The diamond drill., 1921-08-20
GOOD SHOWING,
IRON COUNTY
BOYS OF THIS COUNTY RAN AWAY
WITH PRIZES At CHATHAM
TWO CLUBS TO STATE FAIR
Miss Hall, Mr.. Bishop and Mr..
Manly are Entitled to Very
Much Credit for the Showing

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Much Credit for the Showing
Iron county was the candy kid" at
the State Farmers Meeting held last
week at the state experimental farm
at Chatham. Sixteen boys and four
girls from the different clubs OF the
county went TO the meeting and two
OF the teams will go to the state
fair at Detroit as a reward for the
excellent work they did.
Miss Hall has been working with
the calf poultry. pig and sheep clubs
Of the country, made up of pupils
in the rural schools She has been
assisted in her work by County Agent
Manly and by Geo. e. Bishop OF the
Stambaugh Towzhip !. Development
BuEeau who has been very active in
to calf club proposition.
She has trained the pupils under
her in Judging animals and fowls. The
work OF her pupils was so good that
she decided to take a number of them
the roundup at Chatam and by So
flciting automobiles she succeeded
in taking along 16 boys and girls.
FIVE COUNTIES ENTERED
The big event was the stock judging
contest in which all of the boys in
that work contested but OF which
number only the three highest made
up the team.
Five counties were entered in the
judging contest with Gogeblc the
winner OF last years affair present
and confident of success.
The points scored by the three
highest county teams were as follows:
iron ................... l,42S
Baraga ........... ,40S
Gogebic ........... 1889
liver Petersen of Stambaugh had
the highest markings Of any boy In
attendance. The three boys from Iror
county having the highest markings
were as follow:
liver Petersen, Stambaugh, .... sos
Andrew Waite. Bates, ... .450
Russell Hartley Iron River. ....472
These boys will go to the State
Fair and they will compete with
teams from all over the state. II they
win at the State Fair they go TO the
International Livestock Exposition at
Chicago next December where they
will compete with teams from all over
the United States and Canada.
THEY GOT PRIZES TOO
But that isn't all Iron county got.
Russell Hartley got the highest indi-
vidual score ON judging dairy cattle
and as a prize for his work was
warded full blood Holstein heife.
calf from the state farm, q prize that
Is worth a lot OF money
Iver Petersen got the highest in
dibidual record in the pig judging
contest and in reward got fine
Durm Doroc pig.
Ian the poultry Judging contest Iron
county scored again. Martin Makala
was the highest OF the couty conten
ders In this event but he was nosed
out OF the highest score OF the meet
by a girl from Menominee county.
Next 10 Martin came Walter Looney
and Richard Britton. When the scores
were cast up II was found that Iron
and Menominee counties were practi-
ally tied for first place, Menominee
having fraction the better II was
agreed to send a team from both coun-
ties so Martin Makala, Walter Looney
and Richard Britton will 20 TO the
State Fair at Detroit also and enter in
the poultry Judging contest.
Praises Offices Work
In recognition OF the excellent work
done by Miss Hall and by Mr. Bishop
the couty Alliance at, its meeting |
last Monday adopted ths following
resolution: ~
RESCLYEDi that the Iron County
Citizens Alliance learns with pride |
and pleasure OF the good work done
by the boys and girls OF this county
In the annual Judging contest last
week at Chatham.
That we have taken this method OF
commending the excellent work done
BY Miss Han. club worker, and George
r. Bishop, OF the Stambaugh Develop
mtmt Bureau for their patience, en-
thusiaam and zeal In organizing and
promoting the animal club work II
Stambaugh township,
That we hope this is only q fore
runner OF the results We may expect
from the other school and welfare
workers in the county. We have the
climate. the soil. and the geographical
location 70 give our boys and girls
tho first places in the world and this
victory OF last week shows they Will
do if.thoy have the right leaders.