The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-28
BOYS and GIRLS
PURE Pig CLUB

PURE PlG CLUl
Committee From breeders association
Met Saturday and Drafted Rules and
Regulations for the Club
MCDONALD. OF ,AMES, PRESEN'
Plan Adopted Makes 1t Possible for An
| Boy or Girl in the County to
| Become a Member
ISOLATION met in the farm bureau offic
! last Saturday and drew up rules an
regulations for the boys and girls pure
Ames. assisted the committee in draw
ing up the 1920 plans, thus making tn
contest so that club members may com
pete for both county and state prizes.
The plan adopted Saturday makes !
possible for any boy or girl in the coun
ty to become an owner and breeder o
purebred hogs. To assist boys and girl
in getting desirable bred gifts the breed
ers are arranging for a purebred gil
sale to be held in the Vail sale pavilion
Saturday, February 21st. Every hog
breeder in the county is being solicited
to send over one or; more bred gifts tt
this sale. The gifts will be auctionet
off to the boys and girls. They will bt
required to give their note the same as
older buyers. These notes will be hel(
by the breeders and bankers until the
boys and girls sell their litter next fall
at pig club sale to be held then. a
sale committee will be appointed by the
breeders to see that only desirable gifts
be offered at the sale.
z Boys and girls do not have to buy
their pigs at the February sale in order
to join the Crawford county purebred
place they choose, providing that they
register their name with the county
agent before April LIST.
Breeders all over the United States
are behind the pig club movement. Col
j. E. Duncan, who sold Poland Chinas
for A. Harrington & Son Saturday, re.
ported that he has in the past sold
many purebred club sales and that
many of the boys and girls had cleared
over $500 in their seasons work.
Below are the regulations for the
purebred pig club for 1920:
/. Membership. Age 1918 inclusive.
Any Iowa boy or girl over 10 and un,
der 10 years of age Jan. l, 1920, Is elig-
ible.
2. Enrolment. Should be- made
preferably in the fall) not later than
April LIST.
4 s.. Work, (a) Nature of work. Mem.
Der will secure, before narrowing, one
registered purebred gilt bred to a reg.
istered purebredi male of the same
breed. The SOW, should farrow between
March LIST and April 18th. Where a
member is in. a ipurebred gilt club he
1vxk
club. Records will; start at time of far.
rowing. except where the gifts Or sows
are carried over from a previous club,
In which ca4e q, report must be made at
breeding time. !, The Sow win be dropped
from the record at the time 0f weaving
Of the pigs. The contest win close at
the time of the county club exhibit Of
the ltters.a4 l5f.5 NJ, IA s,si ~. .f,s.
! lb,i PTocedure. The member must %
his own work in feeding, caring for pigs
and keeping the records. Exceptions
will be made in case Fe, Of sickness or 9th
member, may hire some other person to
work for him, provided the same is &C.
counted, for in his record.
4. Records. Each member will keep
a record of the kinds of feed and how
used, and any other information about
his pig club work.
S. Reports. After enrolling the mem
Der will make the following reports:
(a) narrowing time report.
(c) WEAVING time report.
(c) Pig record at the close of the con.
test: Final weighing certificate, feed
record and story of work.
6. Basis Of Award. Awards will be
made on the individuality and develop.
ment of the litter, number raised. per
cent raised. the record and story of
work. "Details will be furnished mem
bers by county leader.)
Z. Instructions and Supplies:
(a); All necessary, material will be
furnished each member BY the county
4 81 weighing certificates must be
signed by the Club member, and by the
club leader, or by the club member and
two adults not related to the club mem 'l
bers IS Ts,f,5 ,.,5$ ~ ,s,st .e,s.
(c) An account must be kept. in a
home record book, of the kinds of feeds
and how fed during the contest.
3d. Exhibits: (a) All pig club mem
bers will be required to exhibit their
pigs in some county or local show as ar
ranged by, the county club leader and
breeders committee.
(b) A state pig club exhibit will be
held at the state fair, Des MOines. Any
club member whose reports are up 10
date will be allowed to exhibit. Similar
terstate fair at Sioux City The awards
at the state shows will be made on the
of the pigs, without refer
ence to the feeding record.
9. Local meetings and picnics will
be- held under supervision Of Local
leaders.
Boys and girls talk this over with
your parents, Fill out the blank below
Have your parents sign it too. showing
that they are interested and that they
will take you to the bred gilt sale al
Vail February 21st.
Mail this to ]. S. Quist. Denison
Iowa. -a
hereby enroll for membership in the
Crawford County Purebred Gilt club.
agree to read carefully all instructions
do my work faithfully and report
promptly as directed. Answer these
questions.
Do you have registered bred gilt
Observation-Disclosures
Will you attend the sale February
Age---- TOwn--------------
am anxious for my--------------to
join the purebred gilt club.
Parents Name
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