tell
the story Of her success. - dtdn-
anns about sewing or cooking OF p0ul'
t4y on the other kinds OF clubs Tn
other girls joined. I've always likco
livestock, pigs and horses ana cows
~ ! Just Joined the mig club. ON Mas
90. 1918 I bought Rocky Mouninit
beauty. a n~lno-wcck-old Registered
Bufsc JcSsey Riit. Tor Si0.5e.
I'm August. 1919. the hrat litter oi
A. pigs WIS horn and | missed them nll
Their IN October I entered tho county
hoys' and girls club contest a. Won
the nrni prize OF "a $40 puroc Jersey
git In the nttsr class. Last fcbrunr,
"a second hitter Of ~ pigs wa born and
1 miacu 10 Of them.
I've sold SOM Of them and butch.